placenamesDundrod
Dún dTrod
Dundrod’s history has tangible traces in an early Presbyterian communion token and in the sporting record of the Ulster Grand Prix.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Dún dTrod · Irish · main form · validated name
- Dundrod · English · main form
Place & story
A token dated 1827
The Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland preserves a communion token identified with Dundrod Presbyterian Church and dated 1827. Such tokens regulated admission to communion. This small object records the early congregation alongside the surviving meeting house, whose entrance inscription also carries the year 1827. [2] [3]
Dundrod’s winning machines
Motorcycles associated with Dundrod victories were displayed at a 2012 Ulster Grand Prix anniversary gathering in Lisburn. They included Brian Reid’s 350cc Yamaha, which he had ridden to victory on the circuit in 1985, and the 250cc Yamsel ridden by Ray McCullough to his 1971 Ulster Grand Prix win. Vintage riders also toured the Dundrod circuit before displaying their machines. [4]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Antrim
- Barony
- Massereene Upper
- Civil parish
- Tullyrusk
- Coordinates
- 54.60864, -6.12709 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 62909 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Dundrod. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Artefacts: Dundrod Presbyterian Church communion token, 1827 · Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland
- Dundrod Presbyterian Church: entrance inscription and memorials · Glenavy History
- 90 years of Ulster Grand Prix are celebrated in city, 10 August 2012 · The Newsroom, local newspaper report
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-05-26. How this page was prepared.