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37-630: The triangular circuit 21.7 km (13.5 mi) long ran between the towns of Dundonald , Newtownards (known as Ards ) and Comber in County Down , Northern Ireland. Races were run in a clockwise direction, starting at 11 am. Initially races were of 30 laps for a total distance of 652 km (405 mi); from 1933 races were of 35 laps for a total distance of 760 km (470 mi). The entries were handicapped to cater for cars of different sizes and capabilities, and W. O. Bentley wrote that large cars could often be baulked by smaller baby cars on

74-609: A commuter town, but in 1950 the railway line running through Dundonald was closed. Dundonald railway station was opened on 6 May 1850, but finally closed on 24 April 1950. The old railway line has now been converted to the Comber greenway, a pedestrian path running from East Belfast, through Dundonald to Comber. In the 1960s, Dundonald was deemed a small village. In the late 20th century, Dundonald saw an spike increase in housing developments, given its proximity to Belfast, Bangor, Stormont and Ballyhackamore . For census purposes, Dundonald

111-434: A Riley, and again the fastest time of the race with an average speed of 80.34 mph. In 1936 Hall drove single-handed a Bentley with the larger 4¼-litre engine. In shocking weather he averaged 80.81 mph, again the highest speed. He was second on handicap, beaten by 26 seconds by Dodson & Dixon in a Riley. In the large class Hall was up against teams of three Lagondas and three Delahydes (which Rowbotham considered

148-456: A lamp post and mowing down a crowd standing against the wall. The driver (Chambers) was not seriously injured but eight spectators were killed, and the race was the last on the circuit after reactions that spectators should be adequately safeguarded. In 1934 Edward Ramsden Hall a competent and successful amateur racing driver who had competed in the TT races of 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1933 on

185-518: A large town. There were 130 poor law unions with 829 registration districts and 3,751 district electoral divisions for census purposes. In 1898 poor law unions replaced civil parishes as the basic local government unit. Later "parish councils" which gained a modicum of official recognition were based on Roman Catholic parishes: first those recognised by the Congested Districts Board for Ireland ; and later those recognised by Part VIII of

222-497: A semi-racing car as the very short Delahyde chassis could not carry a normal four-seater body). A Lagonda, the next big car, was almost nine minutes behind him. After 1936 the circuit was abandoned, to Rowbotham’s relief as he thought three entries with a lone car was tempting fate to the limit ... a 100-1 chance . The record of the highest average speed in all three races helped the Sales department, as some old Bentley customers doubted if

259-541: A support team. Rowbotham thought the project sheer lunacy as a lone entry could be forced off the road by a works entry or a minor mechanical fault, and the Engineering Department knew nothing about racing (the last Rolls-Royce entries in a TT race were on the Isle of Man in 1905 and 1906 – winning in 1906). He would be responsible for the car, which was prepared in the factory and then a non-stop 12 hours endurance run;

296-461: Is a list of townlands within Dundonald's urban area, alongside their likely etymologies : The Comber Greenway is a direct traffic free link into Belfast and it passes through Dundonald. It is used by thousands of cyclists and walkers on a daily basis. The Old Mill, a historic water mill site dating back to 1752, which has been restored and renovated in 2023. It features a 35-foot waterwheel, one of

333-639: Is not known how well-defined such parishes were. At the time of the English Civil War , in 1654–56 a Civil Survey was taken of all the lands of Ireland. It proved inaccurate, and in 1656–58 the Down Survey was conducted, using physical measurements to make as accurate a map as was possible at the time of townlands , parishes and baronies . This became the basis for all future land claims. Parishes are an intermediate subdivision, with multiple townlands per parish and multiple parishes per barony. A civil parish

370-464: Is not treated as a separate entity by the NI Statistics and Research Agency ( NISRA ). Instead, it is combined with a large part of east and southeast Belfast to form the "Castlereagh Urban Area". A fairly accurate population count can be found by combining the data of the electoral wards that make up Dundonald. These wards are Ballyhanwood 1, Carrowreagh, Dundonald, Enler, and Grahams Bridge. However,

407-703: Is now known as the OmniPark. Dundonald's longest running public house originally was known as The Central Bar. It later became the Elk Inn after being purchased by the Elkin brothers. It is now known as Ruby's. Previous Dundonald pubs include; Cherryhill Inn, Quarry Inn, Kings Inn and The Old Moat Inn no longer exist, the latter burnt down in 2019. The Ulster Hospital is located in Dundonald, known colloquially as "The Ulster". A number of local association football teams play out of Dundonald, Dundonald F.C. playing in 1C and 3C of

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444-637: Is often considered a suburb of the city. It is home to the Ulster Hospital , Dundonald International Ice Bowl, Dundonald Omnipark (Cinema and various eateries), has a Park and Ride facility for the Glider (Belfast Rapid Transit system), access to the Comber Greenway and several housing developments. John de Courcey established a keep including a motte-and-bailey in the 12th century. This is known as Moat Park and can be accessed from Church Green, Comber Road and

481-723: Is typically made up of 25–30 townlands. It may include urban areas such as villages. A parish may cross the boundaries of both baronies and counties; in some cases it may be in several geographically separate parts. Civil parishes had some use in local taxation. They were included on the nineteenth-century maps of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland . The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 established administrative counties divided into county districts (urban districts and rural districts) making parishes largely obsolete, and they were removed from subsequent editions of OS maps. For poor law purposes district electoral divisions replaced

518-627: The Northern Amateur Football League and "Moat Park Rangers" and "43RD Old Boys" playing in the Down Area Winter Football League are the three clubs that are well known in the town. Dundonald Football Club is one of the oldest running amateur league clubs in Northern Ireland, established in 1953. Dundonald has seen two football teams fold, Donard Hospital F.C. and St. Elizabeth's F.C. The town's ice rink,

555-524: The R.A.C. Grandstand, and the pits were still visible until the 1960s. At Newtownards the right-angle Town Hall corner led to the Newtownards - Comber straight. In 1936 with the race run in shocking weather and with contestants spinning off the road in all directions a local driver Jack Chambers skidded on the Newtownards railway bridge while approaching the Strangford Arms in Newtownards, demolishing

592-526: The 1960s. A popular viewing point for the Dundonald Hairpin Bend was the Central Bar in Dundonald. Dundonald has two primary schools, Dundonald Primary School and Brooklands Primary School. The local secondary school is Dundonald High School . Dundonald also has two schools for those with special needs and learning difficulties: Tor Bank and Longstone Special School. The civil parish contains

629-572: The Ards Circuit asked Rolls-Royce for support as a private entry in 1934. He had taken the Bentley 3½-Litre ; to Italy for a Mille Miglia practice (to save his M.G. for the race itself ), and was impressed by its performance. It was the first new Bentley model or Derby Bentley after Rolls-Royce acquired Bentley in 1931, and was known as the silent sports car . The company was initially reluctant, but Arthur Sidgreaves agreed and Rolls-Royce supplied

666-526: The Chateauroux trials, so included two or three thousand miles of driving in London traffic. Typical problems were clutch troubles, plugs misfiring or overheating from running the engine while standing in a traffic jam. Dundonald, County Down Dundonald (Gaelic: Dùn Dhòmhnaill) is a large settlement and civil parish in County Down , Northern Ireland , United Kingdom . It lies east of Belfast and

703-541: The Dundonald Ice Bowl is home to the Irish Ice Hockey League 's Junior Belfast Giants . The Ards Circuit through Dundonald was a motorsport street circuit used for RAC Tourist Trophy sports car races from 1928 until 1936. At the time, it was Northern Ireland's premier sporting event, regularly attracting crowds in excess of a quarter of a million people. The pits at Dundonald were still visible until

740-675: The Local Government Act 1941, mainly set up by Muintir na Tíre and operating during the Second World War Emergency . Civil parishes have not been formally abolished in either Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland , and are still used in some legal contexts. One example where the parish is still referenced in Republic of Ireland law is the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1988, which allows "any person resident in

777-467: The Upper Newtownards Road. Dundonald refers to a 12th-century Norman fort, or Dún , Dùn Dhòmhnaill, that stood in the town. One of the largest in the island of Ireland, the man-made hill that the fort stood on is still in existence. Although the mound is commonly referred to as 'the moat' this is, in fact, a corruption of the word 'motte' and refers to the fact that this defensive structure

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814-537: The boundaries of the parishes of the Church of Ireland changed following the disestablishment of the church in 1869, this did not affect the boundaries of the civil parishes. The 1871 report noted that ecclesiastical parish boundaries must be flexible to meet the requirements of the cure of souls, but that for statistical and possibly administrative purposes the boundaries of civil parishes should be fixed, or at least should rarely change. By 1800 civil parishes had replaced

851-570: The civil parishes in the mid-nineteenth century. Townlands are the smallest land unit in Ireland, and were the most precise address that most rural people had until the 2015 introduction of postcodes . An 1871 report to parliament noted that there were three classes of parish in Ireland: the civil parish, the Church of Ireland parish and the Roman Catholic parish. The first two generally but not always had

888-499: The ecclesiastical parishes for administrative purposes, although the timing and method of the change is not well-documented. The civil parish was used for census and taxation purposes. The civil parishes were included on the nineteenth-century maps of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland . At the time of the 1861 census there were 2,428 civil parishes in Ireland (average area 34.8 square kilometres (13.4 sq mi; 8,600 acres)). Poor Law districts were created in 1838, each centered on

925-439: The first Derby Bentley the silent sports car could out-perform its famous predecessors. He said it was easier to make a car go fast than to operate under all climate conditions for the average customer. Their Continental testing required 25,000 road miles (while provided free holiday transport e.g. to winter skiing at Davos!). They were finding with increased cars on the road that London traffic disclosed problems not disclosed by

962-415: The largest in Ireland, and sandstone building. In 1986, The Dundonald International Ice Bowl was opened in the town. This originally comprised an Olympic sized ice rink and a 20 lane AMF ten pin bowling alley. In later years, "Indianaland", a children's Aztec themed indoor adventure playground was added along with Laser Quest , a simulated combat arena using laser tag equipment. The bowling alley

999-399: The power of the slightly hotted-up engine was increased from 114 bhp to 131 bhp. Eddie Hall and his wife (who was his pit manager) were both worried about the car’s quietness and lack of drama or final adjustments before the race. A previous entry of theirs had required four different types of sparking plug to keep it firing on its six cylinders . During the second pit stop one of

1036-500: The race the team celebrated in Belfast, and Ernest Hives put in an expense account To champagne – £45 . Hall averaged 78.4 mph for the race with the best average speed of any entrant. He came second and 17 seconds behind to Dodson in a M.G. who won with a time of 6 hours, 13 minutes and 24 seconds. Hall had done far better than I (Rowbotham) thought possible . So Hall ran again in 1935, losing on handicap by 1 minute and 13 seconds to

1073-656: The same boundaries, while the third generally did not. As a result of the 16th-century Protestant Reformation , the Roman Catholic church had to adapt to a structure based on towns and villages, with parishes that generally were larger than the old parishes. A Tudor statute, renewed in 1695 by the Irish parliament, said that land should be granted in each parish for a resident Protestant schoolmaster. The Union of Parishes (Ireland) Act 1827 defined rules for redefining parish boundaries, erecting Chapels of Ease and making Perpetual Cures. It has since been amended and in part repealed. While

1110-622: The settlement of Dundonald. It also contains the following townlands: Civil parishes in Ireland Civil parishes ( Irish : paróistí sibhialta, paróistí dlí ) are units of territory in the island of Ireland that have their origins in old Gaelic territorial divisions. They were adopted by the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Ireland and then by the Elizabethan Kingdom of Ireland , and were formalised as land divisions at

1147-522: The time of the Plantations of Ireland . They no longer correspond to the boundaries of Roman Catholic or Church of Ireland parishes, which are generally larger. Their use as administrative units was gradually replaced by Poor Law Divisions in the 19th century, although they were not formally abolished. Today they are still sometimes used for legal purposes, such as to locate property in deeds of property registered between 1833 and 1946. The Irish parish

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1184-707: The wards also include part of the countryside surrounding Dundonald. On the day of the 2011 census , held on 27 March 2011, the combined population of these wards was 16,098. Of this population: Dundonald is represented in council governance by the Castlereagh East DEA. The members elected in 2019 were: Dundonald sprang up within the small parish of the same name. Like the rest of the island of Ireland, this parish has long been divided into townlands , whose names mostly come from Gaelic. Over time, more rural townlands have been built upon and they have given their names to many roads and housing estates. The following

1221-499: The wheel nuts partially seized and the stop took 5½ minutes. Several smaller cars were on their third lap before the larger cars like the Bentley and the two Lagondas driven by Hon Brian Lewis and John Cobb started. There was a dramatic duel with Lewis’s Lagonda who passed Hall and took the lead when Hall slid on the road by the butcher’s shop in Comber; Hall, Lewis and Cobb ran in a pack for the first few laps, then Cobb fell behind. After

1258-576: The winding sections so the circuit did not suit the larger Bentley or Rolls-Bentley cars. The only long straight stretch for high speeds was from Newtownards to Comber. The circuit started at Dundonald at the Dundonald Hairpin, then past the R.A.C. Grandstand to the Quarry Corner. The Central Bar was a popular viewing point for the Dundonald Hairpin. At Dundonald the Carpark, Enclosure and Pits were near

1295-606: Was based on the Gaelic territorial unit called a túath or Trícha cét . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland , the Anglo-Norman barons retained the tuath , later renamed a parish or manor, as a unit of taxation. The civil parish was formally created by Elizabethan legislation. Accounts were kept of income and expenditures for each parish including pensions and poor relief. Statutes were based on ecclesiastical parishes, although it

1332-479: Was built in the style of a motte and bailey . St. Elizabeth's Church is located beside the moat, with the Cleland Mausoleum in the adjacent graveyard. Dundonald acquired rail links to Belfast and Newtownards in 1850, Downpatrick in 1859 and Newcastle in 1869. The town was located on the once extensive Belfast and County Down Railway mainline. The rail link with Belfast encouraged Dundonald to expand as

1369-643: Was upgraded to 30 lanes in the 1990s and an extensive miniature golf course was built. The site also contains a David Lloyd fitness centre. In 2006, the area was designated as the Dundonald Leisure Park, as part of the Draft Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan 2015. In 2008, an Omniplex cinema was built on the opposite side of the Old Dundonald Road, together with several leisure and restaurant units, which later on now became what

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