of Ards Football Club's successful 1968/69 Irish Cup campaign came from the village. Billy McAvoy hit four goals in the Irish Cup Final replay when Ards, from the County Down town of Newtownards, defeated Distillery 4-2 after extra-time to win the cup for the third time in the club's history. This equalled the post-war record for the number of goals scored by one person in an Irish Cup Final, a record which still stands today, (2016). Senior football in the village is run under the auspices of the Rosemount Rec. Football Club, while a summer junior, (school-age), football tournament is organised by the Abbey Star Juniors Football Club. Environment There is a DRD Water Service wastewater treatment works at Greyabbey, which employs sophisticated membrane technology. This facility and a similar Works at Kircubbin, were completed under the same £3.5 million contract. The original Greyabbey Wastewater Treatment Works was designed to treat wastewater for a population of 1,000. Since being upgraded, it is capable of treatment for a population of 2,500. The Works at Greyabbey helps to protect the marine environment in Strangford Lough. Two sea defences are located at Greyabbey on the eastern side of the Lough. Civil parish of Greyabbey The civil parish contains the village of Greyabbey and Mount Stewart house and estate. Townlands The civil parish contains the following townlands, aside from Greyabbey (with the localised meaning in parentheses): Ballyblack ("Black's townland") Ballyboghilbo ("Townland of the Cowturd") Ballyboley ("Townland of the summer pasturage") Ballycastle ("Townland of the Castle") Ballyewry ("Townland of the place of Yew Trees") Ballymurphy ("Townland of the Murphys") Ballynester ("Townland of the Doorkeeper") Ballyurnanellan ("Townland of the Yew of the Island") Blackabbey Bootown ("Booth's townland") Boretree Island East Cardy ("The Forge") Chapel Island Cunningburn Gordonall ("Gordon's lands") Island South Killyvolgan ("Central Wood") Kilnatierny ("Lord's little wood") Mid Island Mount Stewart ("Mount of the Stewarts") Rosemount (a.k.a. "The Manor House") South Island Tullykevin ("Kevin's hillock") Islands Islands dotted around Strangford Lough and set within the Greyabbey Pish area include : Boretree Island; Boretree Rock; Chanderies; Chapel Island; Grabcock Island; Hare Island; Mid Island; Pattersons Hill; Peggys Island; Pig Island; South Island; Turley Rock; and Whassup Rock. See also List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland List of civil parishes of County Down List of townlands in County Down References Ballywalter Community Online Culture Northern Ireland Villages in County Down Townlands of County Down