Cloughey History

The original village of Cloughey (or Cloghy as it is shown on old maps) was at the South end of the beach. Here there was a row of Coastguard cottages, and a lifeboat station.

A mile to the North was Kirkistown Castle, one of the stone castles along the County Down coast built by the Normans in the 12th century.

In the 1920s & 30s Cloughey became a popular holiday location and many of the houses along Main Road and Quarter Road (close to the golf course and the beach) were built as holiday homes in this period. The golf course was a draw for weekend and holiday visitors.