DUNBOE

In 1868, the parish of Dunboe contained the following places:

"DUNBOE, (or Drumboe), a parish in the barony of Coleraine, in the county of Londonderry, province of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles W. of Coleraine. Articlave is its post town. It is situated on the sea-coast and on the banks of the river Bann. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Derry, value £690, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is at Articlave; it was built in 1690 in place of the old one destroyed by James II. after his defeat at the Boyne: its foundation, like numberless others of doubtful origin, has been attributed to St. Patrick. Here is a Roman Catholic chapel united to those of Aghadowey and Killowen; also two Presbyterian meeting-houses, and eight Sunday-schools. The London Hibernian Society aided five day schools, and there are other National and day schools in the parish. Downhill, built by the late Earl of Bristol, occupies an eligible site on the beach; the grounds are elegantly laid out, and within them stands a handsome mausoleum. Near this mansion are the ruins of Duncruthin Abbey. A large basaltic mass is known as the Giant's Sconce.

"ARTICLAVE, a village in the parish of Dunboe, barony of Coleraine, in the county of Londonderry, province of Ulster, Ireland, 5 miles from Coleraine. Downhill, the principal residence, is the seat of Sir H. H. Bruce, Bart."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018