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

"LOUGHGUILE, a parish in the baronies of Kilconway and Upper Dunluce, county Antrim, province of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles E. of Ballymoney. Moss-aide is its post town. It is 6½ miles long by 5½ broad. The greater part of the surface consists of a light soil. The parish comprises a small proportion of waste land. The road from Ballymena to Ballycastle crosses this parish. Lake Loughguile is situated near the centre. The living is a rectory and vicarage in the diocese of Connor, value £386, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was built at the close of the last century, chiefly by the late Earl of Macartney. Here are a Roman Catholic chapel and several Sunday and day schools. Lissanour is the principal seat. Checker Hall is another residence. Here is a police station, where petty sessions are held. Mount Aura was the scene of a battle between the M'Donalds and the M'Quillans, and is marked by a cairn.

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