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In 1868, the parish of Ballee contained the following places:"BALLEE, a parish in the barony of Lecale, in the county of Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles to the S.E. of Downpatrick. It is in a fertile and cultivated district. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Down, Connor, and Dromore, of the value of £302, in the patronage of the crown. The church, which has no tower, was built in 1794, on the site of an older one. The Presbyterians have a chapel here, and there are several schools. The poor have the benefit of several small charitable bequests. There is a cromlech near the hill of Slieve-na-Gridel; and in an ancient graveyard are some stones with curious inscriptions."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018