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In 1868, the parish of Ballymacarrett contained the following places:"BALLYMACARRETT, a parish and suburb of Belfast, in the barony of Upper Castlereagh, in the county of Down province of Ulster, Ireland. It stands on the east bank of the river Lurgan, which separates it from Belfast, and is crossed by two bridges, one of 21 arches, and a handsome modern one of five arches. The principal manufactures carried on in the town are those of calico and muslin, glass and pottery, steam-engines and other machinery, vitriol and other chemical products, rope and sail-cloth. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Down Connor, and Dromore, value £84, in the patronage of the Rector of Knockbride. Besides the church, which was built in 1826, there is a Roman Catholic chapel, and chapels for the Presbyterians (of two sections), the Covenanters, and Wesleyans. A police station is established, and there are eight schools in the town."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018