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In 1868, the parish of Dundonald contained the following places:"DUNDONALD, a parish in the barony of Lower Castlereagh, in the county of Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Comber. It is a station on the Belfast and County Down railway. Belfast is its post town. The surface is hilly, but well cultivated. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Down, value £206, in the patronage of S. Cleland, Esq. The church occupies the site of a more ancient building, and was erected in 1771. Here are a Presbyterian meeting-house and two day-schools. There are several seats, the principal of which is Storemont. Near the village is an extensive linen bleachery, and about a mile distant is a curious upright stone of unknown origin. There are two raths, one of which communicates with a neighbouring stream by means of a subterranean passage."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018