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In 1868, the parish of Inishargy contained the following places:"INISHARGY, (and Islands) a parish in the barony of Ards, county Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, containing the town of Kircubbin, its post town. It is 4 miles long by 3 broad. The surface extends northerly to the Irish Channel, with Lough Strangford on the E. The soil is of middling quality. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Down, value £427, in the patronage of the primate. [See also St. Andrews.]"
"KIRCUBBIN, a post and market village in the parish of Inishargy, in the barony of Ards, county Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, 14 miles N.E. of Downpatrick, and 111 from Dublin. It is situated on the road from Portaferry to Newtown Ards, and by the side, of Lough Strangford. The village, which was founded in 1790, is now a busy, well-to-do little place. The principal trade is in straw-plait and linen weaving. In the village are a market-house, linen hall, and police station. Petty sessions are held here. Fairs are held on the 28th April, May, August, and November, and on the last Wednesday in the remaining months."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018