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

"MAGHERADROOL, a parish in the baronies of Kinelarty and Lower Iveagh, county Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, containing Ballynahinch, which is its post town. It is 6 miles long, and its greatest breadth is 3 miles. The soil is generally fertile. The principal waters of the interior are lakes Bow, Derry, Long, and Macauley; also, the river Ballynahinch. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Dromore, value £250, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, which stands at Ballinahinch, was erected by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits in 1830. There are a Roman Catholic chapel, three Presbyterian meetinghouses; also several Sunday and day schools are within the parish. Montalto was formerly the residence of the Earls of Moira. The old church haa become a ruin, containing several tombs."

"BALLYNAHINCH, a small market town in the parish of Magheradrool and barony of Kinelarty, in the county of Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, 9 miles to the N.W. of Downpatrick, and 94 miles from Dublin. It is a station on the Belfast and County Down railway. In 1798 an engagement took place here between the insurgents and the English under General Nugent, in which the former were defeated and dispersed. The town was founded about the middle of the 17th century. The market is held on Thursday. Fairs are held monthly from January to May, and in July, August, October, and November."

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