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In 1868, the parish of Carnmoney contained the following places:"CARNMONEY, a parish in the barony of Lower Belfast, in the county of Antrim, province of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles to the N. of Belfast. It lies in a fertile and well-cultivated country on the western shore of Belfast Lough, and contains the villages of Ballyduff, Whiteabbey, and Upper and Lower Whitehouse. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the spinning of flax. The parish contains limestone, which is quarried and exported extensively. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Connor, value with two others united, £445, in the patronage of the Marquis of Donegal. There are chapels belonging to the Presbyterians and Independents, and several large schools. In the vicinity are several seats of the gentry, and some interesting remains of a monastery, called White Abbey, which stand near the lough."
"BALLYDUFF, a hamlet in the parish of Carnmoney, and barony of Lower Belfast, in the county of Antrim, province of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles from Belfast."
"UPPER WHITEHOUSE, (and Abbey and Lower) three villages in the parish of Carnmoney, barony of Lower Belfast, county Antrim, Ireland, 3 miles N. of Belfast. The Belfast and Carrickfergus section of the Belfast and Northern Counties railway has a station here. The inhabitants are employed in the cotton mills and printworks of R. Grimshaw, of Whitehouse Hall. There is a coastguard station, and a police station where petty sessions are held.
"BALLYLOUGH, a village in the barony of Lower Dunluce, in the county of Antrim, province of Ulster, Ireland, 2 miles to the S. of Bushmills."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018