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In 1868, the parish of Skerry contained the following places:"SKERRY, a parish in the barony of Lower Antrim, county Antrim, province of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles N.N.E. of Broughshane, its post town. The surface extends along the river Braide, and among the Lile mountains. It consists of some good land, with a large proportion of bog and mountain waste. The road from Glenarm to Ballymena crosses the parish. The highest point is at Collin Top, which has an altitude of 1,419 feet. The prevailing rocks are basalt and greenstone, with traces of coal and iron. Some of the inhabitants are employed in weaving. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Connor, value with Racavan, £635. The present church, which stands at Broughshane, was built, in place of the ancient edifice now in ruins, by Earl O'Neill in the middle of the last century."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018