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In 1868, the parish of Tullynakill contained the following places:"TULLYNAKILL, a parish in the barony of Lower Castlereagh, county Down, province of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles S.S.E. of Comber, its post town. The surface consists of a fertile soil, and is crossed by the road from Downpatrick to Belfast. It contains Ardmillan, which stands on Lough Strangford. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Down, value £155, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was erected in 1825 by means of a gift from the late Board of First Fruits. There is a private school. Limestone is quarried. There are ruins of the old church, rebuilt in 1636."
"MAGHEA, (or Mahee), a small island in the parish of Tullynakill, in the barony of Lower Castlereagh, county Down, province of Ulster, Ireland. It lies on the E. side of Lough Strangford, and is about 1 mile in length.
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018