A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Coleraine, seaport, market town, par., and township, NE. co. Londonderry, in the above bar. and liberties, on river Bann, 4 miles from the sea, 33 miles NE. of Londonderry, 61 miles NW. of Belfast, and 152 miles N. by W. of Dublin by rail -- par., 4839 ac., pop. 6295; township (partly in Killowen par.), 207 ac., pop. 5899; 4 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-days, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday; stands on the right bank of the river, and is connected by a handsome stone bridge, 288 ft. long, with the suburb of Waterside or Killowen, on the left bank of the river. Coleraine has long carried on the linen trade, and a fine description of cloth is known as "Coleraines." Pork-curing is extensively prosecuted. The salmon fishery on the Bann is very productive, and considerable quantities of fish are exported. There is a distillery. Vessels of 200 tons can discharge at the quay, but the real port of the town is Portrush, 5 miles NE. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) The bor. returned 1 member to Parliament till 1885.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "seaport, market town, parish, and township" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Londonderry IrlC |
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