In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Portrush like this:
Portrush, market and seaport town with ry. sta., Rallywillin par., N. co. Antrim, 6 miles N. of Coleraine, pop. 1322; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Wednesday. Portrush is resorted to for bathing, and is visited by tourists on their way to the Giant's Causeway (7 miles E.), to the neighbourhood of which an electric tramway extends from Portrush. Large quantities of salmon are shipped here for Liverpool and Glasgow.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Portrush, in and County Antrim | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/28234
Date accessed: 10th June 2024
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