Place:


Ballynahinch  County Down

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Ballynahinch like this:

Ballynahinch, market town, Magheradroor par., mid. co. Down, on river B., or Annacloy, 12½ miles S. of Belfast and 135 miles NE. of Dublin by rail, pop. 1470; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Thursday. Here in 1798 a force of 4000 insugents was scattered by General Nugent.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ballynahinch, in and County Down | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29295

Date accessed: 04th June 2024


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