placenamesBallynure
Baile an Iúir
Lewis recorded industrial activity and a varied fair calendar in the Antrim parish in 1837.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Baile an Iúir · Irish · main form
- Ballynure · English · main form
Place & story
Paper and building stone
Samuel Lewis described an extensive bleach-green and a large paper-mill in Ballynure parish in 1837. He singled out the mill’s machinery for producing finer grades of paper. Basaltic stone was also quarried locally, supplying both building work and road repairs. These activities accompanied farming on land that he generally considered fertile and well cultivated. [2]
Markets through the year
Lewis recorded fairs for cattle, pigs and pedlery on 16 May, 5 September and 25 October. He separately noted horse fairs at Reagh Hill in May and November and on Christmas Day. His account also recorded a £100 bequest by the late Mr Dobbs of Castle Dobbs for winter clothing for poor people. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Antrim
- Barony
- Belfast Lower
- Coordinates
- 54.75032, -5.99628 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 34.35 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1410854 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballynure. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ballynure, Lower Belfast — A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-05-26. How this page was prepared.