placenamesMagheragall
Machaire na gCeall
Lewis linked the parish’s linen and cotton work with markets beyond its farms.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Machaire na gCeall · Irish · main form
- Magheragall · English · main form
Place & story
Two textiles and two markets
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account records linen and cotton weaving in Magheragall for the Lisburn market and Belfast manufacturers. His description connects the parish’s textile work with those commercial centres without naming individual weaving employers or stating an annual output. He also records abundant limestone used for building and agriculture, alongside basalt. [2]
The stream beneath Brook Hill
At Brook Hill, then J. Watson’s residence, Lewis described a small river disappearing within the demesne and reappearing after passing beneath the hill. This is a recorded landscape feature of the wider parish, distinct from the church histories associated with Magheragall village. The entry does not map the underground route or establish the stream’s present condition. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Antrim
- Barony
- Massereene Upper
- Coordinates
- 54.51034, -6.16248 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 25.51 km²
- Logainm ID
- 61335 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Magheragall. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Magheragall or Maragall: 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.