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Ardglass Timeline |
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Dunsford Timeline |
Ireland and its counties are sub-divided in a unique way,counties into baronies, baronies into parishes, and parishes into townlands. The Civil parishs of Ardglass and Dunsford are in the barony of Lower Lecale on the east coast of County Down. The Ecclesiastical parish of Dunsford and Ardglass includes both civil parishes. Ardglass
derives its name from the Gaelic words "Ard" and "Glas", meaning
the "Green Height"- an apt name as the town is built on a hill whose
slopes surround a small but deep bay on the south eastern shores
of Co. Down. It is claimed that Saint Patrick established one of
his first churches in the area and that the village is home to the
oldest trading street in Ireland.The village can be traced back to around 2000 B.C. and has been
effected by many groups that have come to the island and settled
here such as the Vikings and the Normans.The village went through
great changes when William Ogilvie bought the area in 1810. He was
responsible for the local harbour development and also the setting
out of new streets. |
Ardglass around 1790
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