BALLYMARTIN,
a parish, in the barony of UPPER BELFAST, county of ANTRIM,
and province of ULSTER, 8 miles (N.N.W .) from Belfast;
containing 721 inhabitants.
This parish
is situated on the Six-mile river, by which it is bounded on
the north, and comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 24211/4
statute acres, including a detached portion of 560 acres: the soil is
fertile, and the system of agriculture is improving.
It is
a rectory, in the diocese of Connor,
and is part of the union of Carmoney:
the tithes amount to £150. There is neither church nor any place
of worship in the parish; the inhabitants are chiefly Presbyterians,
and attend the places of worship of that denomination in the neighbourhood.
There
is a school of 25 boys and 15 girls. The ruins of the ancient church
still remain, and the churchyard is used as a burial-ground by most
of the inhabitants.
