Galgorm village, Ahoghill parish

County Antrim

Ireland

from Lewis Topographical Dictionary, 1837 Index

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Galgorm village, Ahoghill parish, County Antrim

GALGORM, a village, in the parish of AHOGHILL, barony of LOWER TOOME, county of ANTRIM, and province of ULSTER, 1 mile (w.) from Ballymena, on the river Maine; containing 37 houses and 226 inhabitants.

The castle of Galgorm, built by the celebrated Dr. Colville, is a handsome square embattled structure, now the seat of the Earl of Mountcashel : the whole of the rooms are wainscoted with Irish oak.

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