Grange of Nilteen or Nalteen, County Antrim, Ireland

NILTEEN, or NALTEEN, a grange, in the barony of UPPER ANTRIM, county of ANTRIM, and province of ULSTER, 3½ miles (E.) from Antrim town, on the Six-Mile-Water river; containing 1109 inhabitants.

According to the Ordnance Survey, it comprises 2727¾ statute acres, all superior arable land.

It is one of the four denominations which constitute the union of Donegore, in the diocese of Connor ; the vicarial tithes payable to the incumbent of Donegore, amount to £124. 0s. 11½d. ; the rectorial tithes, payable to Jas. Moore, Esq., of Clover Hill, to £248. 1s. 11d.

Within the Grange are three pay schools, in which about 65 boys and 40 girls are taught ; there is also a Sunday school

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