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County Down, Ireland
Civil Parishes
Ballytrustin
description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
BALLYTRUSTIN, a parish, in the barony of ARDES, county of DOWN,
and province of ULSTER, 1 mile (S. E.)from Portaferry ; containing
735 inhabitants.
This parish, which is not noticed in the Down survey, is situated on the eastern coast; it comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, including detached portions, 1681¾ statute acres. The soil is fertile, and the lands are all in an excellent state of cultivation, producing abundant crops.
It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Down, and is part of the union of Ballyphilip and corps of the chancellorship of Down; the rectory is impropriate in John Echlin, Esq. The tithes amount to £190.4s. 2 ½ d of which £117.14s. 5d., is payable to the impropriator, and £72. 9s. 9 1/2 d. to the vicar. There are some remains of the ancient church, and the churchyard is the chief burial-place of. the R. C. parishioners.
In the R. C. divisions it forms part of each of the unions or districts of Lower and Upper Ardes.
At Kerney is a school of 100 boys and 80 girls, aided by subscription and an annual donation of £8 from Dr. Blacker, on whose estate the school-house was erected by a grant of £100 from the Lord-Lieutenant's fund.
At Ballyfounder is a very large rath, nearly perfect.
