Portmuck

Portmuck
Irish: Port Muc

Portmuck harbour in 2007
CountyCounty Antrim
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district BT40
Dialling code 028
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim

Portmuck (from Irish: Port Muc, meaning "port/harbour of pigs")[1] is a townland of 235 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Islandmagee and the historic barony of Belfast Lower.[2]

The townland has given its name to a little island just off the coast called Isle of Muck,[1] which is a nature reserve.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Portmuck". Place Names NI. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. "Portmuck". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
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