Portmuck
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_636549.jpg) Portmuck harbour in 2007 | |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | BT40 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
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
- ^ a b "Portmuck". Place Names NI. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Portmuck". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
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Portmuck
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Portmuck harbour in 2007 | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | BT40 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
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
- ^ a b "Portmuck". Place Names NI. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Portmuck". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Portmuck.