Place:


Galgorm  County Antrim

 

In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Galgorm like this:

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.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Galgorm, in and County Antrim | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/28225

Date accessed: 23rd May 2024


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