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In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Roughfort like this:
ROUGHFORT, a village, in the parish of TEMPLEPATRICK, barony of LOWER BELFAST, county of ANTRIM, and province of ULSTER; containing 195 inhabitants. Fairs are held on May 31st and Nov. 29th.
Roughfort is now part of ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY District. Click here for graphs and data of how ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Roughfort itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Roughfort, in Antrim and Newtownabbey and County Antrim | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/28237
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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