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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Ballynahinch like this:
Ballynahinch, market town, Magheradroor par., mid. co. Down, on river B., or Annacloy, 12½ miles S. of Belfast and 135 miles NE. of Dublin by rail, pop. 1470; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Thursday. Here in 1798 a force of 4000 insugents was scattered by General Nugent.
Ballynahinch is now part of NEWRY MOURNE AND DOWN District. Click here for graphs and data of how NEWRY MOURNE AND DOWN has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ballynahinch itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ballynahinch, in Newry Mourne and Down and County Down | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29295
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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