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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Ardglass like this:
Ardglass, par., town, and seat, SE. co. Down, 6 miles SE. of Downpatrick ry. sta. and 140 miles from Dublin -- par., 2022 ac., pop. 1154; town, pop. 691; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Situated on Ardglass Bay, the town was once the chief port of Ulster, but is now only known as a large sta. of the N. herring fishery, and also as a bathing resort. There is a lighthouse on the pier.
Ardglass 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 Ardglass itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ardglass, in Newry Mourne and Down and County Down | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/30195
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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