Portmuck

Portmuck
Portmuck harbour in 2007
Portmuck is located in Northern Ireland
Portmuck
Portmuck
Location within Northern Ireland
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT40
Dialling code028

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

  1. ^ a b "Portmuck". Place Names NI. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Portmuck". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 4 May 2015.