Portmuck
Portmuck harbour in 2007
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT40
Dialling code028
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim

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.
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