GENUKI: SHANKILL, Armagh

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In 1868, the parish of Shankill contained the following places:
"SHANKILL, a parish in the barony of Lower Iveagh, county Down, and O'Neilland East, county Armagh, province of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Moira. It contains the post town of Lurgan, and the loughs Lurgan and Neagh. The surface consists of a fertile and well-tilled soil. The road from Belfast to Enniskillen passes through the interior. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Dromore, value £648, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, situated at Lurgan, was erected in 1712, and subsequently enlarged and repaired, partly by the aid of the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is also situated in Lurgan. There are likewise Presbyterian and Methodist meetinghouses, besides five public and several private schools. Lurgan House is the residence of the Right Honourable Charles Brownlow."
"LURGAN, a post and market town in the parish of Shankill, in the barony of East O'Neilland, county Armagh, province of Ulster, Ireland, 8 miles N. of Dublin, and 19 S. of Antrim. It is a station on the Ulster railway. The town was founded in 1619 by the Brownlow family, and was twice rebuilt in the 17th century. The principal street of the town is well built, clean, and about 1 mile in length. The manufacture of linen and muslin is carried on to some extent. In the town stand Shankill church, and Presbyterian, Quaker, and Wesleyan meeting-houses, the National school, and Society of Friends' school, besides several others. It contains three banks, savings-bank, breweries, distillery, &c. The market-house and court-house are well built. The Lurgan Advertiser is published in the town. The property is held by the Right. Hon. Lord Lurgan, of Brownlow House, the grounds of which are highly ornamental. Here is a chief police station, and petty sessions are held at intervals. Thursday is market day. Fairs are held on 5th August and 22nd November."

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