Straidkelly or Straightkelly, Antrim
Historical Description
STRAIDKELLY, or STRAIGHTKELLY, a village, in the parish of TICKMACREVAN, barony of LOWER GLENARM, county of ANTRIM, and province of ULSTER, 1½ mile (N. W. by N.) from Glenarm, on the old coast road to Belfast; containing 25 houses and 172 inhabitants. It is situated on the hill of Cloony, over which the old road passes at an elevation of nearly 200 feet above the level of the sea, while the new military road takes nearly a level course along the shore round the base of the hill, being not more than 15 feet above high water mark.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1840 by Samuel Lewis
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Straidkelly or Straightkelly from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1840 by Samuel Lewis (Straidkelly or Straightkelly)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Antrim is available to browse.