What is recorded here

The Down Survey barony map (1656-8) shows a house in a detached part of an enlarged Ballymacane (23) in Tacumshin parish, and the terrier or commentary of the Down Survey parish map in NLI (ms 725: microfilm; P 7384, N 6380) mentions a slate house. The precise location of this feature, and even its present townland name is not known. See the attached section of the Down Survey barony map (N at right) reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 January, 2014 Amended: 26 February, 2014

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