1880 Belfast Street Directory

Ballycastle, a seaport and market town in County Antrim, forty two miles N.N.W. from Belfast. The name of the place, Ballycashlin, signifying in the Irish language "Castleton" is derived from a castle built here in 1609, by Randolph, Earl of Antrim, the remains of which in the year 1856, were removed, and the site left for building ground. Its advantage for sea bathing and magnificent scenery adjacent, have rendered Ballycastle very attractive in the summer. An inland revenue office and stations of the constabulary and coast guard are established here. The Northern Banking Company have a branch of their bank here. The weekly general market is held on Tuesday, and for oats &c., on Thursday, there is also a pork, flax and butter market held every Wednesday fortnight. Monthly new fair the second Tuesday in each month. Fairs - Easter Tuesday, the last Tuesday in May, 26th July, the last Tuesday in the month of August, October and November. A railway is at present in course of construction on the narrow gauge principle from Ballycastle to Ballymoney, a distance of sixteen miles.

Post-Office - Mrs. Black, postmistress. Letters from Belfast, Antrim, Ballymoney, Ballymena, Coleraine and Londonderry, via Ballymoney, arrive every morning at twelve, and are despatched at a quarter past one o'clock p.m., a second mail arrives with letters by same route at half past seven o'clock, p.m., and is despatched at six o'clock next morning. Letters from Belfast, Carrickfergus, Larne, Glenarm and Cushendall, arrive every evening at half past three o'clock, and despatched every morning at half past nine o'clock.
Union Workhouse - 15 Electoral Divisions, Board meets on Mondays. Chairman, John Casement, Esq., J.P., Churchfield, Ballycastle; Vice Chairman, Robert Gage, Esq., J.P., Rathlin Island, Ballycastle; Deputy Vice Chairman, Alexander McKeenan, Esq., Cloughcor, Ballintroy. Clerk and relieving officer, Charles McCaughan, Timothy Kelly, relieving officer. Matron, Miss Mawhinney. Schoolmistress, Jane King. Master, Denis McCormick.

Places of Worship

Church of Ireland - Ramoan, Rev. Thomas Cox, A.B., rector ;
Boyd Chapel, Ballycastle, Rev. J. Purcell Barnes, A.B., chaplain;
Culfeightrin, Rev. H. R. Taylor, A.B., rector.
Methodist Church - Ministers, various.
Presbyterian Church - Rev. George McFarland.
Roman Catholic Church - Rev. Patrick McAlister, P.P.
Armoy, Rev. Mr. McCarty.

Gentry, Clergy &c.

Barnes, Rev. J. P., Ballycastle Church.
Black, Mrs.
Boyd, Andrew.
Boyd, Sir Frederick, Bart., J.P., Mansion House.
Boyd, W. G., Ramoan.
Branigan, Moses.
Carmuddy, Miss.
Casement, John, J.P., Churchfield.
Chapman, Lieutenant, inspecting commander coast guard service.
Clarke, Miss.
Cox, Rev. Thomas.
Cuppage, Miss, Glenbank.
Cupples, W. J. H., draper.
D'Eveylin, Rev. J. W., Glebe, Armoy.
Dunlop, John, Straidkillin.
Gage, Ezekiel, General.
Gage, Robert, J.P., Rathlin.
Graham, Rev. Jackson, Armoy.
Headley, Rev., P.P., Rathlin Island.
Hunter, Mrs.
Kearney, Rev. R., P.P., Ballyoy.
Kirkpatrick, H. C., manager Northern Bank.
Kirkpatrick, Mrs., Whitehall.
McAlister, Rev. Patrick, P.P.
McFarland, Rev. George.
McGildowney, John, J.P., Clare Park.
McKeenan, Alexander, Cloughcor, Ballintroy.
McNiece, Rev. John, Ballintroy.
O'Connor, G. M., M.D.
Stewart, J. H., surgeon.
Taylor, Rev., Culfeightrin Rectory.
White, John, Leeland.
Woodside, Robert, Esq.

Traders &c.

Anergarry, Miss M., draper.
Archer, Hugh, carpenter.
Black, Ann.
Black, John, grocer.
Black, W. B., grocer and auctioneer.
Blair, Robert, boarding house.
Boyd, Hugh, baker and grocer.
Boyd, William J., farmer.
Branigan, Moses.
Cameron, John, blacksmith.
Clarke, James, cooper.
Cochrane, John, shoe maker.
Conley, Hugh, horse shoer.
Coyles, Archibald, butcher.
Curry, Archibald, grocer.

Day, Patrick, dealer.
Ewing, Margaret, grocer.
Glass, William, draper and tailor.
Henwood, Henry, grocer.
Higgins, Bernard, farmer.
Higgins, John, carpenter.
Humfries, Henry, carpenter.
Hunter, Robert, Boyd Arms Hotel and posting establishment.
Johnston, John, grocer.
Jolly, A. M., collector of cess.
Jolly, Mary Ann., woollen draper.
Kelly, Mrs., dress maker.
Kinney, Ellen, flesher.
Knox, T. & J., grain merchants.
Magill, The Misses, milliners.
Mathers, Mary Anne, grocer.
Miller, James, boot and shoe maker.
Moore, William, saddler.
McAlister, Alexander, grocer, distributor of stamps, clerk of petty sessions, Commissioner for taking Affidavits for the Court of Chancery and Court of Queen's Bench in Ireland, and Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths.
McAlister, John, tailor.
McAlister, Rose.
McAuley, Robert, spirit dealer.
McCambridge, Alexander, grocer and general merchant.
McCambridge, Ann, spirit dealer.
McCaughan, Alexander, tailor.
McCambridge, Daniel, woolen draper, haberdasher & merchant tailor.
McCambridge, Elizabeth, grocer.
McCaughan, Mrs., grocer and leather cutter.
McCaughan, Nehemiah, grocer.
McCay, Margaret, spirit dealer.
McCloy, Charles, shoe maker.
McCluskey, Patrick, spirit dealer.
McCollum, A., baker and grocer.
McGrath, John, spirit dealer and auctioneer.
McHenry, James, spirit dealer - Railway Hotel.
McHenry, John, spirit dealer and posting establishment - Royal Hotel.
McHenry, William, spirit dealer.
McKendry, Mrs., grocer and spirit dealer.
McKillop, Archibald, marine store dealer.
McKinlay, Daniel, registrar of marriages.
McLean, Alexander, painter, glazier & spirit dealer.
McMichael, Daniel, grocer and baker.
McMichael, Hugh, poor rate collector.
McMichael, James, china warehouse.
McMullin, Charles, boot and shoe maker.
McNeill, Archibald, grocer.
McNeill, Francis, tailor.
McPeak, Mary, woollen draper.
McQuigg, Henry, grocer and hardware merchant.
McVicker, William, spirit dealer.
Neely, James, grocer.
Nickle, John, timber merchant.
O'Hara, John, general merchant.
O'Hara, Patrick, spirit dealer.
Reavy, Andrew, nailer.
Robinson, Ann, medicine vendor.
Sharpe & McKinlay, grocers, ironmongers, hardware merchants and agents for the sale of agricultural implements.
Simms, George.
Smith, Wm., blacksmith.
Smith, John, gas manager.
Stuart, J. H., surgeon.
Stuart, C., M.D., Esq., barony cess collector.
Taylor, James, draper.
Thompson, Daniel, baker, grocer and tanner.
Verdon, Jane, spirit dealer.
Whiteford, John, grocer.
Wilkinson, Catherine, draper.
Woodside, Mrs., milliner.

Conveyances

Cars - To Ballymoney, from John McHenry 's, every morning, except Sunday, at six o'clock, returning at half past four evening, also a conveyance to Coleraine from John McHenry 's every Saturday at six o'clock, returning at four in the evening, to Cushendall every morning at half past nine, leaves Cushendall, on return, at half past twelve.