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Port Stíobhaird
Port Stewart
Named after the Stewart family of Ballylesse; derives from Irish port (port, bank, fort). The original Irish place name was Port na Binne Uaine (port of the green hill), connected to nearby Benoney island.
Port Stíobhaird derives from the Stewart family name and the Irish word port (port, bank, fort). The original Irish toponym was Port na Binne Uaine, referring to the green hill or cliff overlooking the coast, named after nearby Benoney. However, the modern town was formally established in 1792 by John Cromie, who named the settlement after his maternal ancestors, the Stewarts of Ballylesse. The...
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