Port Stíobhaird

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...