The Ordnance Survey Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for
the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before
the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany
the Ordnance Survey maps, but were not published at the time.
In these new editions they act as a 19th century Domesday book
and are essential to the understanding of the cultural heritage
of their communities. They document the landscape and
situation, buildings and antiquities, land-holdings and
population, and employment and livelihood of the parishes. This
volume contains the Memoirs for 4 parishes in the vicinity of
the towns of Antrim and Ballyclare, and villages of Doagh and
Parkgate.