Portmuck
Portmuck
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Portmuck harbour in 2007 | |
Portmuck Location within Northern Ireland | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | BT40 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
Portmuck (from Irish Port Muc, meaning 'port/harbour of pigs')[1] is a townland of 235 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Islandmagee and the historic barony of Belfast Lower.[2]
The townland has given its name to a little island just off the coast called Isle of Muck,[1] which is a nature reserve.
In 2025, puffins were found to be nesting on the Isle of Muck for the first time in 25 years. [3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Portmuck". Place Names NI. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Portmuck". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Puffins return to Antrim nature reserve after 25 years". RTÉ News. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
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