Portbraddon
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Portbraddon or Portbraddan is a hamlet
in County Antrim
, Northern Ireland
. The hamlet has an ancient salmon fishing station. A local myth states that Portbraddon contains the smallest church in Ireland, but the building in question was in fact built in the 1950s as a cow byre, which the government listed without prior research.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in County Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. The hamlet has an ancient salmon fishing station. A local myth states that Portbraddon contains the smallest church in Ireland, but the building in question was in fact built in the 1950s as a cow byre, which the government listed without prior research.