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Originally appearing in Volume V22, Page 131 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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PORTRUSH , a seaport and the most popular seaside resort of Co. See also:

Antrim, See also:

Ireland; the See also:

TERMINUS

terminus of a See also:

BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the See also:

NORTHERN

Northern Counties (Midland) railway. Pop. (1901), 1941. It is very picturesquely situated on the basaltic See also:

peninsula of Ramore See also:

Head, with a deep See also:

BAY

bay on either See also:

side, and a See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour protected by the natural See also:

BREAKWATER

breakwater known as the Skerries. A See also:

FINE

fine hotel, owned by the railway See also:

COMPANY

company, and an excellent See also:

GOLF (in its older forms GOFF, GOUFF or GOWFF, the last of which gives the genuine old pronunciation)

golf course are the See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief features, together with a See also:

TOWN

town-See also:

hall with public See also:

READING

reading See also:

ROOM

room, and the See also:

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place is much frequented for golf and See also:

sea-bathing. It is also the centre for visitors to the Giants' See also:

CAUSEWAY

Causeway, with which it is connected by an electric railway. Dunluce See also:

Castle, between Portfush and Bushmills, stands on a See also:

rock separated from the mainland by a chasm which is spanned by a See also:

BRIDGE

bridge. The ruins, which are extensive, are of unknown date. Portrush has a thriving See also:

trade in See also:

salmon. It is governed by an See also:

urban See also:

DISTRICT

district See also:

COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

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