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and Lisburn Road and travelled in brakes via Lisburn to Ballin- 

 derry, stopping at Jeremy Taylor's Church [Plate X.], where they 

 were joined by others who had arrived here by cycle, augmenting 

 their number to 42. The Conductor then called on Mr. N. H. 

 Foster to say something respecting the district. Mr. Foster said 

 that on the deposition of the O'Neills the district had been settled 

 by the English under Lord Conway who built a castle on the site 

 of the old O'Neill castle by the eastern side of Portmore Lake. 

 At this time Portmore Church stood on a rath close to the south 

 shore of the lake. On the invitation of Lord Conway, Jeremy 

 Taylor settled here in 1658. He was consecrated Bishop of 

 Dromore in 1661, and died in Lisburn 13th August, 1667. A 

 short time before his death he built the church here, using for it 

 the roof, oak panelling, &c, of the old Portmore Church a little 

 more than two miles westward, and it continued to be the parish 

 church till 1824 when the present church, half a mile eastward, 

 was erected. Jeremy Taylor's church was allowed to fall into 

 decay but some twenty years ago it had been restored under the 

 superintendence of Mr. W. J. Fennell, and service was held in it 

 during certain Sunday afternoons in the Summer. In a few words 

 Mr. Foster called attention to the somewhat argumentative 

 problems suggested by certain characters in the fauna and flora 

 of the Lough Neagh basin. 



The party then entered the interesting old Jacobean church 

 which had been kindly thrown open for their inspection. 

 Remounting the brakes they then drove to Lower Ballindeny 

 Corner and proceeded on foot to the ruins of Portmore Church. 

 Here lunch was partaken of and the members had about three 

 hours for collecting, &c. At four o'clock all assembled in the 

 Lower Ballinderry School-room where tea was served, the catering 

 being in the hands of Ye Olde Castle. At the business meeting 

 Mr. A. M'l. Cleland voiced the thanks of the members to Mr. 

 Leinster by whose courtesy the School had been placed at the 

 disposal of the party, and referred to the presence with them that 



