Portbraddon
55°14′13″N 6°19′48″W / 55.237°N 6.330°W
Portbraddon or Portbraddan (from Irish Port Bradán, meaning 'port of the salmon') is a hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The hamlet has an ancient salmon fishing station. A popular saying states that Portbraddon contained the smallest church in Ireland. The building in question was constructed in the 1950s as a cow byre, which the government listed without prior research.[5] The church, which was named after St. Gobban, and measured 11 feet 4 inches (3.45 m) long, 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m) wide, was demolished in 2017 by the new owner.[1]
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- ^ a b Preston, Allan (29 June 2017). "Dismay and fond memories: Demolition of Ireland's smallest church - St Gobban's". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "St Gobbans, the smallest church in Ireland, has been demolished". Causeway Coast Community | North Coast News. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ Coleman, Maureen (3 June 2017). "Shock as Causeway 'tourist gem' is demolished". BelfastLive. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "St Gobban Church". My Secret Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Portbraddon". North Antrim. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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