St. Nicholas is in CarrickFergus built in the 12th century. I took some photos of the graveyard. One was dated “died 1827” – the man was 53 at the time, so that would put him born in the late 1700’s. There were some apparently dated from the 1600’s.
Antrim is a very old town in N. Ireland. The o’Neil clan (who are still alive) own a massive estate. They are connected to the High Kings of Ireland going back to the 5th Century. A beautiful place full of character. An old castle still exists through the town.