Portrush Co. Antrim

Portrush is a small seaside resort town on the north coast of County Antrim built on a peninsula, Ramore Head. Like many other seaside resorts it grew substantially in the 19th century following the opening of the railway, served by theBallymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway in 1855. By the turn of the 20th century Portrush had become one of the major resort towns of Ireland, with a number of large hotels and boarding houses including the prominent Northern Counties Hotel. As well as the town’s beaches and the golf links, the nearby Giant’s Causeway was a popular tourist destination.