This remarkable photograph of the Square in Ballyclare was taken in the 1880s and comes from a set of Victorian slides discovered by Andrew Gill in Lancashire. Using the Internet he contacted this site and was provided with the information to create one of his famous Magic Lantern shows. We are grateful to him for permission to reproduce the restored photos. The column which has long since been demolished was a monument to a local doctor. The Town Hall had a clock tower added in 1935. George II in 1756 granted the Earl of Donegal the right to have two fairs a year in Ballyclare. The greatest was the May Fair which is still celebrated