ACTON

Acton is today (2002) designated as a hamlet. It lies on the A27 between Aughlish
and Poyntzpass. It is 9.5 km from Markethill.

It was described in 1838 in the Ordnance Survey Memoirs:

“The village of Acton is a poor collection of 55 houses,
4 of which are of 2-storeys, 50 cabins and 1 public house…The
village of Acton, situated in the townland of that name or as it is sometimes
called Curryotragh, is the property of Colonel Close. It contains the school
formerly under the Kildare Street Society but now supported by the scholars
and by Colonel Close, who gives 5 pounds annually.
The poor receive medicine and attendance from Poyntzpass dispensary by tickets
from subscribers. This village has a wretched appearance: there is neither
market nor fair.” (Ordnance
Survey Memoirs 1835-38)