Can anyone decipher this marriage certificate

[MadameDeveria]

can anyone decipher the County Down place names on this wedding certificate? Thanks!

Ballyhalbert?

It looks like Ballyfermot, but that's Dublin

Second one looks like Conlig

Bachelor/spinster labourer Ballybenost? Conlig?

any of these?

It's a list of 'Bally' villages. Conlig is near Bangor.

Where did the marriage actually take place? Chances are that the places of residence will be within a few miles of there.

Yes it could be! I do have some birth records from that area so could be a link?

Condition:
Batchelor
Spinster

Rank or profession:
Labourer

Residence:
Ballyhaust??
Conlig

Newtownards in County Down in 1865.

I assumed they were local but can’t find their births in that area.

Ballyhalbert?

@LadeOde That’s a lot closer to where they got married. But not sure there’s an ‘h’ in the writing. I’ll investigate a bit more

Was the groom from a farming or rural background? There are a lot of 'townlands' in Northern Ireland and even local people aren't aware of their names. There are flippin dozens of them! Townlands in Co. Down.

@AInightingale Thank you! There are a lot of Townlands starting Bally!

He was a Labourer which is nice and vague 😀

There is a townland called Ballybarnes between Newtownards and Conlig. Does it look like that? There is a Ballybarnes Road in modern-day Newtownards which is the only reason I've heard of it.

What age is the groom ?
I can’t make it out at all !
The person filling in the form should be sacked - too late now 😀- their writing is illegible.
I too thought Ballyfermot but can’t find another letter f on the cert to compare.