Named after Cabin Hill, the residence of Samuel and Martha McTier, built in 1786-7 on the north side of the road to Newtownards. Samuel McTier (1737/38-95) was a Belfast chandler and the first president of the Belfast Society of United Irishmen. Martha McTier (née Drennan, 1742-1837) is particularly known for her long-running correspondence with her younger brother, William Drennan (1754-1820), also a United Irishman. Samuel and Martha were married in 1773. See Haines 2014 for a detailed biography of Martha McTier.
"Read letter, dated 23rd inst., from Mr. T. M. Heron, on behalf of Mr. Jos. McMaster, requesting that the name Cabin Hill Park be substituted for the name Cabin Hill Drive approved by the Committee on 20th April last for a new street on Mr. McMaster's property situate off Upper Newtownards Road. Resolved – That the application be acceded to". (23rd August 1927)