Place Name |
Type of Article/List |
Ardglass area |
Gun's
Island, Killard ; story about smugglers in 19th century |
Ballynahinch |
A
History of the Area |
Ballynahinch |
A history of the
Presbyterian church from 1696 (written 1822); information on
its ministers; church
records 1696-1735; marriages
1696-1733;births
1696- 1735;Testimonials
1705-1734 |
Blaris |
Lisburn; List
of people involved in the Parish Works program 1836 |
Blaris |
Lisburn ;List
of people who subscribed to a charity in 1836 |
Broclough |
in Kilmore parish;
A One Place Study |
Carrickmannon |
in Killinchy parish; a
poem written by William H. Cleland in 1888 |
Co. Down |
subscribers
to rootsweb.com newsgroup for Co. Down & their research
interests |
Crossgar |
in
Kilmore Parish; an account of the Battle of Crossgar in March 1849 |
Drumaroad |
in Loughinisland parish;
Catholic Church- A commemorative sermon from 1853-
article; DR |
Dromara |
Recollections
about Orange Lodge Band, & 1st Presbyterian church;
MO |
Dromore |
Article
about life in Dromore around 1880- told by Sarah Clarke; MO |
Drumnaconnor |
or Drumnaconagher; in Kilmore parish;
A One Place Study |
Hillsborough |
List
of people who subscribed to a charity in 1836 |
Hilltown |
Article
by Mrs. Sarah Mussen whose husband owned a corn & flax mill; MO
|
Kilcoo |
Fairy
Crack from Drumena & Tullyree; MO |
Killaney |
Murder
in Carricknaveagh 1900 |
Killinchy |
James
Patterson's diary of 1827 |
Killough |
Story
about a haunted field in Knockavally; DR |
Killyleagh Census |
Police
Station Census of the Inhabitants of Killyleagh ,Shrigley,
Commons, Corporation, Ardigon, Ballygoskin,, Ballymacaron, Ballymacromwell,
Ballytrim, Ballywillan, Clea, Derryboy, Lisnaw, Maymore & Mullagh-
1891-1899 |
Kilmore |
Drumnaconnor/Drumnaconagher
townland; A One -Place Study |
Loughinisland |
Catholic
parish life in 19th century- article |
Loughriscouse |
in Newtownards
parish; a list of farmers
there in 1836 |
Magheradrool |
History
of Magheratimpany townland : DR |
Magheralone |
in Kilmore parish;
A One Place Study |
Magheralone |
in Loughinisland
parish; transcript of assault trial
from 1852 ; DR |
Murvaclogher |
in Kilmore parish;
A One Place Study |
Newcastle |
an article
about the opening of the railway line to Newcastle |
Newry |
List
of people who subscribed to a charity in 1836 |
Saintfield |
1798
Rebellion & Rev. Thomas Ledlie Birch |
Saintfield |
Reformed
Presbyterian Church; article on church discipline in 1868 |
Tullylish |
working
conditions in a power loom weaving factory |
Tullyratty |
in Ballyculter parish; article
on the lead mines of 1850s |
Other General Articles |
. |
1851 Census of Durham UK |
all
Irish families extracted; no counties of origin given unfortunately
|
Church addresses |
a
list of churches in the current phone book & their addresses |
Famine 1845-1850 |
How The Famine
affected Co. Down 1845- 1848 |
Flynn Surname file |
This is my
research into the Flynn family from Magheradroll & Dromara area |
A Hanging |
Last
Speech of William Gaddis, hanged for the murder of Adam Heslip
in 1818 |
Interview with Down Recorder |
I was
interviewed by the newspaper in March 2015 about my website |
Irish Place Names |
Topographical
terms; a translation of the parts of Irish place names |
Kerr/Carr Surname file |
This is my
research into the Kerrs of Kilmore parish & surrounding area |
McGurnaghan Surname File |
This is
my research into the McGurnaghan family & variant spellings |
Marner Surname file |
A
list of all Marners born in Co . Down |
Naming pattern traditions |
Old
Irish traditional ways |
Newspaper address |
a
list of current newspapers & their addresses |
Newspaper articles |
Belfast
Newsletter |
Downpatrick
Recorder newspaper; also see above with DR code |
Mourne Observer newspaper ( see above with MO
code) |
O'Hare surname |
To
view my research of this surname in the Dromara/ Ballynahinch area |
Poor Law Unions |
A
list of parishes in each Poor Law Union |
Railways in Co. Down |
A
list of articles from the Down Recorder newsaper re the opeing of the
railways; DR |
Railway in Newcastle |
An
article about the opening of the railway to Newcastle |
Schools in 19th century |
A
list of schools in townland order and information about them |
Schools in 19th century |
A
list of schools in parish order |
School Photos |
A
list of what I have and can email |
Ships |
a
list of ships which plied the Co. Down coast & some information |
Sinking
of SS Alder |
& deaths of Capt. & Mrs. Robert Campbell
of Kilkeel -April 1937 |
Death of Thomas Watson 1906 |
Newtownards
Chronicle account of a body found on Comber Racecourse Oct
1906 |