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Articles & Lists available for Co. Down, Ireland

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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
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
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
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

by Ros Davies