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Ballymoyer
Ballymoyer or Ballymyre () is a civil parish in the historic barony of Fews Upper, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, 3 miles north-east of Newtownhamilton. Places of interest *Ballymoyer House and estate, once the seat of Sir Walter Synnot (1742-1821), is a National Trust property open to the public. *Ballymoyer Woodland, an area of mixed woodland open to the public. *The walls of the original church of St Luke's were erected in the reign of Charles I but remained unroofed, due to the murder of the appointed clergyman, until 1775, when Archbishop Robinson commissioned it to be finished. The present church was then built in 1822 with the help of a donation of £900 from the late Board of First Fruits. The nearby glebe-house was built in 1825 with a loan from the Board. Education The local primary school is St Malachy's and it is situated beside St Malachy's chapel. Civil parish of Ballymyre The civil parish contains the village of Whitecross. Townlands The civil parish contains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Walter Synnot
Sir Walter Synnot (1742–1821) was an Anglo-Irishman who served as High Sheriff of Armagh. Biography Synnot was the son of Richard Synnot. He settled in the parish of Ballymoyer, County Armagh in 1778 and leased eight townlands from the See of Armagh. The family had originally been large landowners in the County of Wexford, but their lands were taken from them by Oliver Cromwell, Cromwell, after Colonel David Synnot resisted Cromwell's troops at the Sack of Wexford. The family was involved not only in the linen trade but also owned lead mines in the vicinity. According to Lewis's ''Topographical Dictionary of Ireland'' (1837): "The lands were heathy and barren previously to 1778, when Sir Walter Synnot erected a house and became a resident landlord; scarcely a tree or shrub was to be seen, and the agricultural implements were of the rudest kind. He constructed good roads in the vicinity, planted forest trees to a considerable extent, and by his example and liberal encouragemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence MacMoyer
Florence MacMoyer ( ga, Flaithrí Mac an Mhaoir ; fl. 1662 – 12 February 1713), a native of Ballymoyer, County Armagh, Ireland was the last hereditary keeper of the Book of Armagh, a 9th-century Irish manuscript written mainly in Latin. The document is valuable for containing early texts relating to St Patrick and some of the oldest surviving specimens of Old Irish, and for being one of the earliest manuscripts produced by an insular church to contain a near complete copy of the New Testament. Life The MacMoyer family had lived at Ballymacmoyer since the 14th century. Florence was born at Ballymyre and became a schoolteacher. He pawned the book for five pounds. He used this money to travel to London to give evidence at the trial of Archbishop of Armagh, Oliver Plunkett Oliver Plunkett (or Oliver Plunket) ( ga, Oilibhéar Pluincéid), (1 November 1625 – 1 July 1681) was the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland who was the last victim of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymoyer House
Ballymoyer House, now demolished, was an 18th-century country house which stood in a 7000-acre demesne in the townland of Ballintemple, some 5 km (3 miles) north east of Newtownhamilton, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Features The house was a classical 7-bay three-storey building with a stucco facade and a colonnaded porch which had been linked by corridors to a previous building. The older part housed a library, the smaller bedrooms and servants' quarters and the newer part (a much taller three-storey block) the main bedrooms, drawing room and dining room with a balustraded roof parapet. History The newer building was constructed in 1778 for Sir Walter Synnot of a well-to-do family of linen merchants who had leased the land from the See of Armagh. He and his son Marcus considerably improved the landscape to the extent that it was described in the Parliamentary Gazetter of 1844 in the following terms: "''The mansion built by Sir Walter Synnot and the demesne attached to i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Civil Parishes Of County Armagh
In Ireland, the counties are divided into civil parishes and parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of parishes in County Armagh. See also *List of townlands in County Armagh References {{County Armagh Armagh Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the ... Civil parishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavanakill
Cavanakill () is a townland of 1,473 acres in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballymyre and the historic barony of Fews Upper. See also *List of townlands in County Armagh In Ireland Counties are divided into Civil Parishes and Parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands in County Armagh, Northern Ireland: __NOTOC__ A Abbey Park, Acton, Aghacommon, Aghadavoyle, Aghamoa ... References Townlands of County Armagh Civil parish of Ballymyre {{Armagh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballinatate
Ballinatate is a townland of in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Ballymyre and the historic barony of Fews Upper. See also *List of townlands in County Armagh In Ireland Counties are divided into Civil Parishes and Parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands in County Armagh, Northern Ireland: __NOTOC__ A Abbey Park, Acton, Aghacommon, Aghadavoyle, Aghamoa ... References Townlands of County Armagh Civil parish of Ballymyre {{Armagh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aghincurk
Aghincurk is a townland of 1,165 acres in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballymyre and the historic barony of Fews Upper. See also *List of townlands in County Armagh In Ireland Counties are divided into Civil Parishes and Parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands in County Armagh, Northern Ireland: __NOTOC__ A Abbey Park, Acton, Aghacommon, Aghadavoyle, Aghamoa ... References Townlands of County Armagh Civil parish of Ballymyre {{Armagh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitecross, County Armagh
Whitecross is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies within the civil parish of Ballymyre and the townland of Corlat (). In the 2011 Census it had a recorded population of 352.See ''Census 2011 - Headcount and Household Estimates for Settlements'' published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, available at http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/2011/results/settlements.html It has one public house, which was built in the 1970s on the site of the old police barracks. The original public house stood a few hundred yards away, at the bottom of the Ballymoyer Road. The old creamery was held in high regard and was once noted for producing fine butter and cheese for rich Irish households. It was also one of the earliest co-operatives in the country. The townland of Corlat is one of eight townlands given to the Maor family as reward for keeping the famous ''Book of Armagh'' (the name Maor meaning "steward" or "keeper" in Irish). This famous book is now held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fews Upper
Fews Upper () is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies in the south of the county bordering the Republic of Ireland with its southern and south-western borders. It is bordered by four other baronies in Northern Ireland: Armagh to the west; Fews Lower to the north and west; Orior Lower to the north-west; and Orior Upper to the east. It also borders three baronies in the Republic of Ireland: Cremorne to the west; Dundalk Upper to the south; and Farney to the south-west. Fews Lower and Upper formed the barony of The Fews until it was sub-divided. Geographical features The Fews Mountains run through both Fews Lower and Upper, with the range's highest peak, Carrigatuke (also known as Armaghbrague Mountain), standing at 1,200 ft., located in Fews Lower. The County Water and Clarbane River both flow through Fews Upper. The Ballynacarry Bridge crosses the River Fane which is on the border between County Armagh and County Monaghan. List of settlements Below is a list of set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtownhamilton
Newtownhamilton is a small town and civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies predominantly within Tullyvallan townland. The civil parish is within the historic barony of Fews Upper. In the 2011 Census it had 2,836 inhabitants. The village is built around two narrow main streets (Armagh Street and Dundalk Street) and a main town square (The Square). Other places include Newry Street, Castleblaney Street (known locally as 'Blaney Hill'), Church Street also known as Shambles Lane (known locally as the 'back street') and The Commons. Residential areas are Dungormley Estate, Meadowvale and the Nine Mile Road. Name Before the Plantation of Ulster the area of Newtownhamilton was known as Tullyvallan. This comes from the Irish ''Tulaigh Uí Mhealláin'' meaning "Ó Mealláin's hillock". The modern Irish name of Newtownhamilton is ''An Baile Úr'', meaning "the new town"; a rarely used alternative is ''Baile Úr Uí Urmoltaigh'' ("the new town of Hamilton"). His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Trust For Places Of Historic Interest Or Natural Beauty
The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, there is a separate and independent National Trust for Scotland. The Trust was founded in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley to "promote the permanent preservation for the benefit of the Nation of lands and tenements (including buildings) of beauty or historic interest". It was given statutory powers, starting with the National Trust Act 1907. Historically, the Trust acquired land by gift and sometimes by public subscription and appeal, but after World War II the loss of country houses resulted in many such properties being acquired either by gift from the former owners or through the National Land Fund. Country houses and estates still make up a significant part of its holdings, but it is also known for its protection of wild la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parishes In Ireland
Civil parishes () are units of territory in the island of Ireland that have their origins in old Gaelic territorial divisions. They were adopted by the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Ireland and then by the Elizabethan Kingdom of Ireland, and were formalised as land divisions at the time of the Plantations of Ireland. They no longer correspond to the boundaries of Roman Catholic or Church of Ireland parishes, which are generally larger. Their use as administrative units was gradually replaced by Poor Law Divisions in the 19th century, although they were not formally abolished. Today they are still sometimes used for legal purposes, such as to locate property in deeds of property registered between 1833 and 1946. Origins The Irish parish was based on the Gaelic territorial unit called a '' túath'' or '' Trícha cét''. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the Anglo-Norman barons retained the ''tuath'', later renamed a parish or manor, as a unit of taxation. The civil parish wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
