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"Ballymoyer, a parish, in the barony of UPPER FEWS, county of ARMAGH, and province of ULSTER, 3 miles (N.E.) from Newtown-Hamilton; containing 2729 inhabitants. This place, formerly called Tahellen, was the site of a religious establishment founded by St. Patrick, who appointed St. Killian to preside over it, and of which the church was destroyed by fire in 670 ; the ancient cemetery may still be traced in the demesne of Ballymoyer Lodge. The parish is situated on the road from Newtown-Hamilton to Newry, and comprises, according to the Ordnance-survey, 7381-1/4 statute acres, of which about 40 acres are underwood, about 2605 are bog and waste land, and the remainder are arable and pasture. ... Among the gentlemen's seats are Ballymoyer Lodge, the residence of Marcus Synnot, Esq., proprietor of the parish under the see of Armagh, pleasantly situated in a demesne of 300 acres, embellished with thriving plantations and forest timber of excellent growth, planted by the owner ; Ballintute, of Capt. Synnot ; and Ballymoyer Cottage, of W. Reed, Esq."
[From Lewis' Topographical Dictionary (1837)]
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| St Mallachy, Ballymoyer, Catholic |
- 1901 D.E.D. 62/1-8 -- FHL BRITISH Film 812104 Item 1
- 1911 Ballymyre D.E.D. 64/1-6 -- Townlands: Aghincurk, Ballintate, Ballintemple, Cavanakill, Corlat, Knockavannon -- BRITISH Film 1999611
- 1911 Ballymyre D.E.D. 64/7-8 -- Townlands: Lurgana, Outleckan -- FHL BRITISH Film 1999612
| St Mallachy, Ballymoyer, Catholic |
- Church of Ireland - Parish of Ballymoyer [Armagh diocese]
- Diocese of Armagh - Newtownhamilton & Ballymoyer Union
- Parish Church of St Luke, at Ballymoyer -- 71 Ballymoyer Road, Whitecross, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland BT60 2LA; Tel: 028 3750 7256
- Representative Church Body Library
- Braemor Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14; Tel: +353 (0)1 4923979
- Diocese of Armagh - Newtownhamilton & Ballymoyer Union
- Roman Catholic - Parish of Loughgilly (Whitecross) [Archdiocese of Armagh]
- Historically, the County of Armagh portion of the R.C. Parish of Loughgilly consisted of the civil parishes of Ballymyre and Loughgilly
- Church of St Malachy (1835), at Ballymoyer -- Mailing address: Parochial House, 25 Priestbush Rd, Whitecross, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland; Tel: 028 3750 7214, or 028 3087 8733
- Refer to Parish of Whitecross at CatholicIreland.net for a current directory listing
- Historically, the County of Armagh portion of the R.C. Parish of Loughgilly consisted of the civil parishes of Ballymyre and Loughgilly
- Coote, Charles, Sir, Excerpt from Statistical Survey of the County of Armagh, pub. 1804
- Church of Ireland
- C.I. Ballymoyer [Armagh diocese]
- Baptisms, 1927-; marriages, 1846-; burials, 1871-. In local custody.
- Baptisms, 1820-1873 and 1926-7; marriages, 1820-45; burials, 1820-70; vestry minutes, 1821-99; confirmations, 1824, 1828, 1833, 1837, 1840 and 1843. PRONI ref. T.679/202, 231; MIC.1/113
- C.I. Balleek [Armagh diocese]
- Linked to Ballymyre parish, but was formed out of Loughgilly parish (link pending)
- Source, for the PRONI references given, above: Guide to Church Records: An Irish Genealogical Source/Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation on behalf of [the] Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 1994
- C.I. Ballymoyer [Armagh diocese]
- Roman Catholic
- Refer to R.C. records listed on the Loughgilly parish page (link pending)
- The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.
- Coote, Charles, Sir, Excerpt from Statistical Survey of the County of Armagh, pub. 1804
- Lewis, Samuel, Ballymoyer, a parish in the barony of Upper Fews, county of Armagh from A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) - hosted by Library Ireland
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Ballymyre to another place.
The civil parish of Ballymyre contained the townlands of:
- Landed Estates Records held at the PRONI
- Townlands by Major Estate - from the PRONI's Geographical Index of Northern Ireland
You can see maps centred on OSI grid reference H9577929145 (Lat/Lon: 54.20233, -6.533038), Ballymyre which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Copy
Ballymyreand paste it along with the county name into the search box at Ordnance Survey Ireland. - GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Ó Paircín, Liam, in AINM, Journal of the Ulster Place-name Society, Index of Contents, AINM - I-VIII
- Ballintemple (par. Ballymyre) IV (1989-90), 209
- Ballymoyer VII (1996-97), 167 (= BUPNS Series I Vol. 2 Part 2 (Summer 1954), 33)
- Ballymyre IV (1989-90), 209
- Outlaccan (par. Ballymoyer) VII (1996-97), 167 (= BUPNS Series I Vol. 2 Part 2 (Summer 1954), 33)
- The Island (Ballintemple, par. Ballymyre) IV (1989-90), 209
- Sir Walter Synnot built the original Ballymoyer House - from the Newry Journal e-zine
- IrelandOldNews - an ongoing, volunteer project to transcribe 18th & 19th century Irish newspapers
- Input "Ballymyre" and spelling variants into the "Find" box
- Also try inputting townland and other placenames found in Ballymyre parish
- Of course, you may also wish to search for your favourite personal and family names!
- Revisit the IrelandOldNews web site periodically, as transcribers update their county pages regularly
- The Belfast Newspaper Index, 1737-1800; compiled by Dr. John C. Greene of Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A.
- Mentions of Ballymyre in the Belfast Newsletter index
- Armagh Poor Law Union - from Peter Higginbotham's The Story of Workhouses web site
- Newry Workhouse history - index of articles hosted by the Newry Journal e-zine
- Newry Poorlaw Union and Workhouse - from Peter Higginbotham's The Story of Workhouses web site
- Holdings of documents related to Ballymyre parish at the PRONI
- Papers about individual parishes in the Armagh Diocesan Registry archive
- "Ballymoyer, near Newry, Co. Armagh -- The papers date from 1795 and 1822-1932 (with many gaps), and include papers about tithes, 1834 and 1837, and correspondence and a plan about repairs and alterations to the church, 1863-1865."
- Papers about individual parishes in the Armagh Diocesan Registry archive
- Valuation Records
- 1848-1864, General valuation of rateable property in Ireland, "Griffith's Valuation"
- Listed every occupier of land, the lessor of that land, size of the holding, and the rate payable on that holding
- Ballymyre parish segment -- online at John Hayes' web site
- 1848-1864, General valuation of rateable property in Ireland, "Griffith's Valuation"