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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Antrim => Topic started by: K Rees on Sunday 16 July 23 14:00 BST (UK)
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Any interest in researching the intermarriages of a number of Mullaghsandal families in the early 1800s, namely McCafferty/McGill/Mulvenna/McAlister families?
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For reference-
https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/glenarm-upper/kilwaughter/kilwaughter/mullaghsandall/
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Beat me to it, aghadowey!
On OpenStreetMap
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4228371#map=12/54.8588/-5.8825
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This might be a little off the track, but then more applicable to offers of help!
In the 1851 Census of Killyglen, Eliza McCafferty (11) attended Mr. Branon's school. The only Mr. Branon that I could find was a John Branon at Bullymullock and a farm labourer. His own son could not read and write.
Does anyone of a record of where Mr. Branon's school was in 1851; or alternatively when did the National Board School on the Mullaghsandel Road at Killyglen start and who was the head teacher?
This same Eliza McCafferty of Killyglen is a farm servant at Mullaghsandal in 1862 at the time of her marriage to Joseph Peoples, thus, the possibility that she was working on a relative's tenement farm.
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Death of Arthur McCaffery, late of Mullaghsandal - 1857
Letters of Administration of Arthur McCafferty, late of Mullaghsandal in the County of Antrim, farmer, deceased 15 Jan 1857, were awarded to his son William McCafferty of Mullaghsandal, farmer, next of kin and one of the Executors. Further details of the bequeathments in this Will are unknown. If sourced and purchased, it may name his other children; his widow; and the value of his estate.
With the commonality of names, it is possible that Arthur McCafferty of Mullaghsandal was the grandfather of Elizabeth [Eliza] McCafferty and his son William McCafferty was the eldest brother of Bernard, Daniel, John and Edward McCafferty; and Rachel McAllister, Jane Purdy and Catherine McAllister, who have moved to farming tenements of their own.
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Does anyone of a record of where Mr. Branon's school was in 1851; or alternatively when did the National Board School on the Mullaghsandel Road at Killyglen start and who was the head teacher?
PRONI holds files on Killyglen National School under ref: ED 1/2/113. There’s a reference to a grant application 1840-1845. The ED series files usually name the teacher(s).
There are also attendance records under SCH/556. I do not know what years they cover.
These records are not on-line so a personal visit to PRONI is really needed to access them.
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If you go to the Griffiths valuation records you can find the families in that townland in 1861.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01sic/
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Thank you Elwyn
Alexander Brennan was the schoolmaster at the Mullaghsandal school (opened 1828-closed 1875). He was also a sponsor at the baptism of Eliza McCafferty’s first cousin William McAlister in 1846, at the Roman Catholic Church, in Feystown, near Glenarm.
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Alexander Brennan was the schoolmaster at the Mullaghsandal school (opened 1828-closed 1875).
Alexander Brennan, retired schoolmaster died 16 February 1905 aged 78 yrs at Waterfoot.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1905/05606/4576241.pdf
Waterfoot
https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/glenarm-lower/layd/ardclinis/warren/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4259681#map=13/55.0729/-6.0574
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Thank you for that extra on Eliza McCafferty's teacher Alexander Brennan.
In case others are interested, I have found that Eliza's parents Bernard McCafferty and Catherine McGill were married 30 Dec 1821 Carrickfergus and Larne by dispensation, which opens up another question to local researchers but that seems to be blacked by a smudge.
Also located Eliza McCaggerty's baptism 15 Aug 1839 at Feystown RC Chapel on Glenarm Road, with Peggy McAlister as the sole sponsor. A little different to the age of 20 given when she married Joseph Peoples 4 Feb 1862 Larne Presbyterian.
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Felix McKillop's book "Townlands, People and Traditions" is a treasure trove of information about the history of this part of the East Antrim area. There are references to the surnames you mention. Mullaghsandal has its own section (about 30 pages) including details of the three clachans in the townland named Cruck, Ligg and Cullyvully.
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Thank you Glenn
I have recently made contact with Felix; extremely helpful.
Since early posts, I have made my way up the hills, sometimes getting bogged on which track leads to the McCaffertys; the Magills; the McAlisters; the Boormans; the Mulvennas as at the end of the track, they are certainly well known to each other.
However, by going wide, I am coming up with some answers. At least, I now can prove that my great grandmother Eliza McCafferty of Killyglen was bp 1839 Feystown RC; went to school in Mullaghsandal; worked in Mullaghsandal to 1862 (on grandfather or relatives' farms); and emigrated to Aus in 1864 with husband Joseph Peoples of Killyglen.
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I'm delighted that you found Felix. He is the acknowledged expert on that part of East Antrim. Good luck with your onward research.