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Antrim / Re: Ahoghill Church of Ireland in 1852
« on: Saturday 03 May 08 22:01 BST (UK)  »
Chris - re Mill Street .. in those days you could see the Braidwater Mill from Mill STreet .. which lead on to Bridge Street and at the Harryville Bridge you had the Mill Gates.

Rose - if you ever get over call into the Times office and I'll take you round.

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Antrim / Re: Ahoghill Church of Ireland in 1852
« on: Thursday 01 May 08 23:12 BST (UK)  »
Dunno about Dan but good question!
As you say with surnames etc we have Pat's Brae in the centre of the town ... Wellington Street I can understand, but who was yer man Pat?

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Antrim / Re: Ahoghill Church of Ireland in 1852
« on: Thursday 01 May 08 22:52 BST (UK)  »
ASk any punter in Ballymena where Tullygarley is and they will say - out the Galgorm Road, turn right at Dan's Road and there you are ... (if you kept going out the Galgorm Road you would then reach Lisnafillan and then Gracehill and then Ahoghill!) Check yer google maps folks.

TullyGRAWLEY (very often confused with Tullygarley/Tullaghgarley) on the other hand is pretty much a small field''s distance away from Teeshan.

So there youse are.

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Antrim / Re: Ahoghill Church of Ireland in 1852
« on: Monday 28 April 08 22:33 BST (UK)  »
Tullygarley (Tullaghgarley) is a townland between Ballymena and Galgorm (it is adjacent to the Galgorm Castle Estate grounds) ... and Galgorm is, as they say, only a kick in the (ahem) off Ahoghill.
Teeshan is very near a townland called Tullygrawley .. would that mean anything?

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Antrim / Re: Trimble, John/Jack
« on: Monday 28 April 08 22:23 BST (UK)  »
Sorry Chris - I meant high position with the Blue Funnel Line. As far as I know he was just another boiler suit at the Yard!

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=97117

Full story so far here .. can anyone chip in?

BTW I have now launched Ballymena in WW2 (similar to the Ballymena Carved in Stone site) ... it will build over time.

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Antrim / Trimble, John/Jack
« on: Monday 28 April 08 21:54 BST (UK)  »
Story goes he was indentured to H & Woolf 1912, was in UVF, served R Irish Rifles in WW1, wounded 1918. Later in merchant marine and connected to the Blue Funnel Line.

I've checked Cov. ... nothing firm there.
Nat Archives Medal Index - reckon I've got him there.
Checked Presby. RoH .. couple of possibilities there.

Can anyone help on the shipyard front or the Blue Funnel Line? I think he held a fairly high position.

This man went to NZ in 1964. In the 1970s he had connections in Deacon Street just off the York Road.

Any snippets appreciated.

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Antrim / Re: PRONI appeal - anyone agree
« on: Friday 15 February 08 23:18 GMT (UK)  »
Christopher - thanks for kind words.
However, I am receiving increasing queries from people who wish to find out more about WW1 ancestors ... most of the time I can give them a half decent picture of unit, action, experiences ... but it would be so much better if people onthis side of the water could get a 'feel' for themselves.
Hiring a researcher at Kew (which I sometimes have to propose) is often expensive and (as you will all be well aware) not always productive.
Thank goodness for FREE sites like this one where little snippets can roll into good investigations.

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Antrim / Re: PRONI appeal - anyone agree
« on: Tuesday 12 February 08 22:26 GMT (UK)  »
Nice to see it back. Still not as elegant as the original. However, whine over. Just glad that it is digitised.
Why can't we have the Soldiers' records from the 14-18 war over on our archives? Debate.

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Antrim / Re: PRONI appeal - anyone agree
« on: Saturday 09 February 08 09:30 GMT (UK)  »
It is a disgrace. A great site ruined.

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