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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: The Roe Valley Hospital
« on: Wednesday 15 April 15 17:21 BST (UK)  »
Kingskerswell,
Continuing in the same vein, I was born in the Roe Valley Hospital in September '45. Maybe your mother was in attendance? :)

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Ireland / Re: Cassie Galbraith early 1900's
« on: Saturday 27 December 14 22:01 GMT (UK)  »
Have just found your posting. If it transpires that your relative is related to the Cassie (Catherine) Galbraith of Cashel, Glentogher, who married a William Douglas in 1923 please do let me know.

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Douglas' of Ballycrum/Ballynahery
« on: Thursday 09 May 13 18:00 BST (UK)  »
Aghadowey,
The issue here is whether you believe The Times or the Limavady Sunday Sport. Unfortunately, the back issues of the Sunday Sport were used up in the Great Fish And Chip Paper Famine of 1921-2 caused by the glut of potatoes during those years.
There are so many inaccuracies in The Times story, e.g. they eloped to Magilligan not Paris.

Seriously though, fascinating reading. Thank you for pointing it up.

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Derry (Londonderry) / Christmas Rhymers
« on: Tuesday 13 December 11 17:47 GMT (UK)  »
My mother has been telling me that as a child in the late '20s '30s, a group of local men (no women) would visit their cottage and say rhymes together with the odd song. They collected money for the church/charity.

I put this topic on here as she was from Drumalief near Limavady and it might have been a custom local to the area. I'd be interested to know of the content of the rhymes.

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Has anyone heard of a place called Newton Limavady, Londonderry
« on: Monday 06 June 11 18:45 BST (UK)  »
Husulo,
I knew a Martha Crawford who lived above us in Drumalief at the junction of the Bishop's Road. I'm sure she was a spinster and died in the late fifties.

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Douglas' of Ballycrum/Ballynahery
« on: Sunday 15 February 09 20:58 GMT (UK)  »
Of course, the 'official line' would say that. The Marquis wanted the matter hushed up as my ancestor was the father of the child. The scandal was fully reported by Myles na Gopaleen in the Limavady Sunday Sport of the time. As the child was a boy and the Marquis' child by Lady Blanche was a girl, I belive I am the rightful heir to the title. This makes me equal to aghadowey who I see is a Marquessate.

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Douglas' of Ballycrum/Ballynahery
« on: Sunday 15 February 09 18:05 GMT (UK)  »
Yet again my grateful thanks to you both for your diligence in this matter.

Your reference to John H de la Poer, Marquis of Waterford is the key. My ancestor, John Douglas, ran off with his wife (Lady Florence Grosvenor) and they lived in a turf house in Magilligan - she was well known for her prowess with the slane - which they called 'Power House'. The Marquis took it well and he went on to marry Lady Blanche Somerset. You couldn't make it up, could you?

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Douglas' of Ballycrum/Ballynahery
« on: Saturday 14 February 09 16:10 GMT (UK)  »
Gortinanima,
What can I say. Your information has confirmed that my ggggf was the said William Douglas of Ballycrum. His son James was my gggf and I have the records from then on. I doubt if it will ever be possible to go back further.

My grateful thanks to you for taking the time and effort  - 'Lang may your lum reek' (Scots, I know but can't think of an Ulster equivalent!)

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Douglas' of Ballycrum/Ballynahery
« on: Wednesday 11 February 09 11:15 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks to you, too, aghadowey. It looks like a holiday in Limavady is called for to inspect the registers.

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