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Place name Bally-clender?
« on: Wednesday 05 April 17 16:30 BST (UK) »
In an 1896  book about the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and the Ancient Order of the Hibernians (Philadelphia pub)I came across an entry for a Nicholas McNab whose father was born in Bally-clender County Down. I can't find that place to save my life. Perchance, has anyone heard of it?
Thanks for the look.

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Re: Place name Bally-clender?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 05 April 17 16:35 BST (UK) »
Of course, answering my own question I just found a mention in a Tithe Allotment Book, so never mind. Thanks anyway.

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Re: Place name Bally-clender?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 05 April 17 17:19 BST (UK) »
The more usual spelling seems to be Ballyclander, which is perhaps why you had difficulties.

A useful site for searching townlands when you aren't certain of spellings etc., is:


http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/

(edited to remove stray 'v' from link)
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Re: Place name Bally-clender?
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 05 April 17 17:24 BST (UK) »
Yes, I have just seen Ballyclander. Thanks for your reply. The link gives me a URL not found message.


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Re: Place name Bally-clender?
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 05 April 17 18:14 BST (UK) »

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Re: Place name Bally-clender?
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 05 April 17 18:47 BST (UK) »
Thanks again! That looks great.

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Re: Place name Bally-clender?
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 05 April 17 18:57 BST (UK) »
Thanks for your reply. The link gives me a URL not found message.

Oops, just realised there was a stray 'v' tagged onto the end. Thanks, Sinann, for correcting it. I'll amend it in my post too.
"As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don’t know we don’t know."  - Donald Rumsfeld

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""People who never look backward to their ancestors will never look forward to posterity." - Edmund Burke

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