sectarian violence in the Belfast Hills

[Phil Donnelly]

I'm just writing up brief details of sectarian violence that was occurring in the Belfast Hills around the time of the rebellion in 1798.
I know that churches were burned by the so-called Wreckers - Derriaghy and the Rock Chapel but can anyone suggest some other typical examples of harm to people or property?
I remember there was some outrage occurred in the Killead Parish but I have forgotten the exact details of that one.
Thanks in advance
Phil

[aghadowey]

Have you looked at the Ordnance Survey Memoirs yet? Might be several volumes that cover the area of interest (not sure if any online). Also look through newspapers for reports.

[Phil Donnelly]

Have you looked at the Ordnance Survey Memoirs yet? Might be several volumes that cover the area of interest (not sure if any online). Also look through newspapers for reports.

Thanks. I wasn't aware of the Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland for Antrim which is available to purchase online.
I'll look into this and also newspapers.
I have taken out short term subs to the British Newpapers Archive from time to time.
Is that the best one?

[Kiltaglassan]

An alternative subscription website is the Irish Newspaper Archive.

https://irishnewsarchive.com/

[Phil Donnelly]

An alternative subscription website is the Irish Newspaper Archive.

https://irishnewsarchive.com/

Thanks.
It looks like quite a different interface. Better/worse than BNA who knows?
I'll give it a test drive in the new year.

[aghadowey]

Thanks. I wasn't aware of the Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland for Antrim which is available to purchase online.

If you look here (hope link works) then click on volume it should give a description of area included in that volume. There are LOTS for Co. Antrim so be sure to check before ordering.
https://genfair.co.uk/search/?q=&s_id=111&page_id=157974&page=2

[Elwyn Soutter]

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Thanks. I wasn't aware of the Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland for Antrim which is available to purchase online.

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If you live near Belfast, PRONI (the public record office) has a complete set of the OS memoirs, in their main reading room, which you can consult free.

[Jon_ni]

Have you looked at the Ordnance Survey Memoirs yet? Might be several volumes that cover the area of interest (not sure if any online)

Thanks. I wasn't aware of the Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland for Antrim which is available to purchase online.

The memoirs may be accessible online, but 133 entries/parishes sounds far from complete. Below copied from a Lurgan facebook post I made 26 Jun 2024, though if I recall the search, county selection part did not really work the way one might expect ie when specify County Armagh it still showed others. It may be better to access via the DRI Repository directly https://repository.dri.ie/catalog/cz313n17c which was where the Shankill (Lurgan) & Seagoe links took me anyway.

The Ordnance Survey commenced mapping Ireland 200 years ago 2024 resulting in the 1st edition 6 inch to the mile maps. That included all the Townland areas and their Names. A new website has materialised and there are several online blogs commencing. The new site collates info from several holdings and includes the OS Memoirs as published for N.I. These have not been online before being available in print book only.
https://www.irelandmapped.ie/pages/explore-the-resource
https://www.irelandmapped.ie/pages/the-sources
https://rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0613/1455340-first-ordnance-survey-maps-ireland-geography-townlands-place-names

Further background from the Royal Irish Academy Blogs
1 Maps: https://ria.ie/blog/os200-spotlight-on-the-1st-edition-ordnance-survey-maps
2. Letters: https://ria.ie/blog/os200-spotlight-on-the-ordnance-survey-letters [Letters (as County pdf's) have been available on AskaboutIreland for some time]
3. Memoirs: https://ria.ie/blog/os200-spotlight-on-the-ordnance-survey-memoirs

Print book summary https://ulsterhistoricalfoundation.com/assets/uploads/Ordnance-Survey-Memoir-Order-Form.pdf

[Kiltaglassan]

https://irelandmapped.ie/pages/explore-the-resource
https://irelandmapped.ie/pages/the-sources

This site can’t be reached
Check if there is a typo in irelandmapped.ie.
You forgot the 'www'.

https://www.irelandmapped.ie/pages/explore-the-resource

https://www.irelandmapped.ie/pages/the-sources