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Churches and graveyards of Co. Down A...-I...
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used and abbreviations
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in the current phone book and their addresses
Note:
Civil Registration for Protestant marriages began in 1845 ;Births, deaths began
in 1864.
Catholics were
mainly buried in Church of Ireland graveyards before 1829
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Click here for a map of the parishes
Click here to see the references used and abbreviations
Click here for a list of churches in the current phone book and their addresses
Note: Civil Registration for Protestant marriages began in 1845 ;Births, deaths began in 1864.
Catholics were mainly buried in Church of Ireland graveyards before 1829
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| Aghaderg
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Church of Ireland St. Mellan's |
in Scarva St, Loughbrickland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Aghaderg 20: 6/43 |
Church of Ireland; |
in Scarva; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Aghaderg |
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in Caskum townland; just SE Loughbrickland; east of the lake; the minister 1691-1697 was Rev. John Mairs/Mears senior; it was built 1819 at a cost of £750 which was raised by subscription. It was then part of the Orthodox 'Old Light' Sect. In 1836 it was described as a large, plain building in the Gothic style, made of granite & whinstone. Inside was a gallery ( which was added in 1836 at a cost of £500 with a donation from Lord Downshire of £20, Lord Clanwilliam £10 & General Meade £20) & pews for holding 900 people, with the average attendance in 1836 being 600. The salary of the minister, Rev. Robert Little, in 1836 was £100 per year | S.G; V12 p 4, 5, 9 OSM ; GIC |
| Aghaderg 20:10/42 | Presbyterian Reformed |
in Loughbrickland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Aghaderg 29: 8/39 | Presbyterian | in Fourtowns, 5km SW of Loughbrickland ; records from 1822 | GIPR |
| Aghaderg 20: 8/44 | Presbyterian | in Lisnagade; graveyard attached | GIC |
| Aghaderg 29:6/40 | Presbyterian | in Poyntzpass; records from 1850 | GIPR |
| Aghaderg 29: 14/37 |
Scots Seceding Presbyterian | in Glaskermore townland SE of Loughbrickland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Aghaderg 20: 6/43 |
Presbyterian; |
in Scarva town; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Aghaderg | Presbyterian ; Covenanters |
in Drummmilar townland; met in a thatched cottage in 1836;the minister in 1846 was Rev. Samuel Simms & in 1910 Rev J. Gawn-Douglas | V12 p 4 OSM;POD |
| Aghaderg | Wesleyan Methodist | in Loughbrickland village; a plain building built 1826 at a cost of £200 raised by subscription; inside there wasn't a gallery or pews but had forms for 150 people; the average attendance in 1836 was 40 people | V12 p 4, 8, 9 OSM; GIPR |
| Aghaderg | Methodist | in Scarva Mission Hall; the minister in 1910 was Rev. Robert Gordon | POD |
| Aghaderg | Catholic | in Loughbrickland town; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Aghaderg | Catholic | in Ballyvarley townland in 1836 | V12 p 5 OSM |
| Aghaderg 20: 8/44 |
Catholic;St. Mary's | in Lisnagade townland near the main road from Loughbrickland to Gilford; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Aghaderg | graveyard | there is a general graveyard in Loughbrickland town | GIC |
| Annaclone 20: 18/41 |
Church of Ireland; Christ Church |
originally in Ardbrin townland but now in Church Rd, Annaclone ; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Annaclone | 1st Presbyterian | in Ardbrin townland, Annaclone village; click here for a photo | . |
| Annaclone | 2nd Presbyterian | in Ballynanny townland; near the road between Banbridge & Rathfriland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Annaclone |
Presbyterian; |
in Tullintanvally townland; near the main road between Loughbrickland & Castlewellan; a plain, white whinstone building built in 1802;it was rebuilt in 1836 at cost of £160 besides gratuitous labour & a donation from Lord Downshire of £10;seats 500 with an average attendance in 1836 of 200 ; the salary of Rev. David McKee in 1836 was £50 (Irish) and £ 30 (British) | V12 p 14, 17 OSM; PNNI V6 p 63 |
| Annaclone | Catholic; St. Colmans |
in Tullintanvally townland , Monteith village; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Annaclone | Catholic | in Milltown; every denomination assisted in building this new chapel 28 Nov 1835 | NH |
| Annahilt 20:30/57 |
Church of Ireland |
Church of the Ascension;in the Glebe townland, N of the village; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Annahilt/ Hillsborough 20:26/54 & |
Presbyterian; Seceeders | in Ballykeel- Ednagonnel townland; called Loughaghery Meeting House; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Annahilt 20:27/58 |
Presbyterian | Ballykeel- Ednagonnel townland; 1/2 km N of Hillsborough to Ballynahinch road; the minister in 1824 was Rev. William Wright; baptisms from 1780, marriages from 1824; present church rebuilt 1889; the minister in 1910 was Rev. Josias Mitchell; gravestones UHF Vol 18; email me for a gravestone look-up | POD; V18 MIs |
| Annahilt 20: 32/58 |
Presbyterian | in Cargycreevy townland on the Ballynahinch to Lisburn road; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Ardglass 21: 55/37 |
Church of Ireland; |
in Kildare St., Ardglass town; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Ardglass | Presbyterian | in Kildare St., Ardglass; new church 24 Sep 1842; congregation 3 Dec 1842: soiree 12 Nov 1853; Soiree 30 Jan 1858; soiree 22 Jan 1859; soiree 30 Jan 1869; Sunday school 27 Aug 1881; annual soiree 24 Mar 1883; social meeting 13 Feb 1915*; helped British Sailors' Society & fisherman 18 Sep 1935*; the minister in 1852, 1890 & 1910 was Rev. Thomas MacAfee; modern graveyard; pay per view gravestones on www.irishgenealogy.ie | DR;DR*; GIC; POD; LM 2002 p 83 |
| Ardglass | Methodist | in Hill St., Ardglass town; erected in 1834 at a cost of £150; is had 28 seats which would hold 8 people each; very small & plain; no graveyard; the minister in 1910 was Rev. Thomas Orr from Downpatrick. | V17 p 9, 10 OSM; GIC;POD |
| Ardglass | Catholic;St. Nicholas |
in High St., Ardglass town; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Ardglass 21: 56/38 |
old Catholic church |
St. Nicholas; in Ardtole; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Ardglass | old Catholic | an official letter read out here 9 Nov 1447 | O'L B p 209 |
| Ardkeen 21: 59/57 |
Church of Ireland 'Christ Church' |
Ballygela Rd, Kirkistown; click here for a photo and more information on the old & new churches | . |
| Ardkeen | old Church of Ireland; St. Mary's | on Castle Hill; graveyard attached ( stones not transcribed but I have some photos) | Lena McVea |
| Ardkeen 21:62/59 |
Catholic |
Mount St. Joseph's; in Ballycran townland, SW of Kircubbin; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Ardkeen 21: 60/59 |
Catholic; St. John's | in Lisbane townland, on the Strangford coast near Saltwater bridge; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Ardquin 21:59/55 |
Church of Ireland | in Abbacy townland off the Belfast to Portaferry Road; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Ballee 21:52/41 |
Church of Ireland | in Church Ballee townland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Ballee 21:54/41 |
Presbyterian; Non-Subscribing |
at Ballee Bridge in Church Ballee townland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Ballee | Presbyterian ;Non Subscribing | in Ballyhossat Milltown; it was started because of the Arian controversy but abandoned and an orthodox Presbyterian was founded in Ardglass; reopened 6 June 1846: public library opened 9 Jan 1937; graveyard nearby | DR: GIC; V8 MIs; DR* |
| Ballee | Congregational | soiree 22 May 1869 | DR |
| Ballee |
Catholic: St. Joseph's |
in Ballycruttle townland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Ballyculter 21: 58/47 |
Church of Ireland; |
in Churchtown village, Ballyculter townland ; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Ballyculter 21:59/50 |
Church of Ireland Christ Church |
N of Strangford town in Ballyculter Upper townland; built 1629 by Valentine Payne;very small, plain building with a service in the evening only;generally 100 in attendance;on the bell in an inscription to Elizabeth Payne, wife of Valentine; the Rev. Charles Wolsley was paid by Lord De Ros £20 per year and £5 for every evening service in 1836 ; records from 1777; graveyard attached; gravestones UHF Vol 8 | V 17 p 26, 27 OSM; GIC; GIPR |
| Ballyculter | Church of Ireland | Old Court Chapel; now a private chapel on the de Ros Estate with a footpath from the front gate; click here to see a photo & more information |
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| Ballyculter | Presbyterian; Trinitarian |
on the outskirts of Strangford village; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Ballyculter |
Primitive Wesleyan Methodist |
in Strangford, Blackcauseway end ; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Ballyculter | Catholic; St. Patrick's | in Cargagh townland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Ballyculter | Catholic; Mary Star of the Sea |
in Strangford Lower townland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Ballyculter 21:57/51 | old Catholic | there is a ruined church on Chapel Island , just off Templecormick | . |
| Ballygalget | . | This is a Catholic parish only; see under Ballyphilip | O'L V1 p 410 |
| Ballyhalbert or St. Andrews 21: 65/64 |
Church of Ireland; St. Andrews | in Ballyesborough townland, Main Rd, Portavogie; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Ballyhalbert |
Presbyterian; | in Portavogie; click here for a photo | . |
| Ballyhalbert 21:60/65 |
Presbyterian; Seceeding Non- Subscribing |
in Ballyhemlin townland, 3km NE of Kircubbin; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Ballyhalbert | graveyard | general graveyard in Ballyhalbert village; gravestones UHF Vol 15 ; email me for a lookup | GIC |
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Ballykinler |
Catholic; |
in Ballykinler, on the Ardglass to Clough Rd; this is a Catholic parish only; around 1860 this parish included Dundrum- see Kilmegan parish; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Ballykinler | old Catholic | on the site of the present Tyrella Church of Ireland; in 1800 Rev. Mr. Hamilton removed the old stones to build Tyrella House and the remainder of the stones were removed when the Church of Ireland was built in 1839. The walls were undressed stone cemented with lime mortar. Two holy water stoups of freestone were found in the debris and many human bones were found | O'L V1 p 129,130 |
| Ballykinler | old Catholic | in Lower Ballykinler townland, an ancient chapel called Killywoolpga or Lismoghan & graveyard;site now ploughed up | O'L V1 p 121 |
| Ballykinler | old Catholic | in Upper Ballykinler townland; an ancient chapel & graveyard called Killyglinnie near St. Patrick's Well | O'L V1 p 126 |
| Ballymacarrett | . | This is a Catholic parish only; see under Knockbreda | . |
| Ballynahinch | . | This is a Catholic parish only; see under Magheradrool | . |
| Ballyphilip | Church of Ireland | in Church St., Portaferry , click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Ballyphilip | old parish church; Temple Cranny | Temple Cranny graveyard; Church St, Portaferry ;click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Ballyphilip | Presbyterian | in the north east of Portaferry ; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Ballyphilip | Primitive Wesleyan Methodist | in Portaferry; erected in 1830 at a cost of £ 130 which was raised by public contributions; plain architecture; average attendance in 1836 was 20 people; only Primitive Methodist are allowed to attend in the morning but anyone could attend in the evening when the average attendance was 50 people; dimensions were 41 feet by 24 feet; no graveyard |
V7 p 10 OSM; GIC: GIPR
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| Ballyphilip | Wesleyan Methodist | in Portaferry; erected in 1788 and paid for by the congregation; new roof in 1810; 6 seats and a few forms; could hold 200 people;with an average attendance in 1836 of 30; dimensions were 40 feet by 21 feet; clergymen are only Bible readers for 3 years after which they are approved of and admitted into full communion, 3 years after that they can get married, receiving for their wife and each child a stated sum until they arrive at a certain age. They are badly paid and have to travel on a circuit, receiving their meals at the houses of Methodists as they go ; no graveyard |
V7 p 10 OSM; GIC : GIPR
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| Ballyphilip/ Witter |
Catholic St. Patrick's |
in Ballygalget townland, Witter;click here for a photo and more information |
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| Ballyphilip 21: 60/50 |
Catholic | 1km SE of Portaferry in Tullyboard townland at the junction of secondary roads; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Ballyphilip | old Catholic | in Derry townland; means 'oakwood'; ruins of 2x 10th century churches close together dedicated to St. Cummain; photo available |
HMNI p91; O'L V1 p 404; LR 2005 p19
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| Ballyphilip | old Catholic | in Knockinelder townland; an ancient church and graveyard |
O'L V1 p 394
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| Ballyphilip | graveyard | parish graveyard in Portaferry not attached to a church; gravestones UHF Vol 13 |
GIC
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| Ballytrustan 21:61/50 in union with Ballyphilip |
Church of Ireland & Catholic | in Ballytrustan townland; ruins of a medieval church with belonged to St. John Hospitalliers and a Holy Well in churchyard; gravestone inscriptions available UHF Vol 13 ; oldest stone dates from 1759, mainly Catholic; email me for a gravestone look-up |
V7 p15 OSM ; O'L V1 p 395; PNNI V2 p 55 ; JUAHS 1977
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| Ballywalter 21:63/70 |
Church of Ireland; Holy Trinity |
just north of Ballywalter town; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Ballywalter 21:62/71 |
old Church of Ireland | called White Church; just N of Ballywalter town; click here for a photo & more information | . |
| Ballywalter 15:63/69 |
1st Presbyterian |
in Ballywalter village ; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Ballywalter |
2nd Presbyterian; Synod of Ulster |
a short distance from the town; erected in 1824 & paid for by general subscription; an oblong shape 66 feet by 40 feet; holds 500 people; one tenth of the population attended this church in 1836; foundation stone for new church 5 Jan 1889; baptisms from 1820, marriages from 1845 |
V7 p 17 OSM; GIPR; V15 MIs ; NC
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| Ballywalter |
1st Congregational | the minister in 1910 was Rev. G. Heron | POD |
| Ballywalter |
2nd Congregational | there in 1910 | POD |
| Banbridge | . | This is a Catholic parish only; see under Seapatrick | . |
| Bangor |
Church of Ireland; |
Hamilton & Castle Sts, Bangor; at the southern extremity of town in Corporation townland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Bangor 15:54/83 |
Church of Ireland | in Main St., Groomsport town, SE end ;click here for a photo and more information |
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| Bangor | old abbey |
in Abbey St., Bangor; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Bangor 15: 46/82 |
Church of Ireland; St. John the Baptist |
in Fort Rd, Helen's Bay; 3km W of Bangor; built in 1909; email me for a photo | . |
| Bangor 15: 52/82 |
Church of Ireland' St Columbanus |
in Ballyholme townland , Groomsport Rd, Bangor; built in 1940; email me for a photo | . |
| Bangor | Church of Ireland; St. Gall's |
in Carnalea townland, Crawfordsburn, Rd, Bangor; built 1966; email me for a photo | . |
| Bangor | Church of Ireland | St. Columba's; in Drumhirk Drive, Kilcooley, Bangor; built in 1973 | . |
| Bangor |
Church of Ireland; Christ Church |
off the Balloo Road; modern church; email me for a photo | . |
| Bangor | 1st Presbyterian | in Main St., in Corporation townland in the south of Town; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Bangor | 2nd Presbyterian Trinity |
in the centre of Bangor town, opposite Ballymagee Street ; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Bangor | Hamilton Road Presbyterian | in Prospect Road; congregation formed in 1897 with a church built in 1899; minister in 1910 was Rev. W.A. Hill; photo available | Bangor p 56; OS map 1901 2.06 ; POD |
| Bangor | Presbyterian | in Conlig townland, 2km S of Bangor; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Bangor | Presbyterian | in Ballysallagh near Crawfordsburn; new 30 Apr 1842 | DR |
| Bangor 15:53/78 |
Presbyterian | in Ballygrainey townland at Six Road Ends; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Bangor 15:45/81 |
Presbyterian |
in Ballygilbert ;2km SW of Crawfordsburn on the Belfast to Bangor road; click here for a photo |
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| Bangor 15:54/83 |
Presbyterian | in Main St., Groomsport ; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Bangor 15: 46/82 |
Presbyterian | in Helen's Bay; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Bangor | Methodist- new connexion | in Sandy Row, Bangor; small building facing the sea; built in 1820 by subscription at a cost of £600; it held 350 people; minister in 1910 was Rev. R.S. Lee; no graveyard | V7 p 20, 24 OSM; GIC;GV ; POD ; OS map 1902 2.05 |
| Bangor | Methodist- Centenary | in Hamilton St, Bangor in 1901; minister in 1910 was Rev. James Stewart | OS map 1901 2.06 ; POD |
| Bangor | Baptist | in Conlig townland; no graveyard; minister in 1848 was Rev. D. Mulhern | GIC; MIs |
| Bangor | Salvation Army | in Albert St, Bangor in 1910 | POD |
| Bangor | Plymouth Brethren | opening of Holborn Hall , Holborn Ave in Bangor 11 Nov 1893 | NC; POD |
| Bangor |
Catholic |
27 Brunswick Rd, Bangor in Corporation townland;click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Bangor |
Catholic: |
Sheridan Drive, Ballyholme BT20 5NQ; modern church | DDCD 2001 |
| Bangor | Copeland Islands | graveyard here is near the landing stage in Chapel Bay but ancient chapel is in ruins; gravstone inscriptions UHF Vol 16; email me for a gravestone look-up | MIs |
| Bangor 15; 49/81 |
private graveyard | in Castle Park; family burial plot near the gate lodge & Town Hall; gravestones UHF Vol 17; email me for a gravestone look-up | V17 MIs |
| Bangor | private graveyard & Church of Ireland chapel |
Clandeboye House in Ballyleidy townland ; Dufferin family gravestones UHF Vol 17; email me for a gravestone look-up | V17 MIs |
| Bangor | private graveyard | Balloo House Mausoleum; 1 km S of Bangor; Nicholson family since 1641; gravestones UHF Vol 17; email me for a gravestone look-up | V17 MIs |
| Blaris |
Church of Ireland; Christ Church |
a Cathedral but not a grand building; in Castle Street and Bridge Street, Lisburn; click here for a picture and more information | . |
| Blaris 20:25/61 |
Church of Ireland All Saints |
called Eglantine, in Carnbane townland;click here for a picture and more information | . |
| Blaris |
Free Church
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curate in 1852 was Rev. H. Hodson |
POD
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| Blaris |
1st Presbyterian
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in Lisburn; Ballinderry Middle Church; built 1660 ; sermon for Lisburn Volunteers 5 Dec 1792; records from 1692 |
NS; GIPR
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| Blaris | 2nd Presbyterian | in Railway St., Lisburn; donation of £5 made to Lisburn Charitable Society in 1836; records from 1860 | V12 p32, 48 OSM; GIPR |
| Blaris |
Presbyterian
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in Market Lane, Lisburn; minister in 1852 was Rev. Alexander Henderson |
POD
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| Blaris 20:22/60 |
Presbyterian | in Maze townland;click
here for a photo and more information |
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| Blaris | Presbyterian; Seceeding | in Sloan St., Lisburn; records from 1861 | GIPR |
| Blaris |
Methodist |
in Annacloy townland ;built 1793 at a cost of £100 which was raised by subscription; it was a plain stone, thatched building with rectangular windows in 1836 ; seats 200 people with an average attendance of 150; Rev Moses Mills miniter here in 1861; no graveyard;see http://www.priesthill-zion-methodist.com/home/index.html | V12 p 35 OSM; GIC;PE |
| Blaris | Methodist | in Seymour Street, Lisburn; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Blaris |
Wesleyan Methodist
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in Market St, Lisburn in 1852 |
POD
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| Blaris |
Primitive Methodist
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in Hillsborough Rd , Lisburn in 1852 |
POD
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| Blaris | Wesleyan Methodist | held in a school house in Carnreagh townland; once every 3 weeks by preachers from Lisburn; average attendance in 1836 of 20-30 people; | V12 p 37 OSM |
| Blaris |
Salem Chapel
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in Linenhall St, Lisburn in 1852 |
POD
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| Blaris | Quaker | in Railway St, Lisburn by 1836 | V12 p 32 OSM; GIPR; POD 1852 |
| Blaris | Catholic; St.Patrick's | on Chapel Hill, Lisburn; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Bright 21:51/38 |
Church of Ireland | in Bright townland; click here for a photo | . |
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Bright; |
Church of Ireland | in Rathmullan townland, south of Downpatrick on the Tyrella road; previously in Rathmullan parish; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Bright | Church of Ireland; St. Anne's |
in Palatine Square, Killough town; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Bright | Primitive Wesleyan Methodist | in Killough village; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Bright | Methodist | in Downpatrick Road, Killough ; opened 20 Jan 1838, no graveyard | DR; GIC |
| Bright | Catholic; St. Joseph's | in Barrack Lane, Killough town; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Bright 21:49/39 |
Catholic; St. Patrick's |
in Legamaddy townland near Coniamstown ; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Bright 21:53/34 |
Catholic; St. Cooeys | ancient ruined church at St. Johns Point near Killough; there is also a Holy Well; click here for a photo |
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| Bright | old Catholic | there are ruins of ancient Catholic churches & graveyards in Erenagh, Tullynaspick , Ballygilbert, Ballynagallagh, Kilbride, Ross | O'L V1 p 139, 150, 151, 155, 157, 175 |
| Bryansford | . | This is a Catholic parish only; see under Kilcoo | . |
| Carrickmannon | . | This is a Catholic parish only; see under Killinchy | . |
| Castleboy | Church of Ireland & Catholic | the original church near to the ruin of the castle, was destroyed before 1744; it was aligned to St. John Hospitalliers | V7 p 27 OSM; PNNI V2 p 78 |
| Castleboy/ Slanes 21:63/56 | Presbyterian | in Cloghy village; click here for a photo | . |
| Clonallan 29:15/20 |
Church of Ireland | near Warrenpoint in the Glebe;click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Clonallan | Presbyterian; Seceeding | in Narrowwater | GIPR |
| Clonallan 29:15/26 |
Catholic; |
in Mayo townland, on the main road between Warrenpoint and Rathfriland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Clonallan | Catholic;St.Mary's | in Burren townland; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Clonduff 29:21/29 |
Church of Ireland; St. John's |
in the main street of Hilltown on the northern side; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Clonduff | Presbyterian | in the main street of Hilltown on the southern side; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Clonduff | Presbyterian | called Clonduff Presbyterian; about 5kms from Rathfriland on the Bannfield Road accessed via Ballynagappoge Road, heading towards Castlewellan; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Clonduff | Catholic ; Church of Blessed Virgin (St.Mary's) | in Cabragh townland, 4 km E of Rathfriland on the Kilcoo road ; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Clonduff | Catholic; St. John the Baptist | in Ballygorian Beg, on Rathfriland Road; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Clonduff | Catholic; St. John the Evangelist | in Ballymaghery townland, just outside Hilltown on the Kilcoo Road; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Clonduff | old Catholic & graveyard | in Ballyaughian townland on the Bryansford Rd; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Comber 15:46/69 |
Church of Ireland: |
behind Newtown Street at the E end of town near The Square; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Comber |
Church of Ireland; graveyards |
one in Saintfield Road & the other in Knockbranagh Street; gravestone inscriptions available UHF | V5 MI |
| Comber | 1st Presbyterian | in High Street, in Town Parks; click here to see a photo and more information | . |
| Comber | 2nd Presbyterian | in Market/Killinchy St, Comber; click here to see a photo and more information |
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| Comber | Presbyterian; Non Subscribing / Remonstrant | between High & Mill Sts, Comber in Town Parks; behind the 1st Presbyterian; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Comber 21:41/67 |
Presbyterian: |
in Moneyrea townland; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Comber 21:41/69 |
Presbyterian: |
in Gransha townland, 54 Gransha Road, Comber; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Comber | Methodist | in Newtown Street on the E side of town; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Comber | Wesleyan Methodist | in Bridge St., Comber; records from 1870; no graveyard |
GIPR: GIC;GV
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| Comber | Catholic; Our Lady of the Visitation |
The Crescent, on the east side of Killinchy St;click here for a photo and more information |
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| Comber | general graveyard | south side of Newtownards Road in Town Parks townland; opened 1894; gravestone inscriptions UHF Vol 5 |
V5 MIs
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| Donaghadee | Church of Ireland | just to the W of Main Street in Church Place ;click here for a photo and more information |
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| Donaghadee | Church of Ireland; Christ Church |
in Woodburn Rd, Carrowdore, Drumfad townland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Donaghadee | Church of Ireland | St. Patrick's; in Main St, Millisle; built in 1953; email me for a photo | . |
| Donaghadee 15:59/79 |
1st Presbyterian | in the centre of Donaghadee town in High Street next to the Town Hall; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Donaghadee 15: 59/80 |
2nd Presbyterian | at the northern extremity of Donaghadee town in Warren Road/ Shore Street, on the sea shore; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Donaghadee | old Presbyterian | on the Ordnance Survey map of 1836 there is a ruined Presbyterian meeting house in the SE end of town |
V7 p 46 OSM
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| Donaghadee | Presbyterian | in Ballyrawer townland; built in 1832 and paid for by general subscription; held 300 people & measured 55 feet by 28 feet; no graveyard |
V7 p 49 OSM; GIC;GV
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| Donaghadee 15:60/76 |
Presbyterian | in Millisle village, Ballymacruise townland; built 1773; capable of holding 476 people with an average attendance in 1837 of 150; had two small galleries; measured 60 by 42 feet in a T shape; the minister in 1843 was Rev. T.D. Moore; records from 1773; baptisms from 1773 , marriages from 1838; gravestone inscriptions available UHF Vol 16, oldest stone 1850; photo in Vol 16; email me for a gravestone look-up; also try http://www.yorick.plus.com/Millisle/FrameSet.htm |
V7 p 51 OSM; POD; GIPR; V16 MIs;GIC
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| Donaghadee 15:60/76 |
Presbyterian; |
in Millisle village, Ballycopeland townland; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Donaghadee 15:58/74 |
Presbyterian; Free Church of Scotland | in Ballyfrenis townland; records from 1863; no graveyard; now merged with Carrowdore | GIPR: GIC |
| Donaghadee 15: 59/73 |
Presbyterian | in Carrowdore townland, on a small road near the castle in Ballyrawer townland;click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Donaghadee | Wesleyan Methodist | in Mount St., Donaghadee town; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Donaghadee |
Catholic;
St. Comgalls |
in Millisle Rd., Donaghadee BT21 0HY;in 1843 a small Catholic chapel was built by Rev. William McAlea to accommodate the small but growing number of Catholics in the town ; records from 1864; no graveyard; Tel- 9146 5522 fax 9146 3093 |
GIPR: GIC; LM 1994 p72; GV; DDCD 2001
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| Donaghadee / Bangor 15:59/83 |
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Copeland Island near Chapel Bay; there was a church here in medieval times; gravestone inscription available UHF Vol 16; oldest stone is 1742; another graveyard in Drumfad townland |
V16 MIs; GIC
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| Donaghadee 15:59/78 |
old graveyard | called Templepatrick; in Miller Hill townland; seaward of the Donaghadee to Millisle road; 2 km N of the village; no remains of the ancient church; gravestone Vol 14 UHF; Bill Cardwell has photographed and transcribed all the gravestones, see his website http://www.yorick.worldonline.co.uk/famhome.htm | V14 MIs;GV |
| Donaghcloney 20:10/55 |
Church of Ireland; Holy Trinity |
west side of Waringstown village, in Magherana townland, Banbridge Road; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Donaghcloney | Church of Ireland St. Patrick's |
in Main St, Donaghcloney village; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Donaghcloney | Waringstown Presbyterian | in Tullyherron townland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Donaghcloney 20: 12/52 |
Presbyterian; |
called Donaghcloney Presbyterian; in Ballynabragget townland, off the Banbridge/Waringstown/ Lurgan road; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Donaghcloney | Catholic | Catholics from this parish in 1836 worshipped at the chapel in Clare townland in Tullylish parish; later records available | V12 p 58 OSM; LDS |
| Donaghcloney | old Catholic & graveyard | the old church was situated in the parish graveyard near Donaghcloney Bridge, on a secondary road from Banbridge to Magheralin; destroyed in 1641 Rebellion; gravestone inscriptions UHF Vol 19; email me for a gravestone look-up | V19 MIs |
| Donaghmore | Church of Ireland; St. Bartholomew's |
SE end of parish in the Glebe townland, Donaghmore Rd, Newry; click here for a picture and more information | . |
| Donaghmore/ Newry | Presbyterian: Donaghmore Meeting House | in Lisserboy townland in Newry parish; erected 1706 at a cost of £800, at the expense of the congregation; the first minister was ordained on 23rd June 1707;320 families attend; the minister's salary in 1836 was £160 per year; records from 1804, no graveyard | V3 p 77, 106 OSM; GIPR; GIC |
| Donaghmore 29:6/33 |
Presbyterian | Jerretspass or 2nd Drumbanagher Presbyterian church; records from 1832; | GIPR |
| Donaghmore | Presbyterian; Seceding; | called The Rock; in Ballymacarattymore townland; at the extreme north of the townland; graveyard attached | V3 p 7, 8 OSM' GIC |
| Donaghmore 29:10/35 |
Presbyterian; Seceding | in Tullymurry townland; at the south end of the townland | V3 p 8 OSM |
| Donaghmore 29:11/34 | Methodist | in Cargabane townland; no graveyard | GIC |
| Donaghmore | Catholic; St. Mary's |
on Bar Chapel Hill, Carrickrovaddy townland, in the south of the parish; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Donaghmore 29:8/36 |
Catholic; St. John |
called the Glen Chapel; in Dromantine townland in the north of the parish;click here for a photo | . |
| Down | Church of Ireland: Cathedral | Holy Trinity; at the end of English Street, Downpatrick; click here for a photo & more information | . |
| Down |
Church of Ireland; |
in Church Street, Downpatrick; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Down | Church of Ireland | near the Hollymount estate; W of Downpatrick; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Down |
1st Presbyterian; |
Stream Street, Downpatrick on a ridge near Pound Lane, where the road joins the Killough Road; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Down |
Presbyterian; |
Stream Street, Downpatrick ; the minister in 1852 was Rev. William White | POD |
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2nd Presbyterian; |
in Fountain Street, Downpatrick; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Down |
Methodist; |
in Mary Street, Downpatrick; built 1809; holds 150 people; B 1829-1842 D, & M 1863+ records are available ; reopening of chapel 29 Jan 1881 | V17 p 60 OSM: OFD p 191; DR |
| Down | Primitive Wesleyan Methodists | permanent building in Church Lane; in the building that was formerly part of a linen hall: built in early 1800s; held 300 people; soiree at Woodgrange 6 May 1843: soiree 31 Jan 1852; the minister in 1852 was Rev, Mr. Thompson; soiree 23 Apr 1864; soiree 14 Dec 1867; meeting 28 Oct 1871; records from 1829, no graveyard | V17 p 40, 60 OSM: DR;POD; GIPR: GIC |
| Down | Wesleyan Methodist | in Scotch Street, Downpatrick; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Down | Union Chapel/ Prayer Meeting House | an evangelic meeting house in Bridge St., Downpatrick; later known as Pilson Hall; laying of first stone 18 May 1861;address to Aynsworth Pilson 10 Aug 1861; minutes & accounts available 1863-1961 in PRONI; no graveyard | OFD p 192: DR; GIC |
| Down | Convent Chapel | in Irish St., Downpatrick; no graveyard | GIC |
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Catholic; |
between Stream Street & St. Patrick's Ave , Downpatrick; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Down |
Catholic;St. Malacy's | in Ballykilbeg townland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Down |
Catholic; St. Brigid's | in Rathkeltair, Downpatrick; modern church | . |
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Catholic;St. Colmcille's | in Killough Rd, Downpatrick; modern church | . |
| Down | old Catholic | Struell Wells; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Down | old graveyards | there are graveyards in Ballyrolly townland & the Union Workhouse site & in Quarter Cormack | GIC; O'L V1 p 304 |
| Dromara | Church of England; St. John's |
in the north west of Dromara village, on the Banbridge road ; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Dromara 20:37/47 |
Chapel of Ease; Church of Ireland | see under Magherahamlet parish | . |
| Dromara | Presbyterian | in town; baptisms 1810-1873, marriages 1817- 1845, no graveyard; | GIPR: GIC |
| Dromara |
1st Presbyterian; |
in Artanagh townland; in the western end of the parish on the road between Dromara and Banbridge ; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Dromara | 2nd Presbyterian | in Begney, near the town; click here for a photo and more infomration | . |
| Dromara 20:27/48 |
Presbyterian; Seceding | in Drumgavelin townland ; see under Magherahamlet parish |
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| Dromara | Reformed Presbyterian | on the Dromara/ Banbridge road; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Dromara | Wesleyan Methodist | south end of Dromara town in Begney townland; erected 1834 at a cost of £70; small, plain rectangular building, slate roof; attended by circuit preachers; no graveyard | V12 p 68 OSM; GIC |
| Dromara 20:28/48 |
Catholic; St. Michael's |
in Finnis townland ; in the south of the parish on the road between Rathfriland & Dromara; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Dromara 20:36/46 |
Catholic; St. Colman's |
in Dunmore townland; in the south of the parish on the road between Ballynahinch and Castlewellan; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Dromara | old Catholic | called Templemoyle which means 'bare church'; ancient church burned in 1641 rebellion; it was 48 x 24 feet with walls 39 inches thick; it was beside the Forde River; the last burial here was in 1799; the Church of Ireland was built on this site in 1816 | V12 p 63 OSM; HMP p 21 |
| Dromore |
Church of Ireland; Cathedral |
Cathedral Church of Christ the Redeemer in Church St., Dromore; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Dromore | 1st Presbyterian | on Castlewellan Road , Dromore, in Drumbroneth townland;click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Dromore | 2nd Presbyterian | known as Banbridge Road Presbyterian , facing the Cathedral; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Dromore 20: 27/54 |
Presbyterian | in Drumlough townland at the eastern end of the parish, 6km SE of Hillsborough; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Dromore | 1st Presbyterian ; Arian/ Non Subscribing | in Rathfriland Street, Dromore, in Balleny townland, approached from Rampart Street;click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Dromore | Covenanters | Meeting house in Brewery Lane, Dromore; various ministers in 1852; the minister in 1910 was Rev. Torrens Boyd; no graveyard | GIC; POD |
| Dromore | Wesleyan Methodist | in Gallows Street, Dromore; built 1807 with the cost defrayed by subscription; it was a stone, roughcast, whitewashed building; holds 450 people with the average attendance in 1836 of 200;the minister's salary then was £32 a year without the usual prerequisites of rent, fuel and candles; minister in 1846 was Rev John Jubb & Rev. William McGarvey in 1852 & Rev W. Sproule in 1886 & in 1910 Rev. M.J. Lewis | V12 p 71, 73, 74 OSM; POD |
| Dromore | Primitive Methodist & Ebenezer | in Gallows Street, Dromore; various minisers in 1852 | POD |
| Dromore | Methodist | in Wesley Place, Dromore; records from 1832; no graveyard | GIC: GIPR |
| Dromore |
Catholic; |
in Gallows Hill, Hillsborough Rd, Dromore, Ballymaganlis townland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Drumaroad | . | This is a Catholic parish only; see under Loughinisland parish | . |
| Drumballyroney |
Church of Ireland | in Aughnavallog townland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Drumballyroney | Presbyterian Covenanting | called Brookvale; in Grallagh Greenan townland, on the Loughbrickland to Rathfriland road ; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Drumballyroney 29:22/38 |
Presbyterian; Synod of Ulster |
in Ballyroney village, Lackan townland ; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Drumballyroney 20:21/41 | Presbyterian | in Katesbridge next to the bridge; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Drumballyroney 29:20/38 |
Catholic; Mary Immaculate, called Magheral |
in Lisnavaghrog townland; 4km north of Rathfriland on Katesbridge Rd; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Drumbeg 20:31/67 |
Church of Ireland; St. Patrick's |
in Drumbeg townland, Upper Malone Rd, Belfast;click here for a photo and more information |
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| Drumbeg | Presbyterian | in Legacurry townland on the Lisburn to Ballynahinch road; foundation stone laid 24 Apr 1841; records from 1845; graveyard nearby, oldest stone 1846; email me for a gravestone look-up | DR; GIPR: GIC; MIs |
| Drumbeg 20:32/60 |
Presbyterian; Covenanters |
called Bailiesmill, in Drennan townland; click here for a photo and more information | . |
| Drumbo 20:33/67 |
Church of Ireland; Holy Trinity |
in Ballylessan townland, on the Belfast/Hillhall/Lisburn road; click here for a photo and more inormation |
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| Drumbo | Church of Ireland | Edenderry House; gravestone inscriptions available UHF Vol 3 ; email me for a gravestone look-up | . |
| Drumbo | Church of Ireland | St. Ignatius in Saintfield Rd, Carryduff; built in 1965; emailme for a photo | . |
| Drumbo 20:32/65 |
Presbyterian | in Drumbo townland; click here for a photo of the graveyard and round tower and more inormation | . |
| Drumbo 20:37/68 |
Presbyterian; Reformed | in Knockbreckan townland, 2km E of Purdysburn Hospital gates on the Purdysburn to Comber road; erected in 1783 at a cost of £180; dimensions were 60 by 35 feet; rebuilt 1806; in 1832 there were 52 seats in the aisle & 5 in the gallery which hold 6 people each; there was a school adjoining it; graveyard attached, gravestones UHF Vol 1 & 18,oldest stone 1790; email me for a gravestone look-up | V7 p 102 OSM ; GIC l V1 MIs |
| Drumbo | Presbyterian | in Ballycarn townland on the Belfast- Carryduff Road; erected in 1830, expenses paid by the parish & public contributions ;dimensions were 60 by 40 feet; 200 attendants in 1833;plain architecture but in a grove of trees in 1837; this meeting house was erected because the congregation didn't like the minister at the Drumbo church; the minister was Mr. Montgomery; a newer church was built in Ballylesson with only a caretakers's cottage remaing at Ballycarn; message from John Kelly to congregation 22 Dec 1794; school master wanted 27 Jun 1796; marriages from 1845 & births from 1860, graveyard attached, gravestones UHF Vol 3; only 12 headstones; email me for a gravestone look-up | V7 p 56, 60 OSM ; GIPR; GIC ; NS ; MIs |
| Drumbo 20:37/65 |
Presbyterian | in Carryduff town; on a short road joining the Carryduff- Saintfield road to the Carryduff to Ballynahinch road; built 1841 by Rev. Hugh Brown; records from 1854; UHF has bapt 1854-1900 & marriages 1846-1900 ; graveyard attached , gravestones UHF Vol 1 & 18; photo in Vol 18; email me for a gravestone look-up | GIPR: GIC; V1 MIs |
| Drumbo | Methodist | in Ballynavally townland; no graveyard | GIC |
| Drumbo | Catholic;Church of Immaculate Heart of Mary | 546 Saintfield Rd, Carryduff BT8 8EU; graveyard adjoining | PE |
| Drumcaw | Catholic | an old parish which was distributed between Kilmegan , Loughinisland and Rathmullan in 1718; the ruins of the old church are still in Drumcaw townland | O'L V1 p lxx, 116 |
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Drumgath(sometimes incorporated in Drumballyroney parish) |
Church of Ireland; St. John's |
in The Square, Rathfriland; click here for a photo and more information; ruins of an old parish church were in Drumgath townland | . |
| Drumgath | Reformed / Covenanters Presbyterian | in Castle Lane., Rathfriland; click here for a photo and more information |
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| Drumgath | 1st Presbyterian:Seceders | at 30 Newry Street, Rathfriland ; click here for a photo and more information | . |
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