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The Townlands

It is difficult to ascertain the exact locations of town lands today. Although they are shown on local ordinance survey maps, the probable residences of our ancestors have probably disappeared to be replaced by more modern architecture.  However, the roadsigns themselves often provide an indication as to the general town land area.

BESSBROOK

The Parish of Moira includes Aughnadrumman, Bottier, Legmore, Aughnafosker, Carnalbanagh West, Lurganville, Balloonighan, Clare, Magherahinch, Ballycanal, Derrydrummult, Risk, Ballygowan, Drumbane, Tullyloob, Gortnamony,, Ballymagaraghan, and Kilminioge

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BALLYKNOCK can be found in Kilwarlin, nestled between Hillsborough and Moira in County Down. It's name, of Gaelic origin, means 'place of' (Bally) 'the hill' (Knock)

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BALLYKEEL-ARTIFINNY

 

Ballykeel-Artifinny is about 5-6 miles south east of Clare in Moira.  It is south west of Hillsborough. Lisadian and Corcreeny are closer - Lisadian to the northwest and part of Corcreeny to the southwest.

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The town lands of Ballygowan, Ballyknock, Tullyard and Lurganville lie further west before reaching Clare.

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CLARE - the church of St John's, Moira and its graveyard are actually in the Townland of Clare. However, the church is approached through a long drive passing through the more recent graveyard, accessed from the main road through Moira.  The oldest part of the graveyard is to the rear and side of the Church.  The 1901 census tells us that Edward Titterington was Sexton of the church and resident in Clare.

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The oldest church records for St John's have been lost but the surviving baptismal and burial records date from 1825.

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LURGANVILLE is eighteen miles south-west of Belfast and in the 2001 census, had a population of 102 people.

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