1596 Sir Hugh Magennis of Iveagh ceased to pay the ancient tribute to The O’Neill called ‘Bonought’ and took his lands instead by letters patent from the Crown: Magennis ‘coronation stone‘ at Warrenpoint redundant
Penultimate Down Dates
Pre 1800
More Down Dates
1245 The walls of Downpatrick Cathedral tumbled down in an earthquake, as did parts of the Abbey walls
Father Coigly executed
According to the historian Brendan McEvoy Father Coigly was sworn to the United Men in May or June of 1796. This is the period when a merger took place between the Defenders and the United Irishmen.
Armagh City and County: named
We informed you earlier that the county names – indeed the concept – was an English innovation. Perhaps it is time for elaboration.
Royal Coachbuilders of Newry
There is a very elaborate Royal Plaque built high in the wall of the premises presently opposite Newry’s Credit Union – featured below!
Old Newry History : Part 1
Brother Mallon of the Abbey Monastery community, who taught for much of his career in St Mary’s Secondary School on the Falls Road in Belfast, is a Newry man through and through and is back living in Newry in his retirement. These are his notes on Old Newry ….
O’Hanlons: traitors in the fold?
It would be wrong to paint any members of the O’Hanlon clan of the sixteenth century or earlier as traitors because of cooperation or compliance with the dictates of the ruling English. Even Hugh O’Neill ….
O’Hanlons in Tudor times
We have sadly neglected of late, our genealogy section and especially the history of the O’Hanlons in this area. We right this now by resuming our outline history of that clan………..