Coakham is a prolific author of many books on the subject of trains and coaches. The present head of the family, william drennan andrews, ll. Family history societies often publish helpful journals, transcripts, compiled genealogies and. This article needs additional citations for verification. The house stands in quite extensive grounds on the outskirts of comber, and was perhaps built originally for the cairns family, as james cairns was living here in 1837 and had a working corn mill in the groundsthe fivebay two storey central block is in origin a late 18th or early 19th century house, but the appearance is now wholly victorian, thanks to the addition in about 1885 of a gabled. Brewing traditions almost ceased to exist as smaller breweries closed, or were taken over. The town and its history by ball, len, rainey, desmond isbn. It lies at the most northern tip of strangford lough, 10 miles 16 km east of belfast, on the ards peninsula. We remember actor pete postlethwaite and other notable people born this day in history. Later, another john andrews was high sheriff of down in 1857. Post office, mill street miss patterson, postmistress. It is mainly situated in the historic barony of castlereagh lower, with a small portion in the barony of castlereagh upper.
It will be sent to you via email when your order is complete. Local history books white row for irish interest books in ireland. About bangor historical society between september and april of each year we run a programme of regular lectures and visits on aspects of history, folklore, archaeology and antiquities with a special reference to our local area of bangor, co down, northern ireland. Since then it has been tarmacked and the long line is now called the greenway and is used by many cyclists and dog walkers. Only one munn gravestone in comber cemetery james munn and family. The comber greenway was laid out between the holywood arches ending. Janet quinlivan hunts down the most haunted sites in newtownards and comber in county down, northern ireland. It provides an outline of thomas and the andrews famil. Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in comber cemetery in comber, county down, a find a grave cemetery. Local history newtown, a history of newtownards by trevor. Strangford lough 287 that comber is so named because of its situation close to where the enler river in its tidal course known as the comber river flows into strangford lough.
It lies 5 miles south of newtownards, at the northern end of strangford lough. One of the roll of honour books is on display at the museum of orange heritage in belfast. This book paints an intimate picture of comber, county down, home town of thomas andrews junior. It is also known for comber whiskey which was last. It provides an outline of thomas and the andrews family.
The research team at irish genealogy hub will be adding more county down genealogy records regularly, so please keep checking for the latest uploads. See all books memories of comber read and share your memories of comber itself or of a particular photo of. The following is a list of the presbyterian graveyards in county down that have been transcribed and published by the ulster historical foundation as part of its gravestone inscription series the name of the parish follows the church, while the volume number is also given. Parish registers, transcripts, baptism records, marriage records, and burial. Comber cemetery in comber, county down find a grave. Comber high school photos, maps, books, memories of. It is situated in the townland of town parks, the civil parish of comber and the historic barony of castlereagh lower. Comber railway station, view looking towards newtownards and newcastle. Thomas andrews his family and early life in comber. There was an old railway line that runs from belfast through dundonald, comber and newtownards all the way to downpatrick.
This book paints an intimate picture of comber, county down, home town of thomas andrews junior, shipbuilder, during the thirtynine years of his short but. A large statue of major general sir robert rollo gillespie was constructed under the oversight of john fraser, the first county surveyor of down, and was unveiled on 24 june 1845 st. An comar, meaning the confluence is a civil parish in county down, northern ireland. The town of thomas andrews, shipbuilder paints an intimate picture of comber, county down, home town of thomas andrews jr. Features a new book remembering rolo gillespie by desmond rainey and laura spence launch date monday 3rd november 2014 comber primary school, darragh road, comber.
Northern ireland foods history and heritage familysearch. Comber graveyard is the same as saint marys parish churchyard in find a grave this graveyard is located round comber parish church in the town square and is the only old graveyard in the area. Guide to comber civil parish, county down ancestry, family history, and genealogy. June 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860.
Contae an duin is one of six counties that form northern ireland, in the northeast of the island of ireland. Comber library creative writing group creative writing group for those who want to expand their literary skills. House series of childrens books, is born in pepin county. It is situated in the civil parish of newtownards and the historic baronies of ards lower and castlereagh lower. The comber and district historical society museum is located approximately 4 km. Newtownards is a town, townland and civil parish in county down, northern ireland. History of the parish of tynan, in the county of armagh with notices of the oneill, hovenden, stronge and other families connected with the district. Ballytrustan, ballywalter, bangor, castleboy, comber, donaghadee, drumbeg, drumbo, dundonald. Please note this is available in electronic format only. An comar, meaning the confluence is a town in county down, northern ireland.
The story starts on 1st march 1890 when the belfast and county down. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The church is built on or near a cisterian abbey founded 1199, burnt in 1572 and obliterated. Comber photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Down ancestry county down genealogy ancestry records. No munn listed in ballyalloly in the 1837 tithe aplotments. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of comber. The history of tynan parish, county armagh authors. County down genealogy, family history notes and coats of arms. Since then the townland has gone through many battles with vikings and normans and eventually hug montgomery was given the land in 1605 and he. Letters from all parts arrive every morning at 8 and 950. Newtownards greyabbey crawfordsburn belfast bangor books about comber area browse 2 photo books on comber and the surrounding area.
It is also one of the thirtytwo traditional counties of ireland and is within the province of ulster. Downloadable ebook, eaudio books and online reference tools available 24 7 from your home computer or from your local branch library you can access the internet on a public computer to obtain a wide range of government information and online services for residents and businesses, including. The town of thomas andrews, shipbuilder paints an intimate picture of comber, county down, home town of thomas andrews junior, shipbuilder, during the thirtynine years of his short but hugely influential life 1873 1912. Griffiths valuations listed matthew munn at ballyalloly, comber. Comber graveyard in comber, county down find a grave. This book paints an intimate picture of comber, county down, home town of thomas andrews junior, shipbuilder, during the thirtynine years of his short but hugely influential life 18731912. The book includes a diary of local events, 18731912, based on articles in the. A extraordinary collection of historic photos and maps of comber high school, the comber area and county down. Castlereagh lower it has been suggested by several authorities reeves ea 197. Comber historical society this is the website of comber historical society. The following information is a starting point for records about the civil parish of comber. Potato bread is also popularit combines potatoes with a traditional bread recipe for a tasty result. Local history books white row, belfastbased publisher of irish. Comber, county down photos, maps, books and memories of comber everything old maps books memories.
You can also recieve the latest news concerning county down ancestry by liking our facebook page. It contains information about meetings of the society, as well as historical information about comber town. Fifty lodges of the masonic order were present, in what is believed to be the biggest masonic gathering in irish history. There are 5 commonwealth burials of the 19141918 war and 1 of the 19391945 war here. List of primary schools in northern ireland wikipedia. The comber potato is also popular and unique to northern ireland. Down town120 years of downpatricks shops in photography. Comber civil parish, county down, northern ireland genealogy. Beer in northern ireland has been influenced by immigration, especially from scotland and the drinking habits in ireland until the partition of ireland. With its worldclass nutty flavor, it is grown in and around the town of comber, county down. The biography of the most famous shipbuilder in history in comber, from his birth at ardara house, to inst school, cricket at the green and his meteoric rise to fame at harland and wolff. Denomination church baptisms marriages burials location ref.
Do you know of a parish history book connorsgenealogy. He has always been fascinated by history and was a founder member of comber historical society. Bangor historical society, bangor, county down, northern. It covers an area of 2,448 km 2 945 sq mi and has a population of 531,665. Gravestone inscriptions for county down presbyterian. The first meeting will take place on friday 28 february and then the last friday of. Part of the irish families project, it includes the complete 1659 census for down, county map, complete listing of modern parishes and placenames as well as older place names, plus coats of arms of.
County down genealogy and family history notes, volume 14 in the series, expands upon that coverage with added families and new resources just for down. Whiskey 1 drinking was always a tradition with guinness from dublin being a strong influence in the style of beer drunk in the 19th and 20th centuries. The shed still exists and is now used by the northern ireland fire and rescue service. Desmond is also an avid collector of old postcards, photographs of comber and music of the 1960s and is coauthor of a taste of old comber and a chronicle of comber 18731912. It borders county antrim to the north, the irish sea to the east, county armagh to the. The history of newtownards dates back to 545 ad when st finnian founded movilla monastery. Essex county library, comber branch library, library services.