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... SUCKED Garvaghy Parish was also, unwittingly, sucked into the events of the 1798 Rebellion of the United Irishmen. Betsy Gray, a famous protagonist in the Battle of Ballynahinch, is rumoured to be buried in the church graveyard. “There were three government ...

Published: Thursday 04 July 1996
Newspaper: Banbridge Chronicle
County: Down, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 87 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

‘Spirit of Feakle’

... that the letter signed by an assortment of physicians, Methodist divines, aristo- crats, trade unionists and latter day United Irishmen should use the absurd Republican phrase ‘Protestant, Catholic and Dis- senter’. Who are the more ‘Protestant’ — the Calvinists ...

Published: Friday 15 November 1985
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 103 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

1798 Rebellion lecture to be held 1n Banbridge Library

... amount of arms in the province and the extensive community of Presbyterians were, to a large extent, sworn United Irishmen. It was owned by the United Irishman Alexander Lowry and his family who ran a bleachworks there. Accordingly, the Lord Lieutenant sent ...

Published: Thursday 14 May 1998
Newspaper: Banbridge Chronicle
County: Down, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 421 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

Exhibition sheds new light on Irish politics

... staged in the Old Town Hall Gallery, addresses the circumstances which saw the formation of the Volunteer movement and of United Irishmen. The event opens on Tuesday August 4 and runs to August 27 with viewing from 10am to 4pm. property The Volunteers organised ...

Published: Thursday 23 July 1998
Newspaper: Banbridge Chronicle
County: Down, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 217 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Doreen tells a yarn to the USA

... ..street traders. Other articles of interest in the winter Causeway include a special series of articles on the 1798 United Irishmen rebellion recollections of Narnia author C.S. Lewis’s early years on the shores of Belfast Lough, an analysis of the origins ...

Published: Thursday 11 December 1997
Newspaper: Banbridge Chronicle
County: Down, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 223 | Page: 24 | Tags: none

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... most daring of the frontiersmen. Inthe 1770'5, 1780 s and 17905, Presbyterians were prominent amongst the Volunteers and United Irishmen. In fact, following the 1798 Rising, two Presbyterian ministers were executed, six imprisoned and eighteen exiled. Mr ...

Published: Thursday 14 October 1982
Newspaper: Banbridge Chronicle
County: Down, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 255 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Marianne makes her mark

... as she then was, first developed her interest in the United Irishmen. She went on to research the movement, eaming a Ph.D. at Oxford. Marianne’s definitive study — Partners in Revolution: The United Inshmen and France — was published in 1982 and enthu ...

Published: Thursday 16 May 1985
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 263 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

Tracing the steps of St. Patrick

... early Middle Ages risked death on every journey. West of Strangford is the wide-streeted town of Ballynahinch where 7,000 United Irishmen lost the decisive battle of the 1798 rebellion. South of Ballynahinch on the slopes of Cratlieve mountain stands the Legananny ...

Published: Friday 01 July 1994
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 361 | Page: 66 | Tags: none

Anti-riot unit on duty for big parade

... Anti-riot unit on duty for big parade MORE than 700 police and 300 soldiers will be in Portadown this evening for the big Oran(fe Order protest parade. Most of the RUC men will be from anti-riot Mobile Support Units, and Official Bonionist Assemblyman ...

Published: Wednesday 03 July 1985
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 384 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

E . . . - xhibition on 18th century politics An exhibition which will tion of the Volunteer run next

... on 18th century politics An exhibition which will tion of the Volunteer run next month in movement and the United Banbridge Olld Town Irishmen will be revealed Hall gallery will highlight at the event which runs political life in Ireland in from August ...

Published: Thursday 30 July 1998
Newspaper: Banbridge Chronicle
County: Down, Northern Ireland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 90 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

Battle

... a racial theory involving St Patrick to support its united Ireland policy, a Klan historian writing in the Mountain Church's Ireland File details what he sees as historicl justification of a united Ireland. The Klan blames the present Troubles on “the ...

Published: Tuesday 06 August 1985
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 187 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

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... End. t every street in the Province, on a Saturday evening, until »oured outside everywhere, all nd all united in that victory lat humanity united? se triumphs and triumphs and has tended to overshadow edicted another triumph — for »ened the international ...

Published: Monday 30 September 1985
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 239 | Page: 13 | Tags: none