Aghnadarragh - Camlin Parish
Freehold Registration
The following extract is from the Belfast Newsletter dated Tuesday 30th June, 1829 and is reproduced with permission of the Belfast News Letter.
County of Antrim
List of persons applying to Register their Freeholds at the next General Quarter Session of the Peace, to be held at Belfast, for the Division of Carrickfergus, in the said County pursuant to the Act of 10th George the Fourth, Cap.8, entered by the Clerk of the Peace.
No: 48
Name and Residence of Applicant: Edward Bell, Aghnadarragh
Description of Freehold: House and lands Aghnadarragh
Yearly Value to be registered: £10
No: 49
Name and Residence of Applicant: William Bell, Aghnadarragh
Description of Freehold: House and lands Aghnadarragh
Yearly Value to be registered: £10
No: 57
Name and Residence of Applicant: John Bell, Aghnadaragh
Description of Freehold: House and lands Aghnadaragh
Yearly Value to be registered: £10
Deaths:
Extract reproduced from The Northern Whig, Belfast — Thursday May 29th 1913
Bell, May 27, at her residence, Bellgrove, Glenavy, Sarah Ann, second daughter of Jonathan Bell. Her remains will be removed from the above address, for interment in Glenavy Burying-ground, this (Thursday) morning at 10.30.
Farm Sale
The following is an extract from The Lisburn Standard, Friday, January 9th, 1920
Sales by Auction
Aughnadarragh and Ballycessy, Glenavy
Two valuable Farms of Land
For Sale by Auction.
We have been favoured with instructions from Mr. Thomas Steele (who is retiring from farming) to sell by auction, at our Mart, 25, Bow Street, Lisburn, Lisburn, on Tuesday, 13th January, 1920 at one o'clock.
Lot 1 - At that Valuable Farm of Land containing 26 Acres Statute Measure or thereabouts, situate in the Townland of Aughnadarragh, held under Irish Land Commission, subject to the yearly Annuity if £9 7s 4d.
There is a most comfortable dwelling house and the Office houses comprises byre, Stable, large Barn, Hay-shed, etc., all stated and in first-class repair.
Lot 2 - All that valuable farm of Land known as "the Home Farm", situate in the Townland of Ballycessy, containing 19½ acres, statute measure or thereabouts, held under Irish Land Commission, subject to the Yearly annuity of £10 5s.
There is a very comfortable dwelling house with all necessary Officehouses including 2 Horse Stable, byre for 4 cows, Potato House, Piggery; Fowl - house, etc., and all have been maintained in good order.
On Lot 1 there are three Orchards, and on Lot 2 there is a young Orchard, all are well stocked with Fruit Trees, which are very profitable and most remunerative.
The lands are of the very best quality, well fenced, drained and watered. Lot 1 is all in pasture, and Lot 2 under usual rotation of crops, one field having been ploughed, and the Meadow Lands have been heavily manured for this season's Crops.
The Farm Lot 1 is situate one mile from Glenavy and one mile from Crumlin on the leading road, and Farm lot 2 is situate ten minutes walk from Glenavy Railway Station, 1½ miles from Crumlin on the main road, both Farms being about 12 miles from Belfast, and nine miles from Antrim.
For title and conditions of Sale, apply to
D. Barbour Simpson, Solicitor, Chichester Street, Belfast; and Lisburn.
W.S. Harvey & Sons.
Auctioneers, 47 Arthur Street, Belfast and Lisburn.
Bellgrove
The following can be found in the publication "Buildings at Risk Autumn 1993 by The Ulster Architectural Heritage Society in Association with Environment Service : Historic Monuments and Buildings" page 11. Includes a photograph.
"Bellgrove", Glenavy, Aghnadarragh townland, Crumlin. Situated 2.5 miles South West of Crumlin off the B12 & 2 miles North west of Glenavy. Grid reference 135 736.
Book Launch
A new book has been launched (2008) titled "Laura Bell, Courtesan & Lay Preacher: being a consideration of her life & legend as recorded by those who knew her, and those who wished to know her."
It has been written by Anthony S. Drennan, Belfast. The first edition of this book has been limited to 299 copies.
This book traces the life of Laura Bell from her beginnings in the Glenavy area to high society in London. Laura Bell's family lived at Bellbrook House, Glenavy.
Further details and copies of the book may be obtained at www.tonydrennan.co.uk
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