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Ballynacoy - Glenavy 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: 52

Name and Residence of Applicant: Israel Durham, Ballynecoy
Description of Freehold: House and land Ballynecoy
Yearly Value to be registered: £10

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Extract from Griffith Valuation 1862 - Union of Lisburn (Part of)

County of Antrim — Barony of Massereene — Parish of Lisburn


Column 1 :Number and letters of Reference to map
Column 2 :Occupiers
Column 3 :Immediate Lessors
Column 4 :Description of Tenement
Column 5 :Area
Not included -Rateable Annual Valuation of land and buildings and Total Annual Valuation of Rateable property
Townland: Ballynacoy

Ordnance Survey map number: 59 & 63


1Israel DenhamMarquis of HertfordHouse,Offices,Land56 02 32
2John McElroyGeorge TuteHouse,Office,Land24 01 35
3William GreeneMarquis of HertfordHouse,Offices,Land21 01 33
4Samuel BairdsameHouse,Offices, Land04 00 02
5samesamesame21 00 13
6Thomas Thompson
(Arthur)
sameHouse,Offices,Land13 02 06
7Joseph H. SteelesameHouse,Office,Land08 00 35
8John CurrysameLand12 03 17
8aJohn McKernanJohn CorryHouse,Office,Garden00 00 20
8bEliza CourtneysameHouse-
9William SmythMarquis of HertfordHouse,Office,Land07 00 04
10AaJohn SmythsameHouse,Office,Land02 00 21
10Bsamesamesame04 03 33
11Richard SmythsameHouse,Land01 01 11
12Samuel LowrysameHouse,Office,Land08 00 25
13John GarlandsameHouse,Office,Land07 00 14
14John ColburnsameHouse,Offices,Land25 01 25
15James SteedJames ColburnHouse,Land14 02 06
16Samuel GreeneMarquis of HertfordHouse,Office,Land14 00 10
17Michael ColliersameHouse,Offices,Land19 03 00
18aDavid GreysameHouse, Land13 01 27
18bIsaac Greysamesamesame
19Benjamin AdamssameLand15 02 10
20sameJohn G. MurrayLand11 01 16
21James WitheruppsameLand06 00 03
22William GreenesameLand04 00 12
23aJames LowrysameHouse,Office,Land15 03 38
23bThomas NeillsameHouse,Land00 01 32
24samesamesame03 00 32
25James WilsonsameLand04 01 12
26George ThompsonsameLand03 00 12
27aJohn G. MurrayMarquis of HertfordHouse,Office,Land 169 01 15
27bJames McDonaldJohn G. MurrayHouse-
27cWilliam ChristysameHouse,Gardens01 00 20
27dRobert HillenMarquis of HertfordHouse,Office,Garden00 00 15
28Robert LewissameHouse,Land05 01 33
29Robert AdamssameHouse,Office,Land04 03 32
30samesamesame08 01 35
31James LarmonsameHouse,Office,Land05 02 13
32Patrick McGradysameLand01 02 32
33Archibald CrawfordsameHouse,Office,Land10 01 36
34William CrawfordsameHouse,Office,Land12 00 16
35Edward ThompsonsameHouse,Land05 00 02
36Jn. Thompson
(English)
sameHouse,Office,Land10 01 05
37John Thompson
(Irish)
sameHouse,Land05 00 02
38William J. BranaghsameHouse,Office,Land15 03 08
39Robert ElwoodsameHouse,Land14 02 28
40AaThomas ThompsonsameHouse,Office,Land14 03 08
40B(Abraham)samesame06 00 03
41samesamesame09 00 15
40abWilliam BellsameHouse,Office,Garden00 01 00
41aAnne PeelThomas Thompson
(Abraham)
House,Garden00 00 15
41bThomas HillsameHouse,Garden00 00 15
42James ElwoodMarquis of HertfordHouse,Land03 02 12
43William FleetonsameHouse,Office,Land23 03 12
44George McKnightsameHouse,Land22 02 12
 
Total    694 03 00

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The following extract is from "History of Methodism in Ireland, Volume 1, Wesley and his time" by C H Crookshank, M.A. 1885

Page 460

Chapter XL - "1789"

At Lisburn the evangelist preached in what he calls the new chapel, but in reality was the old one which had been enlarged and improved through the liberality of Mr. Johnson. It is described by Wesley as the largest and best furnished preaching-house in the north of Ireland. Amongst those present at the service was Mr. Thomas Collier(*) Who was then to give his heart to God. He afterwards settled in Ballynacoy, where his house became a centre of religious light in what was then a very dark and benighted district of country.

(*) grandfather of the Rev S James and Robert Collier

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J.D. Martin & Co.

The following is an extract from the Lisburn Standard - Saturday July 13th 1901.

J.D. Martin & Co.'s Auction Sales.

15th - Hay, Ballynacoy. Hugh Branagh, 1.

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Court Case

Extract from The Lisburn Herald, October 21 1905

Carlisle V Cushenan

Samuel Carlisle, farmer, Ballynacoy, Glenavy, processed Edward Cushenan, farmer, Ballymacward Lower, Belfast for £8 10s, stones sold and delivered to plaintiff to defendant.

Mr. G.B. Wilkins, solicitor, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. W.G. Maginess, solicitor for the defendant. His Honour gave a decree for £3.

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Erskine vs Crawford

The following is an extract from The Lisburn herald, Saturday March 2nd, 1929

"No Jurisdiction"

Mary Erskine, Ballynacoy, summoned William Crawford, Ballypitmave, for, as alleged, allowing his greyhounds to kill 8 head of fowl, her property, value £2.

Mr. Joseph Lockhart, solicitor, appeared for the complainant; and Dr. H.A. Maginness, solicitor, for the defence.

Dr. Maginness raised the point that the Court had no jurisdiction, and the Chairman concurred, remarking that it was a case for another court.

Mr. Lockhart agreed, and said he had been trying to impress that on his client.

The case was accordingly ruled "no jurisdiction," and no order made in regard to costs.

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