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: 55

Name and Residence of Applicant: George Quigly, Ballycessy
Description of Freehold: House and lands Ballycessy
Yearly Value to be registered: £10

No: 56

Name and Residence of Applicant: Edward Cardell, Ballycessy
Description of Freehold: House and land Ballycessy
Yearly Value to be registered: £10

No: 61

Name and Residence of Applicant: Banister Quigly, Ballycessy
Description of Freehold: House and lands Ballycessy
Yearly Value to be registered: £10

Crumlin Petty Sessions.

A young man named Andrew Crealand, of Ballysissy, (SIC) was charged by the police with carrying a gun upon the farm of Mrs. Wright, with whom he was employed as a servant.

Mr. Galway, supervisor of excise (assisted by Mr. Belshaw, division officer, Lisburn) prosecuted.

Defendant pleaded guilty to carrying the gun, but stated that it was, by his mistress's orders, to frighten crows, and that he upon her farm.

The Chairman said, if that was so, he was quite justified; but Mr. Galway said that the mistress had no license, as she had no man to use the gun.

Mrs. Wright stated that there was no use in her getting a license, as she had no man to use the gun.

Mr. Galway said he could not help that, and advised her, amidst much amusement in the court, to get married, and get her husband to take charge of her and the gun.

The defendant was fined £2 10s.

Statutory Notice to Creditors

In the goods of Gilbert James Ervine, late of Ballysessy, Glenavy, in the County of Antrim, and 25 Shirbrook Street, in the City of Belfast, carpenter, supposed to be deceased.

All persons having claims on the assets of above deceased, who died, as is believed, on or about the 7th day of March 1887 at 2024, East Somerset Street, Philadelphia, United States of America, are required to furnish (in writing) on or before the 31st day of March next, the particulars of such claims to the undersigned Solicitor for the administrator of said deceased, and to whom letters of administration thereof were granted on the 11th day of December, 1896.

Dated this 17th day of February, 1897.
G B Wilkins Solicitor
4 Upper Ormond Quay
Dublin and Market Square, Lisburn

Notice to contractors - Robert Mc Veigh & Broths, Ballycessey, Glenavy are prepared to execute all orders executed to them for breaking stones by steam crusher. Traction engine and breaker sent where required.

Trespass case at Crumlin Petty Sessions at eleven o'clock a.m. on Monday last.

Charles and John McVeigh, Ballycessy, summoned Andrew Rush for that on 24th March, and divers occasions in April, he permitted three head of black cattle to trespass on their (complainants') lands and garden.

Mr. Berryhill, solicitor, Lisburn was for the complainant; and Mr. Maginess for the defence.

Mr. Maginess, at the opening of the case, raised a question of title, which was not upheld. He then contended that trespass had not been demanded by the complainant, but their Worships held that defendant should have tendered trespass. They omposed a penalty of 15s.

Alleged Assault at Crumlin Petty Sessions at eleven o'clock a.m. on Monday last.

Sarah Robinson, Ballycessy, summoned William Henry for, as alleged, assaulting her on 17th May. Mr. Maginess, who appeared for the defence, applied for an adjournment for the production of a witness named Mrs. Henry.

The application was acceded to.

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

15th - Hay, Ballycessy, Robert McVeigh, 6.

Evidence from County Antrim

"At the request of Major R.G. Berry, M.R.I.A., of Richill Castle, Armagh, Mr. H. Henry Higginson, of Glenavy, County Antrim, collected all the material he could find concerning the fairy - tradition in his part of County Antrim, and sent to me the results, from which I have selected the very interesting, and, in some respects, unique tales which follow :-

The Fairies and the Weaver - Ned Judge, of Sophys Bridge was a weaver. Every night after he went to bed the weaving started of itself, and when re arose in the morning he would find the dressing which had been made ready for weaving so broken and entangled that it took him hours to put it right. Yet with all this drawback he got no poorer, because the fairies left him plenty of household necessaries, and whenever he sold a web (of cloth) he always received treble the amount bargained for.

Meeting Two Regiments of "Them" - William Megarry, of Ballinderry, as his daughter who is married to James Megarry, J.P., told me, was one night going to Crumlin on horseback for a doctor, when after passing through Glenavy he met just opposite the Vicarage two regiments of them (the fairies) coming along the road towards Glenavy. One regiment was dressed in red and one in blue or green uniform. They were playing music, but when they opened out to let him pass through the middle of them the music ceased until he had passed by."

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.

Sarah Jane Ingram

(Glenavy Parish Church, Grave 165)

Date of Death 20 11 1906
Date of Grant 12 04 1907
Effects £335
Registry Belfast

Full Abstract:

Letters of Administration of the personal estate of Sarah Jane Ingram late of Janeville Glenavy County Antrim Spinster who died 20 November 1906 were granted at Belfast to William Ingram Farmer

"Under a spreading chestnut tree, The village smithy stands;
The smith a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron brands "

Ballycessy, Glenavy. For sale by private Treaty. Attractive freehold small holding with neat cottage type dwelling, outbuildings and three tenant houses.

This desirable property is attractively situate adjoining Glenavy Village and contains 2 acres or thereabouts held free of rent. The neat single storied dwelling thereon is in sound structural repair and contains Entrance hall, Living Room, Sitting Room, Two Bedrooms and Scullery.

Mains electricity installed - main water available. Good range of outbuildings at rear - part two storied and slated. Also Three substantially built slated Dwellings - tenanted - rental £97 10s 6d. The Lands under pasture and garden - planted fruit trees - have a road frontage and are bounded by river.

Immediate possession will be given.

Keys for inspection with Mr. William Moore - adjoining. Apply:
David Mairs, Telephone 3128, Auctioneer and Valuer, 8 Bridge Street, Lisburn.