Tully - Killead Parish
Farms to be Let
The following is from the Belfast Newsletter dated Tue 31st Aug – Fri 3rd Sept 1773 and appears with permission of the Belfast Newsletter.
To be set
From the firft of November next, two Farms in Tully, in the Parish of Killead; one now in Poffeffion of Daniel Campbell, and the other lately in the Poffeffion of William Neal. For particulars enquire of Mr. Apfley, Surgeon, in Belfast. Auguft 30th, 1773.
Return to TopKillead Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian Meeting house is situated in the town land of Tully, near the north centre of the parish. It is a clumsy old structure, consisting of a main aisle measuring 23 by 15 feet 6 inches stands at right angles to the north centre of the former. Read more »
Photos of Killead Presbyterian Church
 Killead Presbyterian Church, November 2008 |
 Killead Presbyterian Church Hall, November 2008 |
 Notice board at Killead Presbyterian Church, November 2008 |
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Ordnance Survey Memoirs
The following extract is from "Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland - Parishes of County Antrim XIII 1833, 1835, 1838". Thanks to The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast for permission to use this extract.
Gentlemen’s seats
James Murray Esquire resides in a good 2 storey house in Tully townland.
Killead Ploughing Society Competition
The following extract is from The Lisburn Standard, 11th February 1944.
Killead Ploughing Society
Record entry at Competition
There was a record entry at the Killead Ploughing Society's annual competition held on Saturday on the farm of Mr. R.J.Wilson, Tully, Killead.There were 64 entries - 48 in the tractor classes and 16 in the horse classes, while there was also a very large number of spectators from all over the Province.
The judges were Messrs. David Pedlow, Lisburn; James Foreman, Lisburn; Hugh Gray, Finvoy; John Black and John Hart, Coleraine and James Morrow, Bangor.
Awards:-
Horse section - Open class 1 and Killultagh Cup - John Walker, Randalstown; 2. R.J. Andrews, Toomebridge; 3. J Pinkerton, Crumlin; 4. Harold Campbell, Crumlin. Confined - 1 and Gallaher Cup - Eric Dawson, Crumlin; 2. Thomas George, Kilcross; 3. John Graham, Dundrod; 4. W.J. Pedlow, Crumlin.
Turn-outs - 1 and Gallaher Cup - Kirker Porter, Crumlin; 2. Andrew Pinkerton, Nutt's Corner; 3. John Graham, Dundrod
Tractor section - Open class - 1 and Erwin Cup - R.A. Erwin, Kilcross; 2. Robert Holland, Randalstown; 3. D. Stewart, Ballyhill;4. Arthur Harkness, Seacash; 5. Isaac Erwin, Randalstown
Confined - 1 and Fastol Cup - Joseph Price, Crumlin; 2. J Banford, Ballynure; 3. L. Gilliland, Ballyrobin; 4. E. Burnside, Grange; 5. O Gorman, Tully; 6 J. McCulloch, Randalstown.
Hydraulic ploughs - 1. J. Christie, Crumlin; 2. J. Gilliland, Ballyrobin; 3. R. McCosh, Randalstown; 4. S. Calvert, Dundrod; 5. Wilfred Gray, Dunadry.
Cup presented by York Street Flax Spinning Company for best work by a member of a young farmers' club - Joseph Price, Crumlin. Oldest ploughman - John McPeake, Crumlin; Youngest ploughman - J. Mulholland, Glenavy.
Special prizes for best work by members of Crumlin Young Farmers' Club - Joseph Price and John Price.
Mrs. Wilson, Antrim, presented the prizes. Votes of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were proposed by Mr. George Thompson, J.P., president of the Society and seconded by Mr. Hugh Minford, M.P.