Parish of Derryaghy

"Ecclesia de Kenles" is valued in the Taxation of Pope Nicholas at the comparatively large sum of 4 ½ marks, yet the site cannot now be identified. The name Kenles assumes in modern terms the form of Kells. As it occurs in the taxtion between "Talarusk" and "Karryn" it is to be presumed that it I in the vicinity. Perhaps it may be discovered about Islandkelly or Drumankelly. Colgan, in a note to the Life of St. Olcan, among the various places supposed to be named from that saint, mentions - "Boith-Bolcain (the hut of Olcan), near Vonnere (Connor), in the barony of Cill-Ultach (Kilultagh)," which is the town land of Bovolcan, near Stoneyford. No ecclesiastical remains have, however, been discovered in that town land ; but Archdall, following Colgan, describes Boithbolcain as a "Church near Connor, founded by St. Bolcan, a disciple of St. Patrick."

Parish of Derryaghy

There was another Mass-station on the Bohill Mountain; there were two mounds of earth intersecting each other, so as to form a cross, each arm of which was about fifty feet in length. Mass was celebrated in whichever angle of this cross that happened to be most sheltered from the storm. Father O’Donnell also said Mass on Christmas morning, in a schoolhouse, which was in the graveyard of Tullyrusk, and sometime in the house of John Close, a farmer in that neighbourhood.

The following names are taken from a list of persons applying to register their Freeholds at a General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be held in Belfast on the 24th October, 1831.

No. 131

Name and Residence of Applicant: James Armstrong, Tullyrousk
Description of Freehold, with the names of Barony and Townland in which situated: House and land, Upper Massereene, town land of Tullyrousk
Yearly Value to be registered: £10

No. 146

Name and Residence of Applicant: Samuel Gillespie, Tullyrousk
Description of Freehold, with the names of Barony and Townland in which situated: House and land, Upper Massereene, town land of Tullyrousk
Yearly Value to be registered: £10

No. 171

Name and Residence of Applicant: Thomas Wheeler, Tullyrousk
Description of Freehold, with the names of Barony and Townland in which situated: House and land, Upper Massereene, town land of Tullyrousk
Yearly Value to be registered: £10

The church of Tullyrusk stood in the town land, and on the verge of the parish of that name, being distant from Glenavy about sixty-two feet long, and seventeen wide. There is an extensive and well- enclosed yard, in which the Protestant dissenters, and Roman catholics chiefly bury. In it are the ruins of a school-house.

Notice to Road Contractors, &c. County of Antrim

Sealed proposals will be received for the following Works, at the office of the Secretary to the Grand Jury, until the day previous to the first day on which the Grand Jury shall assemble for fiscal business at the approaching assizes, vix.,

Barony of Massereene

No 1. To make 364 perches of a new line of road from Crumlin to Lisburn, by Stoneyford, between Cadger’s Lane and Steed’s Lane, in the townlands of Tullyrusk and Ballymacward Lower - not to exceed £300.

Forms of tenders, &c., may be had at the Secretary’s Office, where specifications, plans and sections may be seen.

John Coates, Secretary to the Grand Jury, County Court House, Feb 16 1854.

Hunting appointments

Killultagh Harriers - 11.30 am
Wednesday March 27, Tullyrusk
Saturday, March 30, Torneroy Bridge

Insolvents - Petitions to be heard. - At Belfast on Wednesday, the 8th of April - Joseph Sharp, late of Belfast; in the County of Antrim, not now in any business; previously of Tullyrusk, Crumlin, in the County of Antrim.

Strayed from his home, in Tullyrusk, Glenavy, William Scott, aged 14 years; brown hair and dark complexion; had on when he left home a Jenny Lind hat, sleeved vest and corduroy trousers.

Any information will be thankfully received by the Constabulary at Lisburn.

Dundrod is a rural post office in the parish of Tullyrusk, barony of Upper Massereene, 4 miles east by south of Crumlin, and 19 miles from Lurgan. The land of the district is good. Crops: oats, potatoes and a little flax

Miller, Corn: Rt. Willis
Post Master: Jno. Herdman
Presbyn. Ch.: Rev. Rt. McBride
Schl., Nl,: Thos. McLaughlin

Farmers & Residents

Armstrong,S., Jun., Knockcairn
Bell, Alex., Carnaghliss
Bell, Dd., Carnaghliss
Brown, Jno., Ballyhill Lr
Carlisle, Jas., Carnaghliss
Connolly, Rt., Knockcairn
George, Jas., Ballyhill Lr
Gilliland, Wm., Ballyhill upper
Graham, Jas., Budore
Graham, Jno., Ballyhill Lr
Hamill, Jno., Budore
Hanna, Wm., Carnaghliss
Higginson, Wm., Dundrod
Ferguson, Wm., Ballyhill Lr
Frazer, Dd., Budore
Graham, John, Budore
Ireland, Mrs. E., Dundrod
Ireland, Thos., Budore
Johnston, Alex., Dundrod
Kirker, J.O., Carnaghliss
McIlroy, Sl., Budore
McClure, James, Carnaghliss
McClure, Wm., Dundrod
McConnell, Dd., Dundrod
McCreight, Jas., Ballyhill Lower
McCreight, Tobias, Ballyhill Lr
McCreight, William, Ballyhill Lr
McCullagh, Dd., Dundrod
McCullough A., Carnaghliss
McCullough, Mrs. J., Knockcairn
McFarland, A., Carnaghliss
McFarland, Jno., Carnaghliss
McKnight, R., Tullyrusk
McKnight, W.J., Tullyrusk
McLornan, Ptk., Bohill
McNally, James, Budore
McWatters,J., Jun., Budore
Magee, Adair, Dundrod
Mair, C., Dundrod
Mairs, Jno., Dundrod
Mairs, Wm., Dundrod
Millikin, G., Ballykennedy
Mulholland, Sl., Tullyrusk
McNeice, Mrs. S., Ballykennedy
Officer, Alex., Ballykennedy
Officer, Wm., Knockcairn
Patterson, Mrs. J., Budore
Ramsey, Thos., sen. & jun., Budore
Sinclair, Andrew, Ballykennedy
Sinclair, Rt., Ballykennedy
Smyth, James, Budore
Stewart, J.M., Boltnaconnell
Thompson, A., Carnaghliss
Thompson, Jas., Carnaghliss
Thompson, Jno., Carnaghliss
Thompson, Jos., Carnaghliss
Thompson, Mrs. S., Carnaghliss
Walker, Dd., Budore
Waters, Alex., Tullyrusk
Waters, J.E., Budore
Waters, Thos., Dundrod
Waters, W.L., Dundrod
White, Thos., Ballykennedy
Willis, Rt., Dundrod

The following is an extract from the Lisburn Standard Saturday March 9th 1889

Lisburn Board of Guardians, held on Tuesday last at 12 o'clock. The following was elected:

Tullyrusk - John Connor, Stoneyford

Crumlin Petty Sessions
Case Under The Grand Jury Act - Held on Monday 29th July 1889 before R.E. Rutherford, R.M. and Captain McClintock, J.P.

This was an application made by Daniel Mulholland, road contractor, for an order from the magistrates to enable him to enter the lands of Mr. George Bamford, at Tullyrusk, for the purpose of obtaining material to complete a road contract with the Grand Jury of the County Of Antrim.

Mr. Wilkins appeared in support of the application, and Mr. Young to oppose.

It appeared from the evidence that the county surveyor had refused his certificate to Mr. Mulholland, owing to the latter having taken stones out of a prohibited quarry, and the present application was to enable the contractor to obtain them on Bamford's land.

Mr. Young stated that the opposition by the county surveyor had now been removed, and examined Mr. Johnston, assistant-surveyor, who stated that the county surveyor had withdrawn the objection he previously had.

Mr. Wilkins stated that Mr. Carlisle, who owned the quarry, objected to and would not allow Mr. Mulholland on to his lands.

The Chairman said they could not grant the application of the road contractor; but that if Carlisle refused to allow Mulholland on his lands, he could make an application privately to Mr. McClintock after 4 days notice, and obtain an order of permission. The matter then dropped.

A further related case at the same court: Wm. J. Guggins v Daniel Mulholland.

On this case being called, Mr. Williamson, who appeared for the complainant, stated that this case had been previously before the Court, having been sometimes dismissed and sometimes adjourned, and arose out of a dispute between the county surveyor and the road contractor. Upon the present occasion he was not prepared to proceed, as he understood the case was settled.

Mr. Wilkins, who appeared for the defendant, stated that he could not allow the defendant to settle the case, and applied for a dismiss. The case was dismissed without prejudice.

Statutory Notice to creditors

In the goods of William Wheeler, late of Tullyrusk, in the County of Antrim, Farmer, deceased.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Statute 23rd and 24th Victoria, chap. 35, that all persons claiming to be Creditors of, or otherwise to have any claim or demand against the Estate of Effects of the said William Wheeler, deceased who died on the 21st July 1889, are hereby required, on or before the 1st day of February, 1890, to furnish in writing, the particulars of such claims or demands to the undersigned solicitor for William Chapman, of Stoneyford and Phillip Chapman of Derriaghy both in the County of Antrim, two of the executors of the said deceased, and to whom probate of the will of said deceased has been granted forth of the district Registry of Belfast of the Probate and Matrimonial Division of the High Court of Justice in Ireland on the 6th day of September, 1889. And notice is hereby further given, that after the said 1st February 1890 the said executors will proceed to distribute the Assets of the said deceased amongst the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims and demands of which notice and particulars shall have been given as above required.

Dated this 30th day of December, 1889
John R Moorehead, Solicitor, for said Executors, 30 Rosemary Street, Belfast, Ballynahinch and Dromore, County Down.

In memory of
William Wheeler
Tullyrusk, Glenavy
Who died 21st July 1889

There stands at the foot of a beautiful hill,
A home by the side of a glen;
But anguish and sorrow around it doth reign
For one who returns not again.
The gardens and fields that he laboured with care,
The trees and the flowers he reared,
They all seem to join in the mourning that’s there,
For a loss that can’t be repaired.

Once round this earth the sun did not roll,
Since the messenger came with the word,
Lo! Now I have broken thy "golden bowl"
And have loosed thy "silver cord."
Cease all thy labours, to thy friends bid farewell,
About this time to-morrow I’ll come,
With angels to bear thee, for ever to dwell
With the Lamb that sits in the throne.

He hastened his dear ones to part
And his Master’s call to obey;
Pain ripened his soul, but weakened his heart
As he longed for the sweet "Come away!"
He is gone now to dwell with the dear ones above
Which have passed o’er the river before,
Father and mother he meets with above
That unites them to sever no more.

His sorrowing friends on this bright Tuesday eve
Have borne his remains to their rest,
As they gathered around them on taking their leave,
Their anguish can not be expressed.
He was mild and affectionate to all whom he knew,
Not filled with ambition and pride,
Both his words and his actions were honest and true,
He was peaceful and self-denied.

He used not religion as a cloak to deceive,
Even should it answer him best;
He not in vain pleasures but God’s Word did believe,
And firm on that rock he did rest.
His faith was not tossed like the waves of the sea
Amongst the opinions of men,
But the work that Christ finished for him on the tree
Was his trust for the kingdom to gain.

On this bright Tuesday eve his sorrowing friends
Now in mourning retire to rest,
But he’s gone to dwell where joys never end,
And friendship is never depressed.
Lord, teach us with patience our race for to run,
And with Thee prepare us to dwell,
For until our time appointed doth come,
He hath only bid us farewell.

Statutory notice to creditors

In the goods of George Jordan, late of Tullyrusk, in the County of Antrim, farmer, deceased.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the 22nd and 23rd Vic., cap 35, that all persons claiming to be Creditors, or to have any claims or demands against the Estate of the said George Jordan, deceased, who died on or about the 26th day of October, 1889, are hereby required, on or before the 21st day of March, 1890, to furnish (in writing) the particulars of such claims and demands to the under signed G B Wilkins, solicitor for John Jordan, of Tullyrusk, and Edward Evans, of Tornagrough, both in the County of Antrim, farmers, to whom Probate of the Will of said Deceased was granted forth of the District Registry at Belfast of the Probate and Matrimonial Division of the High Court of Justice in Ireland on the 2nd day of December, 1889; and that the said Executors will, after the said 21st day of March next, proceed to distribute the Assets of said Deceased, having regard only to the claims or demands of which due notice and particulars shall then have been given,

Dated this 5th day of February 1890
G B Wilkins, Solicitor for said Executors, Market Square, Lisburn; and 4 Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin.

Lisburn Rural District Council Quarterly meeting held at the Workhouse, Lisburn on Thursday.

One of the motions taken up included … "By Councillor Graham - to build footbridge over Fourscore river on Cadger's Lane, townland of Tullyrusk."

Meeting at Dundrod.

Another meeting, held in Dundrod Orange Hall, was presided over by Mr. William Higginson, J.P., and there was a large attendance, Mr. Craig, who was accompanied by Mrs. Craig, spoke at considerable length on Tariff Reform and the Budget, and showed that it was impossible for Mr. Clow with any sense of consistency to describe himself as a Unionist. A vote of confidence in the candidate was carried in a very enthusiastic manner. Subsequently Mr. Craig addressed a third meeting at Killead, where he also met with a very encouraging reception.

Notice to Creditors

In the goods of William Scott, late of Tullyrusk,
in the County of Antrim, Farmer, deceased.
All persons having claims or demands
against the Estate of the above Deceased
who died on the 17th day of January 1917, are
hereby required on or before the 22nd day
of March 1918, to furnish detailed particulars
thereof, in writing, to the undersigned Solicitor
for the Executors, to whom Probate was granted
on the 14th day of January, 1918.
Dated this 28th day of February, 1918.
William George Maginess, Solicitor,
28, Bow Street, Lisburn.

Tullyrusk, Dundrod.
Executors' Sale of Cattle, &c.

We are instructed by the Executors of Wm.
Scott, deceased, to sell by Auction,
on the premises, on Wednesday, 25th
September, 1918, at Three o'clock, as
follows:-
1 strong farm horse, 4 cows, one of
Them newly-calved, and 3 back -springers;
2 weaning calves, 3 store pigs, a
Quantity of fowl, farm cart and harness
Harrow, roller, barn fanners and sundries.
Terms - Credit till 1st December with Auction fees.

Woods & McClure, Auctioneers,
Belfast and Lisburn.

Dundrod Girl’s Sad Death
Through Friendliness of her favourite horse.

Miss Catherine Ophelia Alderdice, aged 20 years, only daughter of Mr James Alderdice, Tullyrusk, Dundrod, South Antrim, lost her life while looking after a horse, which was a favourite of hers, and always responded to her call.

The animal had strayed into a neighbour’s lane, and Miss Alderdice, while leaning at an iron gate, composed of piping, called the horse, which galloped up with great force towards her. The girl became entangled in the gate, which was broken into pieces. One of these, it is believed, struck her on the right temple, causing a long deep injury.

Dr. Hunter was called, but was unable to save the girl’s life.

At the inquest held by Dr. Mussen, J.P., coroner, Patrick Reid, farmer, Tullyrusk, deposed that he was working about 400 yards away in a field when he heard the girl shout, "Back, back," at the horse, and then heavy moans. He at once went to the place, and found deceased being removed to his house, by his wife and manservant. He then sent for the doctor.

Joseph Maguire, manservant, said he was walking across Mr. Reid’s yard, about forty yards away from where the accident happened, when he heard a crash. On going to see what was wrong he found the girl lying across the county road moaning loudly and blood flowing from a wound on the right side of the head. He called Mrs. Reid who assisted him in carrying deceased to the house.

To the Coroner - The gate was lying in three different directions, the heavy portion being across the road, about 4ft to 5ft from the deceased’s body.

Dr. Hunter stated that when he arrived the girl was breathing but unable to speak. There was a wound 6in by 4in on the right side of her head. In his opinion death was due to compound fracture of the skull, caused by the iron gate, which severed the main artery.

The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony adding an expression of sympathy with the parents.

Samuel Bamford

Date of Death 27 09 1885
Date of Grant 11 11 1885
Effects £246 8s
Registry: Belfast

Full Abstract:

The Will of Samuel Bamford late of Tullyrusk and Ballymacward County Antrim Farmer who died 27 September 1885 at Ballymacward was proved at Belfast by George Bamford of Ballymacward Lower in said County Farmer one of the Executors.

Andrew Annett

Date of Death 26 08 1887
Date of Grant 17 01 1890
Effects £35
Registry: Belfast

Full Abstract:

The Will of Andrew Annett late of Stoneyford County Antrim Labourer who died 26 August 1887 at same place was proved at Belfast by Philip Magee of Tullyrusk in said County Farmer one of the Executors.

William Wheeler

Date of Death 21 07 1889
Date of Grant 06 09 1889
Effects £721 8s
Registry: Belfast

Full Abstract:

The Will of William Wheeler late of Tullyrusk County Antrim Farmer who died 21 July 1889 at same place was proved at Belfast by William Chapman of Stoneyford and Philip Chapman of Derriaghy both in said County Farmers two of the Executors.

Elizabeth Loughran

Date of Death 22 11 1893
Date of Grant 18 12 1893
Effects £27 5s
Registry: Belfast

Full Abstract:

The Will of Elizabeth Loughran late of Tullyrusk County Antrim Widow who died 22 November 1893 at same place was proved at Belfast by the Reverend Charles Power of The Rock Stoneyford said County R.C.C. one of the Executors.

Robert Jordan

Date of Death 13 06 1895
Date of Grant 09 08 1895
Effects £150
Registry: Belfast

Full Abstract:

The Will of Robert Jordan late of Tullyrusk County Antrim Farmer who died 13 June 1895 at same place was proved at Belfast by the Reverend Charles Power of Rock Stoneyford said County R.C.C. one of the Executors.