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| Fourscore Footbridge (date unknown) |
Tullyrusk - Tullyrusk Parish
Extract from Griffith Valuation 1862 - Union of Lisburn (Part of)
County of Antrim — Barony of Massereene — Union 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: TULLYRUSK |
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Ordnance Survey map number: 59 |
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| 1a | James McClarnan | Marquis of Hertford | House,Offices Gate Lodge & land | 96 00 10 |
| 1b | same | same | Land | 16 02 10 |
| 1c | same | same | Caretaker's ho., offs & land | 57 03 00 |
| 2a | same | same | Land | 23 03 30 |
| 2b | same | same | Land | 34 03 25 |
| 2Aa | Joseph Sharpe | James McClarnan | House and Offices | - |
| 2Ab | David McWaters | same | House and Offices | - |
| 3a | Joseph McCullagh | Marquis of Hertford | Herd's House, offices | 85 00 00 |
| 3b | same | same | & land | 46 02 30 |
| 4 | Alexander Waters | same | Houes, Offices Land | 47 00 30 |
| 5 | Henry Neeson | same | House, Offices Land | 21 00 30 |
| 6 | William Scott | same | House, Offices Land | 18 01 30 |
| 7 | James Read | same | Caretaker's ho.,Land | 59 00 35 |
| 8 | Daniel Mulholland | same | House, Offices Land | 21 02 10 |
| 9 | Joseph Dixon | same | Land | 04 02 30 |
| 10 | James McCarry | same | House, Offices Land | 62 01 25 |
| 11a | Mary Hillen | same | Herd's ho., Offs Land | 40 02 05 |
| 11b | Graveyard | see exceptions | ||
| 12 | Joseph McClarnan | Marquis of Hertford | House,Offices Land | 18 03 15 |
| 13 | Roger McNeight | same | House,Offices Land | 34 00 25 |
| 14a | William McNeight | same | House,Offices Land | 18 03 15 |
| 14b | same | same | same | 07 02 04 |
| 14Ba | Anne Kurley | William McNeight | House | - |
| 15 | Patrick Mullen | Marquis of Hertford | House,Offices Land | 07 02 05 |
| 16 | Elizabeth McNeight | same | House, Offices Land | 16 00 15 |
| 17 | Charles Bamford | same | House and land | 23 01 05 |
| 18 | John McNeight | same | House and land | 16 03 35 |
| 19 | Margaret Rice | same | Land | 00 02 10 |
| 20 | Sarah Jordon | same | House, Offices Land | 32 00 00 |
| 21 | John Hillen | same | House, Office Land | 05 01 15 |
| 22 | Daniel Trowlin | same | Caretaker's ho,Off Ld | 06 03 10 |
| 23a | Egar Cormican | same | House, Offices Land | 40 00 00 |
| 23b | Anthony Johnston | Egar Cormican | House | - |
| 24a | Margaret Loughran | Marquis of Hertford | House and land | 00 02 20 |
| 24b | same | same | same | 05 03 35 |
| 25 | Philip Magee | same | House, Offices Land | 24 02 20 |
| 26 | Charles Bamford | same | House, Offices Land | 20 00 05 |
| 27 | John Moat | same | House and Land | 01 02 00 |
| 28 | Robert Horner | same | House, Offices Land | 12 03 15 |
| 29Aa | Thomas Wheeler | same | House, Offices land | 19 01 20 |
| 29B | same | same | same | 19 02 30 |
| 29Bb | Francis Colburn | Thomas Wheeler | Herd's House Offices | - |
| 30 | Robert Lowrey | Marquis of Hertford | House, Offices Land | 14 01 30 |
| 31 | John Culbert | same | House, Offices Land | 03 01 10 |
| 32 | John Kilpatrick | same | House, Offices Land | 14 00 00 |
| 33 | Thomas Greene | same | House, Offices Land | 34 01 25 |
| 34a | Matthew McClarnan | James McClarnan | House, Offices Land | 01 02 20 |
| 34b | same | same | same | 08 02 00 |
| Total of Rateable Property | 1045 00 04 | |||
| Exemptions: Grave-yard | 00 02 00 | |||
| Total including Exemptions | 1045 02 04 | |||
The Area in 1888
The following is an extract from the 1888 publication titled "The book of Antrim" by George Henry Bassett.
It gives a brief description of the Dundrod area and some of the inhabitants. As in most directories some of the details can be somewhat dubious in relation to spelling and accuracy.
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
Board of Guardians election
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
Road Contractor Seeks Access
Extract from The Lisburn Standard - Saturday, August 3rd 1889
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.
William Wheeler's Estate — notice to creditors
The following is an extract from The Lisburn Standard Saturday 4th January 1890
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.
William Scott
The following is an extract from The Lisburn Herald, Saturday, March 16th, 1918
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.
The following is an extract from The Lisburn Herald, Saturday, September 21st, 1918
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.
Footbridge, Fourscore
Along "Cadger's (or Codger's) Lane" were the original stepping stones across the river. The 1904 Ordnance Survey map clearly marks the foot bridge. This is on the boundary of the town lands of Ballymoneymore, Tullyrusk and Knockcairn. Earlier maps show "Cadger's Lane" crossing a mill-race prior to the approach to the Glenavy River crossing.
Extract from The Lisburn Standard — Saturday November, 17th 1900
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."

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