The rose grower from portadown echs do a lot for the community that you dont hear about. Drone footage of the church building work before lockdown may 2, 2020. A brief history the first built church was erected in 1822 on a site behind the present church and parallel to the road. Portadown is pleasantly situated on the bann, 87 and one quarter miles north by west from dublin, 25 miles south by west from belfast, 10 and a half miles northeast from armagh, and 5 miles southwest from lurgan. Rhythm and rhyme is an exciting free programme to introduce children aged 0 4 years to the wonder of rhymes, songs and stories in the library. Portadown derives its name from the irish port an dunain which means landing place of the ferry. The portadown area had long been populated by irish gaels. The portadown station was moved to the present location in 1848 then reverted to its original site between 1863 and 1970. Explore the history and stories of the portadown area through our informative tours and articles. Belfast presents a wellresearched history of the north, from the 1920 partition to the violent troubles of the last 30 years. The original portadown station was sited half a mile east of the present station and opened on 12 september 1842, replacing a temporary station at seagoe that had opened the preceding year. For that reason, it conveys the reality of the calamity in a much more telling way.
Cregagh recalls the story of how once rural surroundings have developed into an urban environment. Portadown community remembers 100 years on 08 november 2018. Like a window into their daytoday life, portadown census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more. History a troubled history northern irelands relatively distinct history began in the early 17th cent. Buy a history of northern ireland by hennessey, thomas isbn. Some of these may be easily obtainable, some are rare and out of print. Registered in england 06557400, company vat number 5 5978 79. It is in the armagh, banbridge and craigavon borough council area and had a population of.
Portadown photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Information can be found on youtube and the internet. Portadown developed in the 1600s as a crossing point on the river bann. Portadown were strong favourites going into the final, but the final failed to live up to expectations, with virtually nothing happening in the first half. The following are a list of book titles relating to co. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. List of books and articles about northern ireland online. The chairman was recently asked to talk about the influence of sam mcgredy and his production of roses. Reading group book list first portadown presbyterian. There are only two illustrations of the old church, one a pen and ink drawing, the other being a printers block for printing on notepaper on hymn books or as has. Its construction began in 1965 and it was named after the first prime minister of northern ireland. Portadown library 2020 all you need to know before you go. Portadown library 2020 all you need to know before you.
Little is known of the portadown area until the plantation of ulster in 1610. Join portadown library on the last saturday of the month to get creative. Charles streetcharlies walls or dawsons row during the 1800s. These books are available for purchase through our affiliate partner the book depository at low prices all of which include worldwide shipping.
Portadown heritage tours explore portadown with our local tour. However, the history of orange parades in portadown has been. Aug 31, 2014 the following are a list of book titles relating to co. As well as selling books, we of course buy them, and our honest assessment of the largest collections as well as interesting individual items is well known. History of portadown as written by george henry bassett in 1888. Book launch our book launch for the history of portadown gasworks book launch. Edenderry primary school, princess way, portadown, craigavon bt63 5ep phone. If your able to attend it would be nice to see you there 2 famous people from the edenderry area.
Portadown, county armagh, northern ireland genealogy. At the beginning of the 1600s, it lay within the district of clancann clann chana, which was part of the larger territory of oneilland ui niallain. Northern ireland has 18 representatives in the british parliament. Online midweek wednesday 6th may 2020 rev robin brown amos chapter 7 may 6, 2020. There are 2 census records available for the last name portadown. Our book launch for the history of portadown gasworks book launch. We have great ranges of art and craft materials, books, stationery, kids toys, games, kids books and much more. Portadown is a town in county armagh, northern ireland. Kelleher books specialises in rare and collectible books from all around the world. If you are not presently connected with any church, we would invite you to come and worship with us. An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your portadown ancestors lived in harsh conditions. This place is situated in armagh, northern ireland, northern ireland, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 54 26 0 north, 6 27 0 west and its original name with diacritics is portadown.
Its turbulent history has taken its toll on the evidence that remains. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of portadown. The rise and development of portadown craigavon historical. Lurgan ancestry books and ebooks for sale on lurgan and. A true story of murder and memory in northern ireland by patrick radden keefe, milkman by anna burns, mak. Archaeological sites in county antrim, castles in county antrim, history of belfast, lordlieutenants of antrim, military history of county antrim, monuments and memorials in county antrim, politics of county antrim, the troubles in county antrim. He was a highly influential figure within the film industry and also wrote a number of books on the topic. Jan 04, 2010 kelleher books specialises in rare and collectible books from all around the world. Everyone is welcomed to our book launch in december 2019. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online.
In 2008 we released a smaller book edenderry pictorial past. Mar 01, 2000 buy a history of northern ireland by hennessey, thomas isbn. Beast quest series 1 to 16 wholesale books, books wholesaler, books store, school books supplier, buy books, books online. It starts at the river lagan at the albert bridge and goes along woodstock road then cregagh road to bells bridge and cregagh. These northern ireland books are recommended by alpha history authors. Sam was a world wide expert on the production of roses who came from portadown. It was intended to be the heart of a new linear city incorporating lurgan and portadown, but this plan was mostly abandoned and. Irelands welcome to the stranger also on kindle is an american widows account of her travels in ireland in 184445 on the eve of the great famine. One of portadowns oldest and most historic sites, the old town quay, has been officially opened. Craigavon historical society is committed to preserving community history through the promotion and study of local history in the craigavon area. This was followed in 2012 when we launched another successful book, portadown foundry limited, and we put on a major exhibition of our foundry research work in the millennium court arts centre, portadown. Portadown from irish port a dunain, meaning landing place of the little fort is a town in county armagh, northern ireland. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. Fiannas county armagh page very little source data online again here, but information on where records are held flaxgrowers of ireland 1796 county armagh the irish linen board published a list of nearly 60,000 individuals in 1796 forkill civil parish tithe applotments, 1828.
Provides an overview of events since the outbreak of the troubles up to and including the present peace process. Tracing the sequence of events decade by decade, hennessey politics, the queens u. We have put together a collection of old books on the history and genealogy of ireland in pdf format. This is somewhere,where people can catch up with ones that they have maybe lost touch with over the years. It is in the armagh, banbridge and craigavon borough council area and had a population of about 22,000 at the 2011 census. The ssdi is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. It is in the armagh, banbridge and craigavon borough council area and had a population of about 22,000 at the. The towns history has been one marked by periods of conflict between two groupings. Portadown landing place of the ferry lurgan ancestry. Family history library catalog the text in this section is copied from an article in wikipedia. Richhill library customer notice due to the rapidly evolving situation with covid19, we are temporarily closing all public libraries and out of hours access from 5.
The town has its beginnings in 1610 when james i granted 2,000 acres of land at ballyworran ballyoran to william powell of staffordshire. The protestant fortress held firm until the late 1960s, following which the. Book launch everyone is welcomed to our book launch in december 2019. Portadown railway station serves portadown in county armagh, northern ireland. Our chairman mr mcclure wrote for a book giving an. From its inception portadown s population were predominately protestants. Books in portadown results 1 20 of 26 switch to map.
Groups encourage members to read for pleasure, read adventurously and share their opinions good or bad. They have selected these books for their content, accessibility and affordability. Portadown had levelled it 22 through peter mcmahon and gary twigg goals, before eoin bradley was hauled down by ross redman and a lastminute penalty was dispatched by andy mcgory. Early meetings were held in a dimly lit room in the young mens institute in edward street in portadown, where club secretary william mullen would read the minutes by candlelight. First portadown presbyterian church is a congregation of the presbyterian church in ireland. Explanation of and the names of districts for every county, plus link to find townland names in 1851. The town sits on the river bann in the north of the county, about 24 miles 39 km southwest of belfast. In county armagh there was constant warfare between the irish septs with the o neills. Who remembers these 2 teachers an introduction to the edenderry area. Sam employed a lot of people from portadown especially during the summer holidays. Our expertise in shipping rare books safely around the world is also highly valued. Although these ebooks are not all related to lurgan in particular, they offer an invaluable history and background to the lives and times of our ancestors.
Carson wrote one can easily imagine it sitting back from the roadway by a quiet churchyard with its grass, trees and shrubs. It may be interesting to question if portadown was originally a grant in the plantation scheme, which fused settlers mainly from scotland and england. Portadown college has seen many major changes in education. A brief history first portadown presbyterian church co. In 1888 george henry bassett wrote his history of portadown in which he writes. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. A great array of books and im not a reader but i found one which was of great interest to me, st o i riled away three quarters of an hour glancing through it. Boldmere house, faraday avenue, hams hall distribution park, coleshill, birmingham. All money goes back to the society and will help us in producing new books, research and giving talks to other societies, schools and whoever asks us about local history and especially of the edenderry area of portadown it will help us maintain our websites uk. After shopping in the town centre and the rain is continuing what better place to go than the library.
The story takes the form of a journey and looks at the way things used to be. This was a strategic position, which was to aid in the towns development in later years. This beautiful water fountain is a symbol of peace and a reminder that these gardens enabled all peoples to come together as a peace line for the beginning of the new town of portadown get in touch. Portadown archives page 2 of 5 portadown heritage tours. The local newspaper carried a story of another pow camp, adjacent to killicomaine castle also known as irwins castle. Founded upon the partition of ireland in 1920, northern ireland experienced fifty years of nervous peace under the rule of a devolved government in belfast. Portadown article about portadown by the free dictionary. This important book by a distinguished journalist breaks new ground in the. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. Northern ireland history, irish history, books barnes. Junior years 18861924 in 1887, the mid ulster football association was established, and in portadown, a young group of men set about creating a football club to participate in the midulster cup. Her account is not a history of the famine, but personal eyewitness testimony to the suffering it caused. This district was named after the dominant local clanthe mccanns mac canawho had been in the area since before the th century.