Mary Orr

Here is a list of some of the houses in certain townlands, their occupier and their value. This information came from the Hugh Irvine Collection which is available at Newry and Mourne Museum. Townland       Occupier          Valuation       Remarks Lurganconary         Robert Davidson                   8.0.0           Large farm Greencastle              Elizabeth McIlroy                7.12.0 Benagh Upr.             […]

The vast majority of the people in Mourne would have lived in small rural cottages or houses situated along the main street in the town. Hanna’s Close is a good way to get feel for what life was like living in small rural cottages. This cluster of cottages were built in the 1600s by the […]

In an 1810 rental the townlands of Mourne in the Kilmorey Estate were as follows; ‘Aghyoghill, Aughnahorry, Ballintur, Ballygowan, Ballykeel Beg, Ballyveagh More, Corcreaghan, Cranfield, Carginagh, Derryogue, Drumcro, Drumindoney, Drummon, Glassdrumman, Greencastle, Leitram, Magheramurphy, Magheragh, Maghery, Moneydoragh Beg, Moneydorragh More, Moyad and Tullyframe.’ The founder of the Kilmorey family’s Irish estates was Sir Nicholas Bagnal. […]