Discover the history of Moira, County Down
The village blacksmith Under a spreading chestnut-tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands, And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807 – Read More …
In Samuel Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) he writes about Moira and includes this: “The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Dromore, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £351. 15. 7. Read More …
Don’t you love trying to solve a mystery? Yesterday I was excited to see inside a home in Moira with almost 300 years of history. Thanks to Lynne from Ralph’s, I was able to visit the house that was the Read More …
The past couple of weeks have been incredibly exciting in Moira demesne as a team from the Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork and Archaeology at Queen’s University Belfast. Sponsored by Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and assisted by community volunteers of Read More …
We are on the verge of one of the most exciting developments for decades if not centuries. Since I first took an interest in the history of Moira I have wondered what has been hidden below the surface of Moira Read More …
The dry summer has revealed the footprint of part of the Castle in the Demesne and created widespread interest locally and in the media. Some of the historical records quoted are in my opinion inaccurate. So I have decided to Read More …
Have you walked in the Demesne this week? You may have walked over amazing evidence of our history. The drought has revealed evidence of the layout and position of Moira Castle. Unless you were specifically looking for it, it is Read More …
Another snippet from the forthcoming book, Finding Footprints. An incident from 1798 Rebellion deserves mention. Moira had three church buildings within a stone’s throw of each other; the parish church and two meeting houses. This proved to be “helpful” to Read More …
Waringfield House As one travelled out of the village in the direction of Magheralin, there stood Waringfield House, another notable Georgian building. It was the residence of the Waring family who in 1876 owned more than two thousand acres at Read More …