Category: Schools
Find my house
Hello Boys and girls. Do you live in or near Moira. Is your house an old one or a new one? If you look carefully in the images below you might be able to find your house. Happy hunting.
100 years from now
A question from Mr Mac. One hundred years from now, when someone is writing the history of Moira, will they have anything to say about you? Will you be remembered for something you have done, something worthwhile in life, something Read More …
Moira in Bloom
The demesne we know today is very different from the Rawdons’ time. It was so much larger then, stretching out to the Old Kilmore road, The grounds were stunning with woods, walks, ponds, canals and lawns. Hundreds of exotic plants were Read More …
The Four Trees
Moira was always an attractive location. Those lime trees Anne Lutton described down both sides of the Main Street were removed in the early part of twentieth century. Chestnut trees that once lined part of the driveway to the Parish Read More …
Street views
Mr Mac says, “Keep our village tidy; never drop litter on the ground.”
The Battle of Moira
The Battle of Moira is the earliest documented record of life here. The battle was between Domhnall (pronounced Donall), High King of Ireland and Congal Cláen, King of Ulster. It is described as one of the most blood-thirsty in early Read More …
Trummery Round Tower
At Trummery old church there once was a round tower similar to others in Ireland, except that it was the same diameter all the way to the top. It is dated from around the early thirteenth Century. Records indicate it was Read More …
Schools in Moira
Moira Primary School What is now the Logic youth drop-in and activity centre was once the primary school. The school moved to the site in Backwood Road in 1973 and the present school building was officially opened by Princess Anne Read More …
The Tunnel
There is supposed to have been a tunnel from Moira Castle leading to the Church. Some think it was used by the Rawdon family and their servants as their means of entry to the Church but it is more likely Read More …