If you would like to share any information you have on places in County Down but don't have a website send me the data and I'll add it to this site.

Onsite Links

Index

The best starting point for researching towns in in Co. Down would be to take a visit to Ros Davies site. Ros has included reference to any geographical or man made feature she could find in my resources.  They are mainly townlands unless otherwise stated e.g. farm, river, village, mountain.

Anhaderg

 - valuation of Tenements 1863

Annsborough near Castlewellan

 - Information of Annsborough Mill
 - Holly timber and its vital role in East-Down’s linen industry

Ballymageogh (Kilkeel)

 - Information on this Kilkeel townland runs south from the southern base of Slievemageogh.

Banbridge

 - Directory of Banbridge 1819

Bangor

Castlewellan

 - includes a link to the Castlewellan Court Book 1824
 - The Ins, Outs and Whereabouts of Castlewellan

Crossgar

 - "Slate Quarry at Crossgar" a short paper written by Patrick McKenney on the slate quarry in Crossgar townland in Dromara. and the links to the McKenny family.

Drumaroad & Clanvaraghan

 - information on the history of the parish

Downpatrick

- general info.
- Downpatrick & County Down Railway (DCDR)

Dromara

 - includes a detailed history and photographs of St. Michaels Church
 - Harris Topographical Atlas Co Down  1744
 - Seward – Topographic Hiberniea 1802
 - Bassetts Directory, Dromara 1886
 - Topographical Atlas of Ireland post 1833
 - ORDNANCE SURVEY 1834
 - list of Dromara residents who immigrated to the US.

Drumgooland Parish

 - 1803 Agricultural Census for Drumgooland Parish.
 - link to wonderful article detailing the history of the parish

Dundrum

 - photo essay.

Greencastle

 - 1911 Greencastle Census.

Kilkeel

 - includes two photo essays.
 - 1819 Directory of Kilkeel
 - 1856 Slaters Commercial Directory Of Kilkeel and Neighbourhood

Killyleagh

 - Killyleagh ( Cill Ó Laoch) Church of the Descendants of the Heroes
 - photographs relating to the linen industry and the descendants of Hans Weaver

Loughbrickland

 - Bassetts Directory 1886

Newry

- Newry Merchants Directory 1852
- link to Newry Directory for 1910
 - link to Griffith's Valuation for the Union of Newry (part of) 1864

Warrenpoint

- assorted information including newspaper article concerning the rail disaster of 1889 
- wonderful photographs of Warrenpoint, Rostrevor and Carlingford Lough areas

General Links

 - link to Belfast and Ulster Towns Directory for 1910

 - prehistoric monuments in Co. Down

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