Rostrevor (Ros Treabhair, ie Trevor’s Crossing, also Caisleán Ruairí, ie Rory's Castle) is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on Carlingford Lough and the hill of Slieve Martin, at the base of the Mourne Mountains and on the Kilbroney River. The town is known for its music festival, Fiddler's Green Festival. The name 'Rostrevor' first appeared circa 1618 and was named after Rose Ussher (the daughter of Henry Ussher, the Anglican Archbishop of Armagh) by her husband Edward Trevor (who came from Brynkynallt in Wales).  The road into Rostrevor winds past a tall granite obelisk erected in memory of Major General Robert Ross. He was commander of a small British force which captured Washington in 1814 after unexpectedly defeating the Americans at Bladensburg.

Fiddlers Green Festival Summer 2008  Photographs Copyright Fiona Jones

Does anyone recognize these eminent genealogists?  Has PRONI moved location?

EVERY tourist who has seen the placid restful little town echoes the words so often used "Beautiful Rostrevor." Every guide-book repeats the same and adds, " the sweetest little village under the sun." Words are but a poor medium to express the loveliness of all the surroundings, the wide waters of the bay with the purple-topped mountains of Carlingford in the distance, and the rugged slopes of the Mourne Mountains on the landward  side.

Ruins of a pre-reformation church are still visible, covered in ivy.

The building suffered damage during the 1641 Rebellion, as well as in Cromwellian times.

Then, in 1737, a new church was erected, known as the Crag church, dedicated to St Paul. Its walls are still visible.  Read more:

http://www.newrymemoirs.com/stories_pages/rostrevortragedy_2.html

The silver waters of the river gleaming through the trees, the beautiful old houses with their grassy lawns, and the trees that have stood for hundreds of years, all go to create a picture that lives long in memory.  From The Story of Belfast by Mary Lowry (circa 1913)