That's a great story! I have two people who have offered to help me at PRONI and perhaps Linen Hall but I know I will be on my own knocking on doors. My huge problem is my Burnsides left Ulster in 1817. A father, wife, five sons, and their families. I think your map idea sounds good - maybe some of the family stayed behind but so far I do not even know the area. My two friends from the UK and I chose Ballymena because of the location - close to Belfast (for my research) and not far from the north coast. Thank you so much for the ideas. I am going to print off your email and add it to my file. Linda -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Anne Shier Klintworth" <[email protected]> > I can tell you what my sister and I did the first time we went to Ballymena. > We looked in the Griffith's valuation, found out where any Stevenson's and > Mortons were in Kildowney, Dungall and Carnlea. We got a really good map, > compared it to the Griffith's maps at the library and then found a house > that was still on the property in Kildowney and went there and knocked on > the door. The woman who lived said her mother in law was a Stevenson and > called her daughter - and it went on and on meeting new cousins. We have > knocked on a lot of doors and written a lot of letters. The best way to > find out about the past there is to find someone who is willing to talk > about it, even if they aren't related to you. We found out quite a bit by > talking to the man who lives next to the empty house where Peter Morton > lived in Dungall. They old people know all about everyone :) and most > people there are related to each other in one way or another. > > If you could give me an idea of who and where you are looking, I might have > some other ideas for you. But for sure - go to the Mid Antrim Museum (used > to be the Ballymena Museum but they moved to a new building) They have > cemetery transcriptions for most of the cemeteries. The Ballymena Library > has some stuff including the maps for the Griffiths and the census films. > PRONI in Belfast is loaded with good things. > > I can tell you how to find some of the cemeteries if you want to walk > through them. > > Anne > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of BP Patea > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 10:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] Ballymena made the newspaper in Pittsburgh, PA > > Id be interested in any tips you have also. > > Cheers, > Liv > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Linda Holley > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 12:10 PM > Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] Ballymena made the newspaper in Pittsburgh, PA > > > Anne, > > I am staying with a friend for three night and then 2 of my friends from > the UK are joining me at a cottage. Would love to know any great places to > eat in Ballymena! We are going to drive around Co. Antrim for a week. > > Linda > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Anne Shier Klintworth" <[email protected]> > > Linda - if you need any pointers on being in Ballymena, let me know, I > have > > been there 3 times and am going again in May. > > > > Anne > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Linda Holley > > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 5:26 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] Ballymena made the newspaper in Pittsburgh, PA > > > > What a hoot! I hope this didn't take place anywhere near the cottage I > have > > rented for July to tour Antrim looking for my roots. > > > > Linda > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: [email protected] > > > Imagine my surprise when I opened our local paper today to find an > article > > > > > about a recent soccer match. > > > > > > >From Page 17 of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: > > > > > > "A recent soccer match in Ireland ended with angry Ballymena United > fans > > > > > tossing - among other things - a chair, a bottle and a leg of lamb > onto > > the > > > field after a 2-2- tie against Lisburn Distillery, the BBC reported. > > > At the heart of the matter was referee Mark Courtney, whose decisions > made > > > > > dyed-in-the-wool Ballymena fans irate. So, when the match ended, the > > mutton > > > flew. > > > Police had to escort Mark and his crew off the field, and coaches for > the > > > > > two teams had to be separated. As for the lamb leg, which was > uncooked, it > > was > > > presumably taken by the police as evidence, not for a barbeque." > > > > > > Deb Logan > > > Pittsburgh > > > > > > > > > > > > **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. 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