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. Watch the video on AOL > > Home. > > > (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom0 > 0030 > > 000000001) > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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. Watch the video on AOL > > Home. > > > (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom0 > 0030 > > 000000001) > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Are you staying at the same address each night or are you moving around, I live near Ballymena and wasn't at the football match. You can contact me direct if you wish. ([email protected]) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of BP Patea Sent: 28 March 2008 02:17 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. Watch the video on AOL > > Home. > > > (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom0 > 0030 > > 000000001) > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- This email has been verified as Virus free. Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net