I've checked Griffith's Valuation for 1861 and there's no mention of a Mary Jane McBride as head of household/lessee in Ballymoney parish but there is a Samuel McBride Mc Bride, Samuel Parish : Ballymoney Location : Townparks/T/Ballymoney/Rodden Foot St. Mc Bride, William Parish : Ballymoney Location : Townparks/T/Ballymoney/Rodden Foot St. The library in Ballymoney I think is at the Rodden Foot and the adjacent old peoples' home is known as The Roddens. The circle marks the position of the library: _http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=55.071&lon=-6.5099&scale=5000&icon =x_ (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=55.071&lon=-6.5099&scale=5000&icon=x) Check also Ballymoney Ancestry _http://www.ballymoneyancestry.com/index.asp_ (http://www.ballymoneyancestry.com/index.asp) There's a Samuel McBride, wife Jane, in receipt of outdoor relief in 1874. Regards Nevin