> From: "Rosemary Joan McCormack" <rosemary.mccormack1@ntlworld.com> > Date: 2007/04/30 Mon PM 12:09:16 EDT > To: <nir-armagh@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [ARMAGH] Church of Ireland SEAGOE > > According to Ian Maxwell, part of Portadown is in Seagoe, part in Drumcree. > Rosemary ... The River Bann forms much of the boundary between Drumcree and Seagoe parishes. The parish of Drumcree, including the town of Portadown, is situated on the west side of the River Bann. Directly across the river from Portadown, is situated the townland of Edenderry in the parish of Seagoe. While Edenderry is often referred to as a suburb or the "east end" of Portadown, actual governmental/territorial divisions denoted it as a townland in Seagoe parish. >From the PRONI's Geographical Index, listing the townlands in Seagoe parish: http://www.proni.gov.uk/geogindx/parishes/par241.htm >From the Belfast and Ulster Towns Directory for 1910, hosted online by LibraryIreland, Seagoe Parochial Hall was situated at Edenderry. http://www.libraryireland.com/UlsterDirectory1910/Portadown.php In the segment of his Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (pub. 1837) treating on Seagoe Parish, Samuel Lewis wrote, "At Edenderry, which forms a suburb to Portadown, there is a meeting-house for Presbyterians in connection with the Synod of Ulster, of the third class. There is also a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists at Bluestone; and a dispensary has recently been established." http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/arm/seagoe.htm Hope this helps. If it doesn't, it might assist to clarify further by posting Ian Maxwell's description for comparison/contrast to the above. ajk