Tullynakill Old Church Graveyard Lisbane Comber Co Down
Poster FlipinHeck put me on to this old ruined church and graveyard set 2-3 miles south east of Comber. I could have picked a better day to visit. It was baltic!
There was a church on this site in 9th century. This old church (above) is dated 1639. The church bell is inscribed "Roger Ford fecit anno 1733 ". The vicar c. 1780 was Rev. Alexander McCreedy
The newer church was built in 1826 at a cost of £700 which was defrayed by the Board of First Fruits. It was capable of holding 200 people but the average attendance in 1836 was 25 people but was rapidly growing. The clergyman in 1830 was Rev. John Gwynne and in 1836 was Rev. Rev. Mr. Parks of Cherryvalley. The curate held public worship at Killaney townland on Sundays with an average attendance of 12 people & occasionally in Carrickneveagh schoolhouse. The vicar in 1858 until 1880 was Rev. Arthur Thomas Farrell.
The church is now closed. records from 1847, North of Ireland FHS www.nifhs.org has marriages 1848 -1935 ; graveyard attached, gravestone inscriptions available UHF Vol 1 & 3; oldest grave 1669; email me for a gravestone look-up
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I have two great aunts on my mothers side buried in Tullynakill graveyard. They were called Mary Marshall and Annie Marshall, neither of them ever married. They both were in their nineties when they passed away in the mid and late seventies. I attended both funerals with my father, both are buried to the left of the graveyard entrance gate. They lived a simple life, and as a child my mother would sometimes take us to visit them in the car, via a lap of Whiterock, Sketrick and then along Tullynakill Rd to their home (no longer there) which was on the left and was not far past the graveyard which was on the right. The home was small and clean, always heated by an open coal fire, no running water, but had a hand pump by the Belfast sink to bring water direct from the well in the garden. Electricity seemed to have been a recent addition as there still appeared to be evidence of oil lighting. There was a "dry" toilet outside in the vast garden, which also had an extensive range of vegetables. We loved to sneak out and eat peas from their pods, if the season was correct. Even though we lived out in the country too, as children we were still amazed by all of this.
@TomMcClean
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Raymond, The story of your two aunts almost mirrors the simple home of my aunt and uncle up in Rathfriland. So many folks lived this way. My aunt probably never travelled more than 10 miles from home in her life. That was the way they lived.
Thanks Tom, I haven't seen my great great grandfather's grave for decades - Alexander Larmour, it was as you noted, erected by his eldest surviving son, my great grandfather, Hamilton Larmour. Again, Thanks Tom, from Manjimup, Western Australia. BTW, Alexander farmed 8 acres of land in Ballydrain, just as his father John did.
@TomMcClean
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Hi Phil! I love it when someone like yourself posts information about a personal family connection to one of my wee amateur videos. I am so very pleased that I could do this for you and your family and so pleased that you took the time to let me know! This has made my day! I know Ballydrain very well. We are along that scenic wee road quite often when we drive down to Nendrum. I have done a lot of videos about the old Nendrum monastery and Castle Espie bird sanctuary. There must be quite an Irish community in round the Perth area because I regularly post to another guy there, who watches my videos. He hails from Newtownards town! Best wishes from the Belfast Castlereagh hills winging their way to you in Manjimup! God's blessing be upon you and your family.
brilliant video mate.love old graveyards.deffently worth a visit in the summer.another hidden gem exposed. well done tom.
Great video Tom👍
@TomMcClean
Жыл бұрын
Good man Mark. Thanks again!
Excellent Tom, you certainly find yourself on some out of the way locations! It's always fascinating to read and view these old grave stones.. gets you thinking about the type of people and the history of the particular area and the lives and hardships they faced.
@TomMcClean
7 жыл бұрын
Yes Ryan that's what interests me too. I'd love to go back in time to see it all and meet the people and hear of their struggles. Life was so much harsher back then without the modern inventions of today to get you by but maybe there was a much stronger sense of community, family and church where everyone tried to pull together. Sadly from the headstones you can see that if you lived over 50 you were doing well.
@TomMcClean
7 жыл бұрын
Yes I noticed this too flip inheck. The famine was absolutely dreadful. We have no idea. We can imagine but......
Great video, Tom. I would love to check out this cemetery but it would be very hard to get to. Did you not find the 1669 headstone when you went here?
@TomMcClean
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Clayton. I'm afraid I managed to miss it!
Nice Video.
The burial ground of "Daft Eddy", someone stole his gravestone.
@TomMcClean
9 ай бұрын
Yes George I heard this too. Others claim that there was no such person. I've had a chat with quite a few people and been to Daft Eddy's restaurant to chat to the very knowledgeable owner guy. I've even videoed the grave of WG Lyttle who wrote a book about Daft Eddy in Bangor cathedral graveyard. I'd like the story of Daft Eddy to be true but........ Here's the link to my WG Lyttle video. Grave of W G Lyttle Betsy Gray and Daft Eddy Writer Bangor Abbey kzread.info/dash/bejne/pGWsscmIp7OsZ5M.html Best wishes from the Belfast Castlereagh hills.
brilliant video mate.love old graveyards.deffently worth a visit in the summer.another hidden gem exposed. well done tom.
@TomMcClean
7 жыл бұрын
Yes Andy i would wait for the warmer weather! lol