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Rowallane & Slieve Croob Community Twinning Group
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 14 เม.ย. 2023
Constituted in 2018. We organize healthy, sports & leisure activities - arts and crafts, dance, music
Contact Karen Patterson for more information on how to get involved!
Contact Karen Patterson for more information on how to get involved!
History of Spa Wells 1744 to present
In the earlier 1700's the Spa Waters
acquired a reputation for healing properties
In the earlier 1800's the Ker family of Montalto developed Spa as a health resort the Co Down equivalent of Bath in Somerset
The arrival of the railway to Ballynahinch in 1858 resulted in a flood of Belfast health tourists to Spa
Spa was established as a tourist destination long before Newcastle
The railway didn't reach Newcastle until 1869
Spa continued to market its healing waters right up until
the Second World War period
00:00 - Start
04:15 - Presbyterian clergy patronise Spa waters
12:18 - The Kers develop the resort
23:54 - Attractions of the resort
26:38 - How to drink the waters
32:28 - The railway brought more tourists from Belfast
44:26 - Spa still marketing the healing waters until the start of WW2
acquired a reputation for healing properties
In the earlier 1800's the Ker family of Montalto developed Spa as a health resort the Co Down equivalent of Bath in Somerset
The arrival of the railway to Ballynahinch in 1858 resulted in a flood of Belfast health tourists to Spa
Spa was established as a tourist destination long before Newcastle
The railway didn't reach Newcastle until 1869
Spa continued to market its healing waters right up until
the Second World War period
00:00 - Start
04:15 - Presbyterian clergy patronise Spa waters
12:18 - The Kers develop the resort
23:54 - Attractions of the resort
26:38 - How to drink the waters
32:28 - The railway brought more tourists from Belfast
44:26 - Spa still marketing the healing waters until the start of WW2
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Ballynahinch History ... Battle of Ballynahinch 1798 Four fighting days
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Ballynahinch History ... Five Montalto Dynasties
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Rowallane & Slieve Croob Community Twinning Group 2021
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We are about Community, Friendship, Culture, Charity, Dancing, Adventure, Music and Having Fun. We hope that you enjoy our celebration in video of the last few years activities and look forward to many more in the future.
My mum (no longer with us .. ) had always said we were related to Betsy Gray.. In the last two years I.d been trying to find out more and link what info of family history I had .. Hears a twist .. I know Bill Gatt well.. he was my Art Teacher and became a family friend with my mum also doing some of his classes.. Small world.
This is so good folks! Well done, Rowallane & Slieve Croob Community Twinning Group. Best wishes from the Belfast Castlereagh hills.
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Brilliant 🏴
I was looking at my family line from Dromore Dromana Ballynahinch, two Brothers married 2 Craig, sisters William Lyons & Margaret Craig 1833 1904 they leased 21 acres in 1863 Ballynahich, any Information of Lyons Morrison Craig would be Appreciated 🫡🏴 My ancestors James Lyons married Susanna Craig 1844-1901 daughter of Henry Craig, 1809/1878, Susanna Morrison 1813-1896, I have struggled for information further on my family line of Craig’s
Exert taken from The Reminiscences of Captain D. J. Bell of Ballynahinch, 1962, page 1. ""Here lyeth ye body of John Bel, who departed this life in ye year 1736,. . . also Sarah Bel, who departed ... Here lyeth the body of Anne Drake, alias Bel, late wife to James Drake in Belyne-hinch, who departed this life the 22 day of June, 1716, aged 20 years" The inscriptions on the tablets along the gable denoted that here are the family burying grounds of William Bell, Ballynahinch; Wm. Bell McCoubrie, The Spa, Bally-macarn; Wm. McCoubrie, Bally-nahinch, and George Burrows, Drumhill. "My great grandfather, John Bell - a grandson of the John Bell who died in 1736 - and his family sat along the back pew of the Church," Captain Bell told me, "and when the Church fell into disuse the families were buried there." "
Page 4 has a photo "The gable containing tablets indicating the burial plots of members of the Bell family. Also in the foreground is the headstone which marked the grave of John Bell who died in 1736. and Ann Drake who died in 1716."
My x2 grt grandfather Robert Bell born Annahilt 1866, husband of Ellen Lyons 1875-1946 died Bridgeton Glasgow his father Thomas 1838, married Mary Ann Morrison 1841-1907 and on to Robert Henry Bell 1820 bpt 1829 downpatrick, died 1902 Philadelphia, I can not find information past Henry, I also don’t why Parents would leave for America, leaving some family behind I think Robert Henry’s Father is Robert Bell 1800 - 1880 died Magherafelt, if any information after would be amazing if anyone knows 🫶🏴
Visited site last week unfortunately the "headstone in the foreground of John Bell" has been smashed and only the bottom half remains - presumably smashed pieces in grass but I didn't disturb grass to find out.
The condition of the 4 tablets along the gable looked like they had been inscribed "yesterday" (done in slate).
My family tree keeps going back to this area I believe William Lyons born about 1750 of Ballymacarn north, was buried Magheradroll 18th April 1820 aged 70
Bravo pour le montage de cette vidéo Samy lamorlaye France 🇫🇷
Excellent presentation. Thank you.
Merci pour cette vidéo