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House — 17th century in Ballymurry (forth By.)

House — 17th century
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House — 17th century in Ballymurry (forth By.)
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A house is depicted on the Down Survey barony map (1656-8) of Forth barony at Ballymurry (12). Oliver Eustace of Ballymurry is recorded on the Whitty memorial (WX052-002004-) in Kilmore church (WX052-002002-), dated 1649. According to the Book of Survey and Distribution (1660s) Robert Hay owned 65 acres at Ballymurry in 1640, and a total of 331 acres in Tacumshin parish (Simington 1953, 304-05). The precise location of this house is not known. See the attached section of the Down Survey barony map (N at right) reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 March, 2014

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