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"In this district [the Fews mountains] Newtown-Hamilton is situated, between the towns of Newry and Castleblaney, and is a wretched stage. ... The demesnes in these baronies [Upper and Lower Fews] are, Hockley, the seat of Mr. Shields ; Cullaville, of Mr. O'Callaghan ; Crossmaglin, of Mr. Ball ; Carritt, of Mr. M'Can ; Eliza-hill, of Mr. John Grier ; Derrycheehan, of Mr. Andrew Trew ; and Coronare, of Mr. Robert Hamilton."
[Coote, Sir Charles, Statistical Survey of the County Armagh (Dublin, 1804)]
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- Abbreviations used in these GENUKI County Armagh, and library notes
- AIGS = Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies
- FHL = Family History Library (LDS)
- LDS = Latter Day Saints
- NLI = National Library of Ireland
- PRO = National Archives (formerly, the Public Record Office) at Kew, England
- PRONI = Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
- QUB = Queen's University, Belfast
- Before visiting a Library to consult a book or other reference, please check with Library staff to ensure that the book is actually available. You may wish to try borrowing a book from the national libraries in Australia, Canada, England, the U.S., etc., either directly or via inter-library loan.
St John, Newtownhamilton, Church of Ireland |
Tullyvallen Old Church, Tullyvallen, Church of Ireland |
St Michael, Newtownhamilton, Catholic |
- 1901 Census - LDS microfilm numbers
- D.E.D. 40/1-8; 41/6-12; D.E.D. 42/2-8. FHL Film 812091 Items 1-2
- D.E.D. 43(2)/1-6; 43(1)/1. FHL Film 812092 Item 1
- 1911 Census - LDS microfilm numbers
- Camly D.E.D. 42/1-6 - Townlands: Camly (Ball), Camly (Macullagh), Carrickacullion, Dorsy (Cavan Ó Hanlan or Roxborough), Dorsy (Hearty), Dorsy (McDonald or Carrickrovaddy). FHL Film 1999994
- Camly D.E.D. 42/7-8 - Townlands: Dorsy (Mullaghglass) Drumaltamuck 1911 Dorsy D.E.D. 43/6-12 Townlands: Tullogallaghan, Tullyvallan East (Hamilton), Tullyvallan West (Hamilton), Tullyvallan (Macullagh), Tullyvallan East (Tipping), Tullyvallan West (Tipping), Ummerinvore. FHL Film 1999995
- Lisleitrim D.E.D. 44/2-8 - Townlands: Altnamackan, Ballynarea, Cortamlat, Kiltybane or Lisleitrim, Mullaghduff, Skarriff (Tickburn), Skarriff (Trueman). FHL Film 1999996
- Newtownhamilton D.E.D. 45/1-2 (1-3) - Townlands: Tullyvallan, Newtownhamilton Town. FHL Film 1999997
- Newtownhamilton D.E.D. 45/2 (4-7) - Newtownhamilton Town (cont.) FHL Film 1999998
St John, Newtownhamilton, Church of Ireland |
Tullyvallen Old Church, Tullyvallen, Church of Ireland |
- Church of Ireland - Parish Church of St John, at Newtownhamilton [Armagh diocese]
- The Church of Ireland - Find a church page
- Mailing address: 71 Ballymoyer Road, Whitecross, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland BT60 2LA; Tel: 028 3750 7256
- Representative Church Body Library
- Braemor Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14; Tel: +353 (0)1 4923979
- The Church of Ireland - Find a church page
- Presbyterian
- Presbyterian Historical Society
- The Presbyterian Church in Ireland publishes a directory of synods, assemblies, boards, committees, congregations and ministers, annually, for a nominal cost. The directory includes maps of presbyteries and congregations.
- The Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Church House, Fisherwick Place, Belfast BT1 6WD; Tel: 028 9032 2284
- Presbyterian Historical Society
- Reformed Presbyterian Church
- Tullyvallen Reformed Presbyterian Congregation
- Tullyneil Road, Newtownhamilton, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland
- Tullyvallen Reformed Presbyterian Congregation
- Roman Catholic - Church of St Michael (1831), at Newtownhamilton [Archdiocese of Armagh]
- Historically and currently, the R.C. parish church at Newtownhamilton has been part of the R.C. parish of Creggan Lower (Cullyhanna). In turn, both historically and currently, the R.C. Parish of Creggan Lower (Cullyhanna) comprises the civil parish of Newtownhamilton, together with (approximately) the northern one-third of the civil parish of Creggan.
- Mailing address for the Church of St Michael: Parochial House, Tullinavall Rd, Cullyhanna, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland BT35 0PZ; Tel: 028 3087 8232
- Modern R.C. pastoral areas are shown on this Pastoral Area Map
- Refer to Parish of Cullyhanna (Creggan Lower) at CatholicIreland.net for a current directory listing
- Historically and currently, the R.C. parish church at Newtownhamilton has been part of the R.C. parish of Creggan Lower (Cullyhanna). In turn, both historically and currently, the R.C. Parish of Creggan Lower (Cullyhanna) comprises the civil parish of Newtownhamilton, together with (approximately) the northern one-third of the civil parish of Creggan.
- Coote, Charles, Sir, Excerpt from Statistical Survey of the County of Armagh, pub. 1804
- Bell, Rev. J. Brian A., A History of Clarkesbridge and First Newtownhamilton Presbyterian Churches, Newtownhamilton Presbyterian Church, County Down. LDS ref. FHL BRITISH Film 1279329 Item 10
- Church of Ireland - Parish Church of St John, at Newtownhamilton [Armagh diocese]
- Baptisms, 1823-6. PRONI ref. T.1075/15; T.808/14963
- Baptisms, 1871-; preachers' books, 1845-. In local custody.
- Presbyterian
- Clarkesbridge Congregation
- Baptisms, 1822-50; marriages, 184-45; communicants, 1822 and 1862. PRONI ref. T.2523
- Newtownhamilton First Congregation
- Baptisms, 1822-1954. Presbyterian Historical Society.
- Newtownhamilton Second Congregation
- Baptisms and marriages, 1823-. In local custody, and PRONI ref. MIC.1P/443
- Presbyterian Historical Society, Church House, Fisherwick Place, Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland BT1 6WD; Tel: 028 9032 2284
- Clarkesbridge Congregation
- Roman Catholic - Church of St Michael (1831), at Newtownhamilton [Archdiocese of Armagh]
- Newtownhamilton parish forms part of the R.C. parish of Lower Creggan
- Sources, for the references given, above:
- Guide to Church Records: An Irish Genealogical Source/Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation on behalf of [the] Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 1994.
- John Grenham's Irish Ancestors site
- LDS FHC Catalogue
- National Library of Ireland (NLI), Lists of Roman Catholic Parish Registers
- Chambers, S. W., Places of interest in Northern Ireland. No. 1: South Armagh, Newry and the Mourne Mountains, [Belfast: 1941]
- NLI: Ir 9141 p 106, Coll. Ir.
- Mullaghbawn Folk Museum, Tullymacrieve Newtownhamilton, Co Armagh BT35 0AA
- The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.
- Coote, Charles, Sir, Excerpt from Statistical Survey of the County of Armagh, pub. 1804
- For an historical, albeit more recent, description of Newtownhamilton, see Jane Lyons' transcription of County Armagh, by Charles D. Trimble (published in 'Ulster', the official publication of the Ulster Development Association Ltd., 1939.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Newtownhamilton to another place.
- McCullagh, John, Fenians in Newtownhamilton, written 5 Jan 2004, published by the Newry Journal e-zine
- Canning, Joe, Landlords and Tenants in Co. Armagh, hosted by the Poyntzpass and District Local History Society
- Chambers, S. W., Places of interest in Northern Ireland. No. 1: South Armagh, Newry and the Mourne Mountains, [Belfast: 1941]
- NLI: Ir 9141 p 106, Coll. Ir.
You can see maps centred on OSI grid reference H9264325332 (Lat/Lon: 54.168665, -6.582241), Newtownhamilton which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Copy
Newtownhamilton
and paste it along with the county name into the search box at Ordnance Survey Ireland. - GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Ó Paircín, Liam, in AINM, Journal of the Ulster Place-name Society, Index of Contents, AINM - I-VIII
- Camly, Camlaidh (Ball) (Aughanduff-Slieve Gullion Area) VIII (1998-2000), 95
- Dorsy (Hearty) (Aughanduff-Slieve Gullion Area) VIII (1998-2000), 95
- Dorsy or Roxborough (Cavan O Hanlon) (Aughanduff-Slieve Gullion Area) VIII (1998-2000), 95
- Drumaltnamuck, Droim Alt na Muc (Aughanduff-Slieve Gullion Area) VIII (1998-2000), 96
- Mullyash mountain VII (1996-97), 162 (= BUPNS Series I Vol. 2 Part 2 (Summer 1954), 33); VII (1996-97), 167 (= BUPNS Series I Vol. 2 Part 2 (Summer 1954), 33)
- Newtownhamilton VII (1996-97), 162 (= BUPNS Series I Vol. 2 Part 2 (Summer 1954), 33
- Sliabh Fuaid (between Armagh and Dundalk, usually identified with Deadman's Hill, near Newtownhamilton VII (1996-97), 162 (= BUPNS Series I Vol. 2 Part 2 (Summer 1954), 33
- Tullyvallan (Macullagh) (Aughanduff-Slieve Gullion Area) VIII (1998-2000), 95
- Tullyvallan East (Hamilton), Tulaigh Mhalainn (Aughanduff-Slieve Gullion Area) VIII (1998-2000), 94
- Tullyvallan East (Tipping), Tulaigh Mhalainn (Aughanduff-Slieve Gullion Area) VIII (1998-2000), 94
- Ummerinvore, Iomairín Mór (Aughanduff-Slieve Gullion Area) VIII (1998-2000), 97
- Bulletin of the Ulster Place-Name Society [BUPNS] (Series One) 1952-57:
- Arthurs, J.B., Addenda to 'Sliabh Fuaid', Vol. 2, Part 3 (Autumn 1954) p. 67
- Arthurs, J.B., Sliabh Fuaid, Vol. 2, Part 2 (Summer 1954) p. 33
- Townland names - from the PRONI's Geographical Index of Northern Ireland
- IrelandOldNews - an ongoing, volunteer project to transcribe 18th & 19th century Irish newspapers
- Input "Newtownhamilton" and spelling variants (e.g., "Newton Hamilton") into the "Find" box
- Also try inputting townland and other placenames found in Newtownhamilton parish
- Of course, you may also wish to search for your favourite personal and family names!
- Revisit the IrelandOldNews web site periodically, as transcribers update their county pages regularly
- The Armagh Observer, Co Down ed. & South Armagh ed., no.1691 ,1692; 1,8 Sept.1962
- The Belfast Newspaper Index, 1737-1800; compiled by Dr. John C. Greene of Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A.
- Mentions of Newtownhamilton in the Belfast Newsletter index
- ---, South Armagh! Your day for Ireland. [Bye-election appeal by Sinn Fein urging constituents to vote for complete separation from Great Britain], [n.p., 1918]
- NLI: ILB 300 p 3 [Item 110], Coll. Ilb.
- De Valera, Eamonn (1882-1975), To the voters of Armagh, printed for the Candidate, Dr. Patrick McCartan, by O'Loughlin, Murphy & Boland, Ltd., Dublin; and published by the Sinn Fein Election Committee, [Dublin], [1918]
- NLI: Ms 25,588(57), Manuscript Colls.
- Eye-witness, When McCartan comes marching home, [Dublin?], [1918]
- NLI: Ms 25,588(58), Coll Ms.
- McCartan, Patrick (1878-1966), Conscription, printed for the Candidate, Doctor Patrick McCartan, by O'Loughlin, Murphy and Boland, Ltd., Dublin; and published by the Sinn Fein Election Committee, [Dublin], [1918]
- NLI: Ms 25,588(56v), Coll Ms.
- McCartan, Patrick (1878-1966), Which do you choose?, printed for the Candidate at the Wood Printing Works, [Dublin], [1918]
- NLI: Ms 25,588(60), Coll Ms.
- O'Dwyer, Edward Thomas (1842-1917), The late Bishop of Limerick and John Redmond, printed by P. Mahon, Dublin, and published by the Candidate, [Dublin], [1918]
- NLI: Ms 25,588(58), Coll Ms.
- Armagh Poor Law Union - from Peter Higginbotham's The Story of Workhouses
- Holdings of documents related to Newtownhamilton parish at the PRONI
- Papers about individual parishes in the Armagh Diocesan Registry archive
- "Newtownhamilton, Co Armagh -- The documents run from 1780 to 1963 (with many gaps), and include papers about the building of a new church, 1866-1868, and a c.1870 schedule of formal documents relating to buildings over the period 1773-1867."
- Papers about individual parishes in the Armagh Diocesan Registry archive
- ---, Exploring living memory [(Slide)], Part 1: South Armagh reminiscence and recall, Confederation of Community Groups, Newry, 1985(Slide)
- QUB: Main Lib., Belfast Campus - ts/ HV1481.N8/EXPL
- Castleblayney Community Enterprises, Along the Black Pig's Dyke folklore from Monaghan and South Armagh, [Castleblayney Community Enterprises], [1993]
- NLI: Ir 3991 a 15, Collection Ir.
- Valuation Records
- 1848-1864, General valuation of rateable property in Ireland, "Griffith's Valuation"
- Listed every occupier of land, the lessor of that land, size of the holding, and the rate payable on that holding
- Newtownhamilton parish segment -- online at John Hayes' web site
- 1848-1864, General valuation of rateable property in Ireland, "Griffith's Valuation"