Historical Links

The following links might prove interesting:

Ulster Covenant Search - The database of signatories of the Ulster Covenant in 1912, held by the Public Records Office.

Freeholders Records - The database of Freeholder Records, that is, people who were eligible to vote in elections between roughly 1727 - 1882, also held by the Public Records Office.

Transportation Records - A searchable database of records of those who were transported to Australia from Ireland in the period 1788 - 1868, held by the National Archives of Ireland.

Commonwealth War Graves - A searchable database of soldiers who died in the two World Wars, and the memorials or monuments to them. Organised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Historical Sites of Interest

Loughbrickland Crannog and Standing Stone.  The crannog is a manmade island in the centre of a lough, built for defence.

Newtownstewart Castle.  Only the gable wall remains of this fine building, where James II stayed on his way from Londonderry to Dublin, during the siege in 1689.  Having stayed in the castle overnight, he had it destroyed the next morning.