Explore the past ...
War Memorials
Articles and stories, including names of soldiers commemorated on the many plagues and war memorial scattered throughout the Glenavy area.
Shops
A collection of newspaper articles, advertisements, bills of sale etc for the shops of yesteryear in the towns and villages of Glenavy and surrounds.
Places of Worship
Local churches, their history, their congregations, photos, burials, headstone transcriptions and more.
Maps
Historical maps of Glenavy and surrounding area found in archives and books.
Schools
Stories, articles and photographs of local schools, including past class photos of students.
Articles & Stories
Entertaining and informative stories and articles written by "The Digger"
District Brotherhoods
Photographs and articles about local district Brotherhoods including Orange Institution, Black Institution, Freemason, Hibernian and others.
Events
Read about local events from days gone by including community celebrations, local affrays, marriages, deaths and public notices.
Books
View a collection of publications relating to the local area, including complete transcriptions of some older manuscripts and books.
A book without a cover ...
Ongoing development in the area continues to sweep away former homesteads, farms, buildings and green pastures confining those places to memory.GlenavyHistory.com aims to capture those days of yesteryear, and piece together the jigsaw of past generations using a variety of sources to include newspapers, photographs, postcards, local ballads, poems and memories. Here you will find tales of ancient times, ring forts, folklore, folk charmers and water diviners.
You are cordially invited to take a browse through the village, townlands and district and explore the past.
Over time GlenavyHistory.com will develop into a book without cover, chapter or ending and will expand as more material is added to the site.
Please contact us if you have any material or memories you would like to share with others about Glenavy and the surrounding district.
Book launch at Killultagh Historical Society
“Gordon of Stoneyford Violin Maker” by Michael Costello It is not unusual to discover amongst the advertising columns in the newspapers of yesteryear, a Gordon violin for sale. An example of this can be found in the Belfast Newsletter in January 1877. Almost 23 years after the death of local violin maker…
Please help ...
If you have any information about the following names that appear on the memorial in Ballinderry War Memorial Hall please get in touch.
Samuel Beckett, George S. Beckett, Robert Dickson, Samuel Edens, Joseph Ferguson,
George Ferguson, Isaac Green, William J. Kidd, David Kelly, Arthur McNally,
James Marsden, Albert Peel, Thomas Quinn, William Smyth, Henry Thompson, Joseph Watson
Samuel Beckett, George S. Beckett, Robert Dickson, Samuel Edens, Joseph Ferguson,
George Ferguson, Isaac Green, William J. Kidd, David Kelly, Arthur McNally,
James Marsden, Albert Peel, Thomas Quinn, William Smyth, Henry Thompson, Joseph Watson