Budore Townland, Tullyrusk

Freehold Registration, 1830

The following is an extract from The Belfast Newsletter dated 6th April 1830 and is used with permission of The Belfast Newsletter.

The following names are taken from a list of persons applying to register their Freeholds at the next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be held in Belfast.

No. 35

Name and Residence of Applicant: George McClure, Budore
Description of Freehold, with the names of Barony and Townland in which situated: Houses and land, Upper Massereene, Townland of Ballydonaghy
Yearly Value to be registered: £10

No. 38

Name and Residence of Applicant: John McClure, Budore
Description of Freehold, with the names of Barony and Townland in which situated: Houses and land, Upper Massereene, Townland of Budore
Yearly Value to be registered: £10

No. 46

Name and Residence of Applicant: William McClure, Budore
Description of Freehold, with the names of Barony and Townland in which situated: Houses and land, Upper Massereene, Townland of Budore
Value to be registered: £10

Freehold Registrations, 1831

The following is an extract from The Belfast Newsletter dated 30th September 1831 and is used with permission of The Belfast Newsletter.

The following names are taken from a list of persons applying to register their Freeholds at a General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be held in Belfast on the 24th October, 1831.

No. 135

Name and Residence of Applicant: George McClure, Budor
Description of Freehold, with the names of Barony and Townland in which situated: House and land, Upper Massereene, town land of Budor.
Yearly Value to be registered: £10

No. 164

Name and Residence of Applicant: John Rusk, Lower Ballycellon
Description of Freehold, with the names of Barony and Townland in which situated: House and land, Upper Massereene, town land of Dundrod and Bodore
Yearly Value to be registered: £10

No. 165

Name and Residence of Applicant: David Ramsey, Budor
Description of Freehold, with the names of Barony and Townland in which situated: House and land, Upper Massereene, town land of Budor.
Yearly Value to be registered: £10

No. 167

Name and Residence of Applicant: Thomas Smith, Budor
Description of Freehold, with the names of Barony and Townland in which situated: House and land, Upper Massereene, town land of Budor.
Yearly Value to be registered: £10

Ordnance Survey Memoirs

The following extract is from "Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland – Parishes of County Antrim VII 1832 – 1838". Thanks to The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast for permission to use this extract.

Turbary

The turf bogs are nearly exhausted. The little that remains is in the town land of Budore at the eastern extremity of the parish. The principal supply of turbary is from Divis mountain and the Brown Moss in the parish of Derryaghy.

Bogs.

In Budore town land at the east of the parish, and at an elevation of from 800 to 1000 feet above the sea, is a small tract of turf bog now nearly exhausted from being used for firing. Its depth does not exceed 6 feet. The subsoil is a reddish-coloured clay. A very little fir timber, principally stumps, is found in this bog. The stumps stand, broken and sometimes burnt, at the same height. The trunks lie scattered indiscriminately.

Extract from Griffith Valuation 1862 – Union of Lisburn (Part of)

County of Antrim — Barony of Massereene — Union of Lisburn

Column 1 :	Number and letters of Reference to map
Column 2 :	Occupiers
Column 3 :	Immediate Lessors
Column 4 :	Description of Tenement
Column 5 :	Area (Acres, rood, perches)
Not included –	Rateable Annual Valuation of land and buildings and Total Annual Valuation of Rateable property.

Townland: BUDORE Ordnance Survey map number: 59 & 60
1	John McIlroy	Marquis of Hertford	House Offices land	43 01 20
2	Thomas Ramsey	same	House Offices land	37 00 15
3	Archibald Ramsey	same	House Offices land	13 00 30
4	James Crawford	same	House Offices land	09 01 00
5	John Crawford	same	House Offices land	36 02 25
6	John McIlroy	same	House Offices land	10 00 00
7	David Patterson	same	House Offices land	66 00 00
8	same	same	Land	05 03 10
9	John Blaney	same	House Offices land	12 03 05
10	George Duffield	same	Land	27 02 15
10a	unoccupied	George Duffield	House and Office	–
11	George McClure	Marquis of Hertford	House Offices land	17 02 00
12	Rebecca McClure	same	House Offices land	72 02 15
13	James Graham	same	House Offices land	26 01 10
14	William R. May	same	House Offices land	09 01 30
15a	Henry Blackwood	John Rusk	House Offices land	13 00 00
15b	same	same	same	09 03 20
16	Robert Thompson	Marquis of Hertford	House Offices land	10 00 20
17	John Graham	same	Land	15 03 05
18	same	same	House Offices land	59 00 25
19	Joseph Graham	same	House Office land	05 00 00
20	John Ireland	same	House and land	17 02 10
21	John Ireland	same	Offices and land	25 01 35
22a	Robert McClarnan	same	House Offices land	04 01 30
22b	same	same	same	02 00 15
22c	same	same	same	01 00 00
23a	Jane Smith	same	House Offices land	36 00 00
23b	Martha Smith	Jane Smith	House	–
24a	William Higginson	Marquis of Hertford	House Offices land	08 00 25
24b	same	same	same	18 02 30
24c	same	same	same	00 02 00
25a	John Irvine	Thomas Scott	House Offices land	03 03 20
25b	same	same	same	00 03 15
25c	same	same	same	05 02 30
25d	Arthur Irvine	John Irvine	House Office land	11 01 25
26	James Irvine	Thomas Scott	House and land	05 03 35
27	James McWaters, sen.	same	House Offices land	33 03 05
28a	James McWaters, sen.	same	Office and land	24 02 00
28b	James McWaters, jun.	same	Garden	00 00 16
29a	James McWaters, jun.	same	Land	05 03 25
29b	same	same	same	01 02 20
29c	same	same	same	08 02 30
30	James McWaters,jun.	same	House Offices land	19 00 35
31	James McWaters,jun.	same	Land	30 01 10
32	William Waters	Marquis of Hertford	House Offices land	11 01 25
33	Andrew Frazer	same	House Offices land	41 00 05
34	William McClure	same	Land	19 00 15
35	same	same	House Offices land	171 02 05
36	James Armstrong	same	House Offices land	20 00 05
37a	same	same	Herd’s House,Off,land	50 01 05
37b	John Rea (Master)	Rev. William Magill	Congregational School House	–
38	Hugh Walker	Marquis of Hertford	House Offices land	44 02 25
39a	Jane McGowan	same	House Office land	16 03 20
39b	Sarah Parkinson	Jane McGowan	House	–
40	John Connolly	Marquis of Hertford	House Offices land	20 00 15
41	same	same	Land	09 03 30
42	James Hamill	same	House Offices land	45 01 15
43	John Hamill	same	House Offices land	34 00 20
44	James Carlile	same	Land	14 03 35
45	John Carlile	same	House Offices land	07 01 05
46	William J. McConnell	same	House Offices land	95 01 15
47a	James Neeson	same	House Offices land	26 00 00
47b	same	same	same	03 00 15
48	Anne Canmer	same	House Offices land	29 03 30
49	John Upton	same	House Offices land	21 02 15
50	same	same	Land	08 03 20
51	William Fletcher	same	House Offices land	05 03 30
52	Thomas Smith	same	House Offices land	12 00 30
53	John Higginson	same	House Offices land	34 01 00
54a	Henry Jordon	same	House Offices land	25 02 05
54b	Andrew Jordon	Henry Jordon	House	–
55a	Henry Mallin	Marquis of Hertford	House Offices land	26 01 10
55b	Michael Mallin	same	same
55c	Hugh Mallin	same	same
56	Iver McNally	same	House Offices land	34 00 00
57a	Robert Craig,sen.	same	House Offices land	05 02 00
57b	same	same	same	04 03 00
58a	Robert Craig,sen.	Robert Craig jun.	Land	03 01 04
58b	same	same	Land	01 02 30
59a	James Craig	Marquis of Hertford	House Offices land	13 01 30
59b	same	same	Land	01 01 30
60	Michael Loughran	Henry McClarnan	House Office land	07 01 15
61	Henry McClarnan	Marquis of Hertford	Land	38 02 10
61a	unoccupied	Henry McClarnan	House	–
Total ARP				1671 03 19

Marriage Notice — Michael Millett to Lizzie McNally

The following is an extract from the Belfast Newsletter dated 31st July 1877 and appears with permission of the Belfast Newsletter.

Wedding

Millett – McNally – July 26 at St Peter’s Roman Catholic Chapel, Belfast, by the Rev. Joseph Connor, Michael Millett, jun., 4th son of Michael Millett, sen., late of Dunmurry, but now of Philadelphia, to Lizzie, youngest daughter of the late Ephraim McNally, of Budore, Hannahstown.

1878 Death Notice Card — Rebecca McClure

The following is taken from a death notice card on display at Dundrod Presbyterian Church.

Died at Budore on the 16th March 1878
Rebecca McClure aged 77 years
The remains will be removed from her late residence, Budore, for interment in Dundrod
Burying-ground on Monday the 18th inst., at two o’clock p.m.

Yours respectfully,
William McClure

1886 Death Notice Card — Elizabeth Crawford

The following is taken from a death notice card on display at Dundrod Presbyterian Church.

Died at her late residence, Budore, Sept 7th 1886
Elizabeth Crawford,
Aged sixty one years
The remains of my beloved wife will be removed
From my residence, Budore, for interment in Dundrod Burying-Ground on (To-morrow) Thursday, 9th inst., at Two o’clock p.m.
Yours respectfully,
James Crawford
Budore, 8th September, 1886.

1891 Death Notice Card — Rosey Upton

Died at her residence, Budore, on Sunday 22nd February, 1891
Rosey Upton,
Aged 41 years
The remains of my beloved daughter will be removed for interment at Dundrod Burying-ground on Tuesday, 24th inst., at two o’clock.
Yours Respectfully,
Maria Upton,
Budore 23rd February, 1891.

1891 Death Notice Card — Archibald Ramsey

The following is taken from a death notice card on display at Dundrod Presbyterian Church.

Died at his residence, Budore
On Thursday October 22nd, 1891
Archibald Ramsey
Aged 79 years
The remains will be removed for interment in Dundrod
Burying-ground, on Saturday the 24th inst., at 2 o’clock p.m.
Yours respectfully,
Sarah Ramsey
Budore, October 23rd, 1891

1892 Death Notice Card — William Higginson

The death notice card reads:

Died
January 24th, at his residence, Budore
William Higginson
Aged 86 years
The remains of my beloved Father will be removed from his late residence for interment in Dundrod burying-ground on Tuesday 26th inst., at 12 o’clock.
Yours truly,
Robert Higginson.
Budore, 25th Jan., 1892

Gordon v Mulholland

Extract from The Lisburn Standard — Saturday, May 14, 1892

Belfast Equity Court
(Before Mr. Henry Fitzgibbon, Q.C.)
Gordon v Mulholland

This was an equity civil bill brought by Mary Catherine Gordon of Budore, in the County of Antrim, infant, under the age of twenty-one years, by Ivor McNally and Margaret McNally, against Daniel Mulholland, of Ballydonaghy, and Mary McNally of Budore, executor and executrix of James McNally, farmer deceased, for the purpose of having the estate of James McNally administered, and the trusts of the will carried into execution under an order of the Court.

Mr. W.M. Whitaker, Barrister-at-Law (instructed by Mr. Young), appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Wm. Megrath, Barrister-at-Law (Instructed by Mr Kerr), for the defendant.

It seemed that the said James McNally died on the 19th July, 1890. He made a will bequeathing to his wife half of his farm on the condition that she would remain unmarried, but in case she married again the farm was to go to his sisters, in trust for the plaintiff, Mary Catherine Gordon, and the remaining half of the farm he bequeathed to his sisters. Probate was granted on the 9th August, 1890, to the defendants, and as the widow had again married, certain difficulties had arisen necessitating the administering of the estate.

His Honour granted a decree for administration of the estate.

Fatal Accident — James Rice

The following is from the Lisburn Herald dated 14th May 1898.

Fatal accident at Crumlin

A man named John Mulholland informed the police at Crumlin on Wednesday that the dead body of a farmer named James Rice had been found that morning on the public road at a place called Budore, a few miles from here. The body was shockingly mutilated when found. A message was conveyed to Dr. Carson who quickly arrived. Acting Sergeant McClelland and Constable Balfour were also on the scene shortly afterwards, and had the remains removed to Knockcairn, the late residence of deceased. The police reported the matter to the county coroner, Dr. Mussen J.P.

Stolen Fowl

The following is an extract from the Irish News and Belfast Morning News dated 18th March 1912 and appears with permission of the Irish News.

Antrim Assizes.
Larceny of Fowl

William Moneypenny and Hugh McCann were indicted for having on 29th December last stolen fifty fowl belonging to Samuel Carlisle. There was a count for receiving.

Mr. George Hill Smith and Mr. George Brett (instructed by Mr. J.R. Moorhead, crown Solicitor) appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Thomas Campbell (instructed by Mr. B. Campbell) defended Moneypenny. The other prisoner was not defended.

Evidence was given that Carlisle is a farmer in Ballyutoag, and that his henhouse was broken into and the fowl taken. William Hamill of Budore, swore that on the night in question he saw a horse and van on the Hannahstown Road leading to Carlisle’s house. There were two men in the van, and he identified Moneypenny as one of those men. Patrick Comerford, publican, Hannahstown, also identified Moneypenny as being in the cart. Other witnesses were examined to show that there were marks of cart wheels near Carlisle’s house corresponding in width to Moneypenny’s cart. Five bags of feathers were found in Moneypenny’s house. The defence was an alibi. The jury found Moneypenny guilty of the larceny, and McCann guilty of receiving.

His Lordship said he agreed with the verdict. He was a regular jail bird of the worst description. Moneypenny had been 24 times in jail. They are a nice pair of lads, added his lordship, and you have got rid of them for a little while. Sentence was deferred.

Belfast Quarter Sessions – Charles Redmond

The following is an extract from The Lisburn herald, Saturday, June 22 1912.

Belfast Quarter Sessions.
Friday before his Honour Judge Walker Craig.
A William Smith from Ballinderry was on the Grand Jury.

Criminal Business

Not Guilty

Charles Redmond pleaded not guilty to two indictments, one charging him with the larceny of a mare and a set of harness, the property of Patrick O’Neill, a farmer, living at Ballyutogue, Ligoniel, on the night of the 27th April; the other indictment charged the prisoner with the larceny of thirty hens, the property of James Brown, of Budore.

Prisoner was not professionally represented. A nolle prosequi was entered in the indictment for the larceny of the mare and harness, as they were subsequently found. The other charge was proceeded with. After evidence, the jury found the prisoner not guilty, and the Crown entering an nolle prosqui he was discharged.

Farm Sale

The following is an extract from The Lisburn Herald Saturday August 3rd 1929.

Budore, Dundrod
Admnistratrix Sale of Valuable farm

We are instructed by the Administratrix of the late Maria Higginson to sell by Auction at our Belfast Mart, on Friday 9th August at one o’clock pm.

That Valuable farm situate as above containing 27a 1r 20p. Statute, or thereabouts, held in fee simple, subject to Annuity of £4 18s 8d to Ministry of Finance, Northern Ireland.

There is a comfortable Dwelling house and suitable Office Houses, which include byre for 10 cows, stable for 2 horses, cart shed, calf and fowl houses.

The lands are principally in pasture and meadow and there is a constant water supply. This valuable holding is situate about 7 miles from Belfast and the same distance from Lisburn on the road leading from Hannah town to Budore about 15 minutes from Bus. For title &c., apply

Joseph Allen & Co, solicitors, Lisburn
Woods & McClure, Auctioneers, Belfast and Lisburn.

PRONI Will Calendars

The following information is taken from the will calendars in the PRONI and are reproduced with kind permission of Deputy Keeper of the Records, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.

Alexander Hannan

Date of Death: 07/11/1862
Date of Grant: 24/11/1862
Effects: Effects under £50
Registry: Belfast

Full Abstract:

The Will of Alexander Hannan late of Upper Ballymacward County Antrim Farmer and Pensioner deceased who died 7 November 1862 at same place was proved at Belfast by the oaths of Ellenor Hannan of Upper Ballymacward aforesaid Widow William Higginson and John Higginson both of Budore (Glenavy) County Antrim Farmers the Executrix and Executors.

Eaver McNally

Date of Death 27 10 1876
Date of Grant 12 11 1877
Effects under £450
Registry: Belfast

Full Abstract:

The Will of Eaver M’Nally late of Budore County Antrim Farmer deceased who died 27 October 1876 at same place was proved at Belfast by the oaths of Eaver M’Nally of Budore and Patrick Deane of Turneroy both in (Dunmurry Belfast) same County Farmers the Executors.

William McClure

Date of Death: 17/06/1877
Date of Grant: 25/07/1877
Effects under £2000
Registry: Belfast

Full Abstract:

The Will of William M’Clure late of Budore County Antrim Farmer deceased who died 17 June 1877 at same place was proved at Belfast by the oaths of John Connor of Stoneyford and William M’Clure of Budore (Dundrod) both in same County Farmer the Executors.

Edward Megarrity

Date of Death 03 04 1898
Date of Grant 08 06 1898
Effects £163 5s
Registry: Belfast

Full Abstract:

Probate of the Will of Edward Megarrity late of Ballymacward Upper County Antrim Farmer who died 3 April 1898 granted at Belfast to John Megarrity of Ballymacward and James Neeson of Budore Farmers

James Hogg

Date of Death 21 07 1917
Date of Grant 22 01 1915
Effects £469 15s 0d
Registry: Belfast

Full Abstract:

Administration of the Estate of James Hogg late of Ballymacward Upper Budore County Antrim Farmer who died 21 July 1914 granted at Belfast to Eliza Hogg the Widow

Death Notice — Sarah Irvine

The following is an extract from a newspaper, source unknown.

Irvine – November 13, 1957 at Massereene Hospital, Sarah, beloved wife of Samuel Irvine, Budore, Funeral from Baird’s FUneral Parlour, Antrim to-day (Thursday) at 2pm to Dundrod Burying ground via Nutt’s Corner. Deeply regretted by her sorrowing husband.

Irvine – The Officers and Members of Loanends LOL No 585 desire to express their deepest sympathy to their esteemed member, Bro. William Irvine, on the death of his sister – C. Ireland, W.M.; John Brown, Secretary.

Memorial Service – W. Bro Joseph Magowan

The following is an extract from The Ulster Star dated 28th October 1967 and appears with permission of The Ulster Star.

Glenavy District L.O.L. No.4
Memorial Service
for the late
W. Bro. Joseph Magowan
(W.D.M. 1947 – 1967)
in Glenavy Parish Church
Sunday, 5th November, at 3 p.m.
Brethren to assemble at Glenavy Protestant Hall at 2.45.
Visiting Brethren Welcome.