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The Giant’s Causeway and Dunluce Castle, by Robert McCahan (a facsimile copy)

Robert McCahan was the local historian of north Antrim. A prolific writer, he was born in 1863 in Ballycastle and wrote a series of fascinating history booklets on aspects of north Antrim’s history and geography. Most were published in the first quarter of the 20th Century. We offer his The Giant’s Causeway and Dunluce Castle as an E-book for a nominal fee. The 15 page booklet offers a fascinating insight and local views of the Dunluce Castle, Bushmills and Giant’s Causeway area from the perspective of a man living there at the turn of the century. Certain families, such as the Boyd, McQuillians, McDonnells and others are mentioned.

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The Giant’s Causeway and Dunluce Castle, by Rev. Canon Hugh Forde (a facsimile copy)

This 44 page booklet was published in 1927 and makes an excellent addition to any library on north Antrim. Like Rev. George Hill and Robert McCahan, Rev. Canon Forde, loved and wrote about aspects of County Antrim history. The Giant’s Causeway and Dunluce Castle is illustrated and covers the myths and lore of the district, its unique history and geography.

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The Stewarts of Ballintoy, by Rev George Hill, With notes on other families in the district in the Seventeenth Century (a facsimile copy)

Rev. George Hill was born in 1810 and passed away in 1900. His formal training and pursuit of the history of Antrim made him its primer historian. His classic work, published in 1876, was Historical Account of the McDonnells of Antrim. His in-depth knowledge about the families of the Glens and Route and his ability to write this into a readable history make his works must have classics. We offer his The Stewarts of Ballintoy via E-book. The book, a history of the Stewarts, an old Gaelic Hebridean family brought to north Antrim by the McDonnells in the 16th Century and became one of the leading families in north Antrim. The book has much more, however, it includes accounts of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the battles and engagements in north Antrim. The 62 page book includes many notes on the other families living in or near Ballintoy.

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SCOTS-IRISH ORIGINS, 1600-1800 A.D.
GENEALOGICAL GLEANINGS OF THE SCOTS-IRISH IN COUNTY LONDONDERRY, IRELAND.

PART ONE – VITAL RECORDS OF THE SCOTS-IRISH FROM THE PARISH OF MAGILLIGAN, COUNTY LONDONDERRY, 1600-1800. By Bob Forrest, B.A Hons; Economic and Social History (Queen’s University, Belfast). 65 pages + 2 maps

One of the greatest frustrations for generations of Scots-Irish genealogical researchers has been the absence of vital records for perhaps the most critical period in the establishment of their family links to Ulster, the period up to 1800. There is no comprehensive index to names for Ulster for the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries making it difficult to make the trans-Atlantic connection.

This series aims to redress the gap in the records for early modern Ulster. Part One focuses on Magilligan parish in County Londonderry and includes 386 surnames and variants from the period 1600-1800 that may help some Scots-Irish to unlock their family connection to Ulster. This fully referenced booklet has been compiled overwhelmingly from primary source material located in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (the principal repository of Ulster-Scots archives), with the objective of providing some potential links, which should enable Scots-Irish connections to be made.

The aim of this ground-breaking book is to make available original and unique source material from the archives PRONI - early records from the Plantation of Ulster, hearth, muster and subsidy rolls, estate records, will abstracts, pre-1800 church records of births, marriages and deaths. Those listed in this book are among the founders of the Ulster-Scots and thus of the Scots-Irish who became the single most important ethnic group to settle in America during the eighteenth century....more details & surname list.....

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SCOTS-IRISH ORIGINS, 1600-1800 A.D.
GENEALOGICAL GLEANINGS OF THE SCOTS-IRISH IN COUNTY LONDONDERRY, IRELAND.

PART TWO – THE PLANTATION OF LONDONDERRY, c.1600-1670
INCLUDING APPENDICES:
1. PHILLIPS’ SURVEY OF 1622 AND THE 1630 MUSTER ROLL OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF LONDONDERRY.
2. THE SUMMONISTER ROLLS/COURT RECORDS OF COUNTY LONDONDERRY, 1615-70. By Bob Forrest, B.A. Hons; Economic and Social History (Queen’s University, Belfast). 84 pages + 3 maps + 1 illust.

Part two in the series Scots-Irish origins, this volume focuses on the seventeenth century plantation of county Londonderry and makes available for the first time two important genealogical sources, the 1630 Muster Roll and the Summonister (Court) Rolls c.1615-1670 for county Londonderry. Mr. Forrest has utilised the Summonister Court Rolls, the 1622 survey by Phillips and Hadsor, the 1630 muster roll and the 1641 depositions to write a short history of the ‘Plantation of Londonderry c.1600-1670.’ He traces the development of the Londoners’ twelve plantations, as well as the growth of urbanization within the county focusing primarily on Londonderry, Coleraine and Limavady.

In this book are the names of many Lowland Scots who migrated to Londonderry during the seventeenth century. These early settlers can be considered to be the founding fathers of the Scots-Irish in the region. There are 1,727 variant surnames contained in this volume that locate name to place....more details & surname list.....

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SCOTS-IRISH ORIGINS, 1600-1800A.D.

GENEALOGICAL GLEANINGS OF THE SCOTS-IRISH IN COUNTY LONDONDERRY, IRELAND

PART THREE - ‘THE MAIDEN CITY’

THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF DERRY / LONDONDERRY BEFORE THE SIEGE (c.1600-1688)

By Bob Forrest, B.A. Hons; Economic and Social History (Queen’s University, Belfast). 112 pages, over 2000 surnames

This is the third volume in the Scots-Irish Origins series. This volume focuses on the historic city of Derry/Londonderry in the seventeenth century and makes available a number of valuable and unique sources for the period.

The following seventeenth century records are included in this volume for the city of Derry/Londonderry:-
- the 1619 Inquisition,
- 1622 Muster Roll
- 1628 Rent Roll
- 1630 Muster Roll (599 names)
- 1642 Muster Rolls (9 companies)
- 1654/6 Civil Survey, 1659 Census
- 1663 Hearth Money Roll
- as well as numerous miscellaneous records including; Corporation records (Governors, Mayors, Aldermen, Sheriffs), lists of merchants and seamen linked to the port of Derry, Gravestone Inscriptions from the seventeenth century, siege records, Summonister (court) records (1611-1670), Will indexes (1600-1700), original will abstracts, and a list of Derry voters from 1697.

Mr. Forrest has utilized a wide range of sources for this publication: Burgh records in Scotland, House of Common’s Journals, Calendar of State Papers, Calendar of Treasury Books, and the records from the National Archives of Scotland and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland in order to identify the inhabitants of Derry and with over 2000 surnames this volume gives comprehensive listing of the inhabitants of the city before the siege..........more details and a complete list of surnames.....

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