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Offline hunkyhywel

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Anyone know anything about Antrim Prison?
« on: Tuesday 30 May 17 22:13 BST (UK) »
I am researching a poor bloke who ended up in jail.
Wilson McKeown, Solicitor of Ballymena was sentenced to eight months in 1915. I'm wondering where he would likely have ended up and what it would have been like!?

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Re: Anyone know anything about Antrim Prison?
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 30 May 17 23:01 BST (UK) »
Ballymena Gaol not Prison.
1910- The Courthouse was Ballymoney Street, etc.-
http://www.libraryireland.com/UlsterDirectory1910/Ballymena-3.php
1918 directory similar-
http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/PT19181.htm#Ballymena

From the earlier topic he wasn't listed as a solicitor until 1911 (apprentice solicitor in 1910) which seems a bit strange-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=771928.msg6248054#msg6248054
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Re: Anyone know anything about Antrim Prison?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 31 May 17 18:21 BST (UK) »
Thanks aghadowy, can you shed some light on which gaol he may have gone to and what it was like there?

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Re: Anyone know anything about Antrim Prison?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 03 June 17 10:49 BST (UK) »
One newspaper report on a bankruptcy hearing describes Wilson as having been accompanied by an officer of H M Prison. I wonder if he was possibly detained in HMP Belfast (Crumlin Road Gaol).
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Re: Anyone know anything about Antrim Prison?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 03 June 17 13:15 BST (UK) »
one of his sons got the Military Cross awarded in first world war, Captain R.F. McKeown he was wounded

in the Ballymena Observer in 19.4.1918

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« Reply #5 on: Saturday 03 June 17 14:07 BST (UK) »
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