Author Topic: 21 miles across the sea to Scotland (Read 4713 times)

Christopher · « **on:** Thursday 29 May 08 05:03 BST (UK) »

The Ballyhackamore Village Trust site mentions traders going to the market in Portpatrick rather than making difficult journeys to reach markets in Ireland. http://www.btinternet.com/~phyllis.martin1/history1.htm

The Portpatrick Parish Register from 1759 to 1826 may be worth a look if you can't trace the marriage of your Co. Down ancestors as Portpatrick was known as the "Gretna Green for Ireland".

The Portpatrick website has some great nineteenth century pictures of the village harbour http://www.portpatrick.co.uk/index.html

"The Wigtownshire Pages" contain an article, by Crawford MacKeand, titled "Ower the Sheuch" which has some interesting details relating to travel between Scotland and Ireland. The journey between Donaghadee and Portpatrick took only two hours in the
days of sail. http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~leighann/county/travel.html

Gadget · « **Reply #1 on:** Thursday 29 May 08 10:09 BST (UK) »

And here's the view from Portpatrick

Christopher · « **Reply #2 on:** Sunday 01 June 08 13:55 BST (UK) »

Thank you for posting that photo Gadget.

Christopher

Gadget · « **Reply #3 on:** Sunday 01 June 08 14:56 BST (UK) »

I've got the views both ways, Christopher

I found it fascinating to see Ireland and the Isle of Man from SW Scotland and then from Kintyre and then flying over on a clear day and seeing how close they were and seeing Scotland from your side, especially from the North Antrim coast

It makes one realise how important the Celtic Sea was to our Ancestors' movements.

Gadget

adee7 · « **Reply #4 on:** Sunday 27 July 08 18:53 BST (UK) »

Thanks for the links, Christopher.

Enjoyed the photo of the horse pulling the fellow on the bicycle.

Kathleen

Christopher · « **Reply #5 on:** Sunday 27 July 08 20:32 BST (UK) »

Quote from: adee7 on Sunday 27 July 08 18:53 BST (UK)

Thanks for the links, Christopher.

Enjoyed the photo of the horse pulling the fellow on the bicycle.

Kathleen

Hi Kathleen,

Was it not a trotter and sullky www.enitack.com/trotting-racing-cart-sulky.php

Christopher

adee7 · « **Reply #6 on:** Sunday 27 July 08 21:43 BST (UK) »

No, Christopher, it was this from second page of first link:

(Hope it's OK to copy this)

Kathleen

Christopher · « **Reply #7 on:** Sunday 27 July 08 21:55 BST (UK) »

Quote from: adee7 on Sunday 27 July 08 21:43 BST (UK)

No, Christopher, it was this from second page of first link:

(Hope it's OK to copy this)

Kathleen

Sorry Kathleen ... I forgot about that one ... I should have had a closer look.

Christopher

adee7 · « **Reply #8 on:** Sunday 27 July 08 21:56 BST (UK) »

Brings a smile, doesn't it?

Kathleen

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