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Re: The bouncing McBrides
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 18 April 17 22:52 BST (UK) »
Hi Sam,

That is spectacular!  Thank you Sam and Sinann

... in the space of 24 hours I have gone from knowing not much more than

"my grandfather was born in County Down"

to

Where he was born (Montrose St, Ballymacarret, Belfast) (yes the Down side of the city)... [Question, why does the birth cert say 'Castlereagh District' Belfast and not Ballymacarret?]

..and details of my Great Grandparents wedding...linking to names of my GG Grandparents  ;D



So far, just FYI, I am one quarter Irish, one sixteenth English and the balance Scottish...   Living in Melbourne Australia...

What a wonderful day...  ;D

- Fraser

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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 18 April 17 23:44 BST (UK) »
Welcome to the wonderful world of Ireland's land divisions

Ballymacarret in the
County of Down
Barony of Castlereagh Upper
Civil Parish of Knockbreda
Poor Law Union of Belfast
Province of Ulster
This site explains land divisions and how they are/were used.
http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Irish-land-divisions.html

There is a town and townland called Ballymacarret, the townland is only 575 Acres.

The Dispensary District of Castlereagh is in the Registration District of Belfast.
The map here will give you an idea of the size.
http://www.swilson.info/regdistmap.php?gregdistid=23
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