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Offline KiwiRose

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Where is Shoptown and Drumduff, Antrim?
« on: Sunday 21 October 18 00:04 BST (UK) »
Register of the Registry of Deeds, Antrim, Ireland.

There are two land transactions recorded for ‘Shoptown & bog of’ between Law Jane to Gardner Hugh A and Hugh A Gardner to Rice Henry.
Familysearch. Ireland. Regisry of Deeds.  Antrim. Land 1. Index.  1865 to 1869. Vol 509.
Film 008078461. Image 34.

Also in the Antrim.  Index 1862 – 1864 . Vol. 502. Film 008078472. Image 13.  There is a transaction in Drumduff between Cleland Richd R and Gardiner Andw.

(My computer skills are not sufficient to allow me to add the images.)

Immediately following Andrew’s name there is something that looks like “&ors”. What does this mean as it frequently appears after people’s names?

A google search has not located these two place names in the Ballyeaston/ Glenwhirry area. Both places may be a spelling variation as I found a number in the Deeds but was always able to figure it out.

I am hoping there is a Rootschatter who can help locate these places?

Regards,

KiwiRose.
Ireland:
County Antrim: Carrickfergus District: Irwin, McAllister, McNeil, Moore.
County Clare: Barrett.
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Re: Where is Shoptown and Drumduff, Antrim?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 21 October 18 00:54 BST (UK) »
Shoptown was somewhere near Glenwherry, near Tildarg.
Coffey, Cummins [Rathfalla, Tipperary], Cummins [Skirke, Laois], Curran, Dillon [Clare], Fogarty [Garran, Laois/Tipp], Hughes, Keshan (Keeshan), Loughman [Harristown and Killadooley, Laois], Mallon [Armagh], Malone, Markham [Caherkine, Clare], McKeon(e) [Sligo/Kilkenny/Waterford], McNamara, Meagher, Prescott [Kilkenny/Waterford/Wexford?], Rafferty, Ryan, Sullivan, Tobin
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Re: Where is Shoptown and Drumduff, Antrim?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 21 October 18 01:03 BST (UK) »
Shoptown is the name of part of the townland of Glenwhirry.  Have a look at Glenwhirry townland on Griffiths maps and you will see it shown.

I don't know Drumduff but if you search the map you may find it too.

“& ors” means “and others”. So the transaction involved several other people, not just Andrew.
Elwyn

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Re: Where is Shoptown and Drumduff, Antrim?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 21 October 18 02:08 BST (UK) »
dublin1850,

Thank you for informing me where Shoptown is in Glenwherry. I still have not managed to find it on a Glenwherry map but did find a number of people who lived in Shoptown when I searched PRONI wills. No luck yet on Drumduff.

Elwyn Soutter,

Thank you for deciphering "others" for me.

PRONI wills only comes up with a Drumduff in Armagh and Fermanagh.

Griffiths has a Drumduff townland in the Parish of Inagh in Co Clare but I will keep looking for a Drumduff or variants in the Glenwhirry area of Antrim. It could be a small spot in one of the townlands of Glenwherry known only to locals.

Regards,
KiwiRose.
Ireland:
County Antrim: Carrickfergus District: Irwin, McAllister, McNeil, Moore.
County Clare: Barrett.
USA:
Washington State: Moore, Hoyt, Sinclair, Johnson, Palmateer, Larrabee.
California: De Curtoni.
New Zealand: De Cartoni, Lofquist, Harding.


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Re: Where is Shoptown and Drumduff, Antrim?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 21 October 18 02:26 BST (UK) »
There is a Drumduff in Omagh, NI.

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Re: Where is Shoptown and Drumduff, Antrim?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 21 October 18 02:35 BST (UK) »
There is a Drumduff in Omagh, NI.

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Re: Where is Shoptown and Drumduff, Antrim?
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 21 October 18 07:36 BST (UK) »
There is a Drumanduff townland.

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Re: Where is Shoptown and Drumduff, Antrim?
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 21 October 18 09:14 BST (UK) »
I have a couple of old maps I will root out and have a look at.
Coffey, Cummins [Rathfalla, Tipperary], Cummins [Skirke, Laois], Curran, Dillon [Clare], Fogarty [Garran, Laois/Tipp], Hughes, Keshan (Keeshan), Loughman [Harristown and Killadooley, Laois], Mallon [Armagh], Malone, Markham [Caherkine, Clare], McKeon(e) [Sligo/Kilkenny/Waterford], McNamara, Meagher, Prescott [Kilkenny/Waterford/Wexford?], Rafferty, Ryan, Sullivan, Tobin
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Re: Where is Shoptown and Drumduff, Antrim?
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 21 October 18 10:59 BST (UK) »

Thank you for informing me where Shoptown is in Glenwherry. I still have not managed to find it on a Glenwherry map but did find a number of people who lived in Shoptown when I searched PRONI wills. No luck yet on Drumduff.


Shoptown is on the modern A36 Church Rd running through the middle of Glenwhirry, close to Glenwhirry Presbyterian Church. Can’t help with Drumduff. Don’t know it at all.

Elwyn