St Olcan's St McNissi
Randalstown Catholic Church
Randalstown Catholic Church
Milltown Burial Ground
McAdorey Headstone in old
graveyard
McAdorey Headstone in old
graveyard
Milltown Graveyard Drummaul
From 'Sweet Drummaul' by Patick O'Kane
To prevent the further use of the old burial ground in Shane's Castle demesne,
Lord Raymond O'Neill enclosed a portion of ground about a mile to the north of it
for the purpose of a graveyard which was opened at Milltown in 1811. The people
of the neighbourhood seem to have been unwilling to avail of the new Milltown
cemetery and Lord O'Neill was said to have offered a grant of £10 to the family of
the first person to be buried there. The cemetery is now almost closed, the last few
burials in it have been of Catholics of Tannaghmore. The headstones still
preserved include the McAdorey Family,Lenagh.
To prevent the further use of the old burial ground in Shane's Castle demesne,
Lord Raymond O'Neill enclosed a portion of ground about a mile to the north of it
for the purpose of a graveyard which was opened at Milltown in 1811. The people
of the neighbourhood seem to have been unwilling to avail of the new Milltown
cemetery and Lord O'Neill was said to have offered a grant of £10 to the family of
the first person to be buried there. The cemetery is now almost closed, the last few
burials in it have been of Catholics of Tannaghmore. The headstones still
preserved include the McAdorey Family,Lenagh.
Lenagh, Tannaghmore in the Parish of Drummaul
The McAdoreys in our family tree lived in the Parish of Dummaul, near Randalstown
in County Antrim. The earliest ancestors identified to date are John MCADOREY, a
carpenter from Tannaghmore, Drummaul who married Margaret MADDEN in
Randalstown RC Church on 29/04/1844. John MCADOREY is listed as an occupier
of the lands of Josias Kennedy in Quarter Lenagh in the Parish of Antrim in the
Griffiths Valuation and in the Ireland Householder's Index for County Antrim.
in County Antrim. The earliest ancestors identified to date are John MCADOREY, a
carpenter from Tannaghmore, Drummaul who married Margaret MADDEN in
Randalstown RC Church on 29/04/1844. John MCADOREY is listed as an occupier
of the lands of Josias Kennedy in Quarter Lenagh in the Parish of Antrim in the
Griffiths Valuation and in the Ireland Householder's Index for County Antrim.
Mark Lusby Family History - McAdoreys in Ireland
McAdoreys of Drummaul, County Antrim
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Tenants of Lord O'Neill of Shanescastle in 1761 and 1766
Rowland MCADORY is listed as a tenant in Carngranny, in the Denomination of
Montereverdy in 1761 and as a tenant in Carngranny in the Manor of
Edenduffcarrick in 1766. This information is taken from a transcription of two
advertisements in the Belfast Newsletter & Advertiser.
Montereverdy in 1761 and as a tenant in Carngranny in the Manor of
Edenduffcarrick in 1766. This information is taken from a transcription of two
advertisements in the Belfast Newsletter & Advertiser.
Griffiths Valuation 1861-2
Patrick M'Adorey Liminary Ballyclug Antrim
Patrick Mc Adorey Liminary Ballyclug
Daniel Mc Dorey Lisnevanagh Grange of Shilvodan Antrim
Ellen Mc Adory Craigywarren Kirkinriola Antrim
Patrick Mc Adorey Liminary Ballyclug
Daniel Mc Dorey Lisnevanagh Grange of Shilvodan Antrim
Ellen Mc Adory Craigywarren Kirkinriola Antrim
McAdoreys of South Antrim
Griffiths Valuation 1861-2
Charles McAdurragh Lenagh Drummaul (MCADOREY ?)
John Mc Adurragh Lenagh Drummaul (MCADOREY ?)
James Macdore ,Town Head, Antrim
John Mc Adorey Quarter Lenagh Antrim
Michael Mc Adory Gally Hill Antrim
Ellen Mc Adory Craigywarren Kirkinriola
I think the John McAdorey from Lenagh is my great great-grandfather. I assume the
Charles McAdorey might be a brother or father.
John Mc Adurragh Lenagh Drummaul (MCADOREY ?)
James Macdore ,Town Head, Antrim
John Mc Adorey Quarter Lenagh Antrim
Michael Mc Adory Gally Hill Antrim
Ellen Mc Adory Craigywarren Kirkinriola
I think the John McAdorey from Lenagh is my great great-grandfather. I assume the
Charles McAdorey might be a brother or father.
Surname Forename(s) Address & Parliamentary
McAdorey Lizzie Ballyclare Antrim: East
McAdorey John Ballyclare Antrim: East
McAdorey Matthew Ballee Spencestown Antrim: Mid.
McAdorey Mary Liminary Antrim: Mid.
McAdorey Bella Spencestown Ballee Ballymena Antrim: Mid.
McAdorey Matilda Jane 29 Pacific Avenue Belfast: North
McAdorey Sarah 10 Clanmorris Street Belfast: North
McAdorey Joseph 10 Clanmorris Street Belfast: East
McAdory William Lismurray Antrim: Mid. Ballymena
McAdorey Lizzie Ballyclare Antrim: East
McAdorey John Ballyclare Antrim: East
McAdorey Matthew Ballee Spencestown Antrim: Mid.
McAdorey Mary Liminary Antrim: Mid.
McAdorey Bella Spencestown Ballee Ballymena Antrim: Mid.
McAdorey Matilda Jane 29 Pacific Avenue Belfast: North
McAdorey Sarah 10 Clanmorris Street Belfast: North
McAdorey Joseph 10 Clanmorris Street Belfast: East
McAdory William Lismurray Antrim: Mid. Ballymena
McAdoreys who signed the Ulster Convenant (from PRONI Website):
Interments and Plot-holders at Bridge-a-Crin from 1880
Maud Mary McAdorey, wife of James McAdorey, J.P. Dundalk,
died 1st June 1897 aged 34 years, also of his children Margaret Mary and
Grace Mary died young, James Joseph died 6th March 1924, aged 31 years,
James McAdorey, J.P. died 17th March 1928 aged 81 years, Catherine (Katie)
McAdorey died 12th January 1935, widow of the late James McAdorey, Catherine
(Kitty) McAdorey, Avenue Rd., died 27th Oct. 1980 aged 80. LC 12-13
died 1st June 1897 aged 34 years, also of his children Margaret Mary and
Grace Mary died young, James Joseph died 6th March 1924, aged 31 years,
James McAdorey, J.P. died 17th March 1928 aged 81 years, Catherine (Katie)
McAdorey died 12th January 1935, widow of the late James McAdorey, Catherine
(Kitty) McAdorey, Avenue Rd., died 27th Oct. 1980 aged 80. LC 12-13
McAdorey’s yard in Seatown Place
McAdorey’s were large builders at the turn of the century. Their name plates can
still be located on the confession boxes in St Patrick’s cathedral, Dundalk. They
had the first steam powered woodworking plant in Dundalk.
Dundalk - Redemptorist Church. The residential building was finished in 1881 and
the Romanesque church [of St. Joseph] in 1892. The work is a credit to Dundalk
builder Mr. James McAdorey.
The Monastery Windmill Road. The monastery was designed by G. Ashlin of Dublin
and built with Newry granite by James McAdorey, a Belfast man who had settled in
Dundalk. Building began on 19th March 1879, and was finished seventeen
months later.
The Church of St. Michael, Dromara. The internal woodwork is a feature of the
church. The fine well constructed seats, the handsome gallery and porch and the
artistic altar rails are all in pitch pine and blend harmoniously. These in turn are
fittingly crowned by the arched timber ceiling which is also in pitch pine. Tradition
has it that this internal woodwork was carried out by the Dundalk firm of McAdorey
and that the church seats were made in Dundalk, brought by train to Dromore
Station and transported to Dromara on horse-drawn drays.
still be located on the confession boxes in St Patrick’s cathedral, Dundalk. They
had the first steam powered woodworking plant in Dundalk.
Dundalk - Redemptorist Church. The residential building was finished in 1881 and
the Romanesque church [of St. Joseph] in 1892. The work is a credit to Dundalk
builder Mr. James McAdorey.
The Monastery Windmill Road. The monastery was designed by G. Ashlin of Dublin
and built with Newry granite by James McAdorey, a Belfast man who had settled in
Dundalk. Building began on 19th March 1879, and was finished seventeen
months later.
The Church of St. Michael, Dromara. The internal woodwork is a feature of the
church. The fine well constructed seats, the handsome gallery and porch and the
artistic altar rails are all in pitch pine and blend harmoniously. These in turn are
fittingly crowned by the arched timber ceiling which is also in pitch pine. Tradition
has it that this internal woodwork was carried out by the Dundalk firm of McAdorey
and that the church seats were made in Dundalk, brought by train to Dromore
Station and transported to Dromara on horse-drawn drays.
McAdoreys in Dundalk
Pigot Directory 1824 and the Slater Directory 1846
John McAdorey, Publican, New-town in Pigot 1824 and again in Slater 1846. He was
now listed under Spirit & Porter Dealers. Larne was divided in an area know as
Old-Town and another called New-town. New-town was one long street nowadays it
is Larne's main street.
now listed under Spirit & Porter Dealers. Larne was divided in an area know as
Old-Town and another called New-town. New-town was one long street nowadays it
is Larne's main street.
McAdoreys of Larne
AB Seaman John Joseph
McAdorey
Son of John McAdorey of
Garmoyle Street, part of Belfast's
Sailortown.
McAdorey
Son of John McAdorey of
Garmoyle Street, part of Belfast's
Sailortown.
1880 Belfast Street Directory
I am transcribing the McAdoreys as listed in the Belfast Trade Directories.
McAdoreys of Belfast
Some McAdorey Family Lines in Belfast in the 1880s
AB Seaman John Joseph McAdorey
AB McAdorey lost his life aged 32 at about 11.14 am on 27th May 1915, when the
PRINCESS IRENE, a requisitioned minelayer, exploded off Sherness in England.
HMS Princess Irene lost 223 of its crew plus 80 Petty Officers from Chatham and
76 Sheerness Dockyard workers. The ship exploded while the mines were being
primed. The ship, and the remains of those on board, were scattered over a wide
area of the river and countryside. AB McAdorey and the Princess Irene had been
due to depart on the 29th of May on their mission to lay mines. A memorial to
those lost on the Princess Irene is located opposite Sheerness Railway Station.
AB Seaman McAdorey is also commemorated at Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Service No 225486 b. 1883, son of the late John McAdorey, of 23, Garmoyle St.,
Belfast.
A younger brother Neal McAdorey, Service Cert 314243, DOB 27.12.1897 was
also a seaman and is cited in US port records as arriving on 13/12/1919 on board
the New Bruswick from Suna Leone (Shipped Belfast 26.06.19).
Garmoyle Street is part of Belfast's Sailortown.
AB McAdorey lost his life aged 32 at about 11.14 am on 27th May 1915, when the
PRINCESS IRENE, a requisitioned minelayer, exploded off Sherness in England.
HMS Princess Irene lost 223 of its crew plus 80 Petty Officers from Chatham and
76 Sheerness Dockyard workers. The ship exploded while the mines were being
primed. The ship, and the remains of those on board, were scattered over a wide
area of the river and countryside. AB McAdorey and the Princess Irene had been
due to depart on the 29th of May on their mission to lay mines. A memorial to
those lost on the Princess Irene is located opposite Sheerness Railway Station.
AB Seaman McAdorey is also commemorated at Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Service No 225486 b. 1883, son of the late John McAdorey, of 23, Garmoyle St.,
Belfast.
A younger brother Neal McAdorey, Service Cert 314243, DOB 27.12.1897 was
also a seaman and is cited in US port records as arriving on 13/12/1919 on board
the New Bruswick from Suna Leone (Shipped Belfast 26.06.19).
Garmoyle Street is part of Belfast's Sailortown.