The Tunnel
There is supposed to have been a tunnel from Moira Castle leading to the Church. Some think it was used by the Rawdon family and their servants as their means of entry to the Church but it is more likely Read More …
Tag: George Rawdon
Village Churches
The Parish of Moira It was founded in 1721. A plot of land opposite Moira Castle was given by the Hill family from Hillsborough for the building of the Church in 1723. The Rawdon Family contributed much of the expense Read More …
Famous visitors
Legend says St Patrick came up the Lagan but of course there are so many legends surrounding the man. There is no way of knowing if he did come to Moira, though some believe he founded a church in nearby Read More …
Images
These pages will contain images of Moira from the past and the present. Please use the menu on the right to navigate. Many more images are available in the school section. I am very grateful to George McCartney and his Read More …
The residents of the castle
Major George Rawdon, (1604-1684) came to the area in 1631 to manage the Estate of Viscount Conway at Killultagh. He built the Garrison for soldiers at Aghalee. We call the place Soldierstown. The garrison was close to the site Read More …
Articles
We will share occasional articles relating to the history of Moira; often extracts from Finding Footprints or new information found during on-going research. These are accessed using the menu in the sidebar on the right. Due to the restrictions caused Read More …
Castle and Demesne
In 1651, Major de Burgh built a brick house at Moira. But soon after, George Rawdon became the new owner of the house and estate. His son Arthur Rawdon, (1662-1695) was born and grew up here. When he inherited the Read More …
Historical images
This is not a historic image per se but a wonderfully researched and illustrated view of how Moira looked in the past. It is a painting by Philip Armstrong “Using the combined expertise of consultants and watercolour art style, I Read More …
History for Schools
Mr Mac writes: I love speaking to children and have a lifetime of experience doing just that. For many years now I have really enjoyed my annual visit to address Primary 4 children in Moira Primary school and in 2020 I Read More …