Ancestors from Down
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Rose Garvey
Down
DOB: 1st January 1800
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Jane Russell
Down
DOB: 1st June 1834
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William James McKeown
Down
DOB: 1st January 1830
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William McKeown
Down
DOB: 1st January 1857
Buildings from Down
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Newtownards Primary School
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Rose Cottage
Olivet Home, Ballygowan, County Down
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St. Colman's Catholic Church & Parochial House
Timeline from Down
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Doyle Family from Kilkeel Area
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Stewart Last Name: Meaning and Origin
Down
Derry
Donegal
Tyrone
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Thompson Last Name: Meaning and Origin
Armagh
Fermanagh
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Natalie Bodle
Derry
Fermanagh
Tyrone
Armagh
Down
Donegal
Cavan
Monaghan
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Ulster Historical Foundation
Down
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Free Online Genealogical Resources Specifically for Donaghmore Parish, County Down, Ireland
Down
26th February 2024
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Joseph Cordner: An early Irish Aviator
Down
12th February 2024
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Fair Towns in County Down 1834
Dromore (Down)
2nd November 2016
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Freeholder's Lists
Dromore (Down)
2nd November 2016
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