Frank McNally Traveller 463 Falls Rd. At the bottom of Milltown Cemetery is the Bog Meadows which leads onto the M1 motorway. Employment in the area was originally dominated by the large linen mills but these have mostly closed. [28][29] Clonard monastery,[30] the home of the Redemptorist religious order, is located near the junction with Springfield Road. He was a shipyard worker at Queens Island when he was recalled from the army reserve. It was the first cross-city bus service. Right, I've now spoken to my dad in more detail and I'm afraid I don't think we're the McNallys you're looking for. In the 1929 election to the new Parliament of Northern Ireland, the Belfast, Falls constituency was won by the Nationalist Richard Byrne after a bitter contest with William McMullen, a supporter of Connolly. The area is composed largely of residential housing, with more public sector housing in the lower sections of the road. Name: MACALISTER, ALEXANDER: Building: CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, RAGLAN STREET (& PANTON STREET), ST PETER'S PRIMARY SCHOOL: Date: 1878: Nature: New male and female . Belfast BT2 8ED Northern Ireland, T: +44 (0)28 90 232444 Raglan Belfast driving directions. [75][76] He references the area in one of his poems: Brendan Hamill, another writer, who attended the school in the 1960s recalled later: While on teaching practice, Seamus Heaney came to St Thomas about October that year (1962). On the It was funded by Robert G Dunville, the owner of the nearby Dunville & Co whiskey distillery. On 10 June, IRA volunteers shot three Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) officers on Belfast's Falls Road, fatally wounding Constable James Glover. It has since been repurposed as an Irish language arts and culture centre (see below). The Falls Road proper begins at the junction with Northumberland Street and Albert Street. Other streets were named after contemporary political and royal figures such as Peel Street (after Robert Peel) and Albert Street (named after Prince Albert).[14]. Albert Street Presbyterian Church closed on 31st January 1971 with the congregation joining with the Argyle Place congregation to form West Kirk Presbyterian Church, Shankill Road, Belfast. Houses in the street were attacked and the residents fled (see 1969 Northern Ireland riots). At the foot of Divis Street is located the Morning Star House. Some of them might be in museum storage areas and some, like the Albert Street Presbyterian Church plaque, might be lying in a loft or tucked away in a cupboard on church premises.. YOU'RE STILL KNOCKING ABOUT. [31] This church which opened in 1856 was designed by Sir Thomas Drew who also designed St. Annes Cathedral and many other churches. St. Thomass Boys Secondary School on the Whiterock Road opened in 1957. St. Paul's Primary School is also located in the Beechmount area. GEE PETER. [49] On 16 April 1941, it was the site of a temporary morgue following the Belfast Blitz. [57] Robert Dunville not only gave his name to the park and the adjacent street but named another street after his daughter Sorella. [4] Three more people were killed and fatally wounded before the start of the truce on Monday; an IRA member, a Catholic and a Protestant. This was originally a football stadium and the home of Belfast Celtic F.C. Near the foot of Divis Street is located the offices of Raidi Filte, an Irish language community radio station. [16] The New York Times characterised the clashes as "a three-fold fight between Sinn Fin and Unionist snipers and Crown forces". When it closed its congregation amalgamated with St. Stephens church in Millfield at the bottom of Divis Street. Devlin, who had once been a member, alongside Diamond, of the Belfast branch of the Irish Labour Party, became a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party in 1970 and remained a member until Parliament was prorogued in 1972. . In 1988, both of these schools amalgamated with Gort na Mna Secondary School to become Corpus Christi College which in turn merged (see above). The police feared a backlash from Loyalists, and removed it, causing unrest and rioting by local residents.[119]. [117], In the 1945 election, Harry Diamond won the seat standing for the Socialist Republican Party. Id watch the men off to the pubs. In the intervening period, the Falls Road area saw some of the worst violence of "the Troubles". [61] Most of these bars were demolished as part of the redevelopment of the area which occurred in the 1970s and 1980s. [72], Opposite the Children's Hospital is Mulholland Terrace, a row of terraced houses which were built in the nineteenth century by David Mulholland. [16] More than 100 people were wounded. Copyright 01/05/2023 Alamy Ltd. All rights reserved. The majority of them came from the adjoining Andersonstown district of West Belfast and were bringing bread and milk to people in the Falls who had been unable to leave their homes to buy groceries during the disturbances. [11] Sporadic violence continued in the city over the next month. The new complex consists of shops, offices and small industrial units. His battalion was transferred to the Western Front with the 29th Division and was positioned on the Ulster Divisions left flank in the attack on 1st July 1916. All of these have now closed or have been repurposed. This footage has natural sound only. This is the oldest Catholic church in Belfast and dates from 1784. The Westminster seat has been held by various nationalist politicians since the 1960s. [18] While the IRA was involved in some of the fighting, it did not control the actions of the Catholic community. 1895 - YMCA, Wellington Place, Belfast, Co. Antrim - Architecture of Belfast, Lost Buildings of Ireland - Archiseek - Irish Architecture Lezli Hanley Northern Ireland Troubles It amalgamated with St Joseph's Training College (for male trainee teachers) in 1985. [4], A strict curfew was enforced in Belfast after the violence. [16] Between 161 and 200 houses were destroyed,[16] about 150 of which were Catholic homes. He held the seat until 1969 when he was defeated by Paddy Devlin standing for the Northern Ireland Labour Party. This map was created by a user. The St. Johns RC Church is located near the foot of the Whiterock Road. It was recovered from Raglan Street, Belfast, following the "Falls Curfew" riots in July 1970. [62] It is housed in a purpose-built facility. At the junction with Grosvenor Road is located Dunville Park[55] which was first opened in 1893. These schools were run by the De La Salle Christian Brothers. Sarah Nugent received a dependants pension of ten shillings per week for the loss of two of her sons. The Upper Falls starts about the Donegall Road and continues into Andersonstown. [98] On the Donegall Road, is the former site of Celtic Park. Running alongside the Westlink is Townsend Street which originally marked the end of Belfast. Northern Ireland was part of the UK but the voting criteria were different to England, Scotland and Wales where a person could vote as soon as they became 18 years old. Private Robert Nugent died of his wounds at No 9 General Hospital Rouen on 15th February 1917. [86], Near Beechmount is located Willowfield Park which has a number of playing fields. The Rev. Tara - I'm a McNally, and my dad was born on Raglan Street. The A501 continues as the Glen Road. That said, the schoolteacher at No59 is almost certainly my grandfather on my father's side; he taught at St Comgall's, the local school. Although the troubles have now ceased, the peace walls still exist in this so-called Interface area. Women march through the Falls Road, undeterred by a military curfew imposed by the British Army during searches for arms. At least 100 people were wounded. It formally closed in 1969 but was taken over by the catholic parish of St Teresa of vila, the main church of which is located further up the Glen Road. With the outbreak of the troubles, the bus service was withdrawn. Percy Street was badly damaged in the Belfast Blitz (1941) and 30 people were killed when a bomb hit a shelter. In the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly elections, a total of four Sinn Fin and one People Before Profit representatives were elected in the Assembly constituency. The Dunlewey Centre[23] is located near Gaelscoil an Lonnin. Four men died as a result of the violence during the curfew; three were shot by British soldiers and one was knocked down by an Army vehicle. The past century has seen an ongoing contest between various versions of labour/socialist and nationalist/Irish republican for electoral leadership in the area. The All Ireland Irish Dancing Championships take place at the Mansion House Dublin. [32] St Philips Church of Ireland church (Drew Memorial) opened on the Grosvenor Road in 1870. It added, "In the extent of material damage to property, Sunday's rioting can be compared to the Dublin Rising in 1916". REM. Its borders were drawn to give it a Protestant majority. [2] The violence was partly in reaction to increasing Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacks and was fuelled by rhetoric from Unionist politicians. [8] Its new reserve police force, the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC), was almost wholly Protestant and some of its members carried out reprisal attacks on Catholics. Some cattle also graze on the site. Furthermore, business owners (depending on the size of the company) were entitled to three to six votes unlike anywhere else in the United Kingdom. There were three pubs, Paddy Gilmartins which was called the Laurel Leaf, Peter Murrays [the West End Bar] directly opposite, or further down on the right-hand side was Charlie Gormleys, across from Finnegans the butcher shop. The old streets were named after characters and events in the Crimean War (18531856) which was occurring at that time. The Westlink linking the M1 and M2 motorways now cuts through this area. Alexander Street West was named after John Alexander who was a local mill owner. At the time, representatives of the self-declared Irish Republic and the British government were negotiating a truce to end the war. RAGLAN STREET DISASTER. Because of its rapid deterioration, the whole complex, except for Divis Tower, was demolished thirty years later and replaced with blocks of terraced housing. I hope the plaque regains a prominent position so that the sacrifice of my Great Uncles is always remembered. Nigel Henderson stated that he hopes that the memorial plaque for the Albert Street Presbyterian congregation can find a new home in West Kirk Presbyterian Church. These have either been demolished or converted for other purposes. During the Troubles there were repeated sectarian attacks by loyalists on residents of the Falls Road. In 1970, due to demographic changes (partially due to the troubles) resulting in a fall in the size of the congregation, and the redevelopment plans for the Lower Falls area, the decision was taken to merge with the nearby congregation at Argyll Place Presbyterian Church on the Shankill Road. NHS staff).[65]. All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. The peal of rifles could be heard on all sides, frenzied mobs at every street corner, terror-stricken people rushing for their lives, and ambulances carrying the dead and dying to hospitals. St. Lukes Church (1863-2006) on Northumberland Street, was the Church of Ireland church for the Lower Falls. Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, maps, List of Streets, Street View, . E: info@northernirelandscreen.co.uk. TOM MC NALLY OWNED THE STRAND BAR IN BERRY STREET OFF ROYAL AVENUE AND ANOTHER ONE IN DENMARK STREET.MY GRANDMOTHER'S BROTHER PETER LIVED 18,BALACLAVA STREET WHEN HE MARRIED JANE MATCHETT IN ST.PAT'S RC, DONEGAL STREET.ALSO A TAILOR. He captained the Ireland team to their first Home International championship win in 1914. Name Runaghan, Alexander Rank Private Regiment 6th Connaught Rangers - Service No. Dunno how much help this might be, if any. [15] The following day, Sunday 10 July 1921, Protestants, "fearful of absorption into a Green, Catholic Ireland [] and blindly angered by the presence of heresy and treason in their midst, struck [] at the Catholic community" while "vengeful Catholics struck back with counter-terror". Re: McNally Family - Raglan Street - Belfast ? This page is not available in other languages. Hi, I'm connected to McCaighys from 106 Raglan Street. In the 1960s, this school transferred to a greenfield site on the Glen Road in the upper Falls. A "loyalist mob, several thousand strong" attempted to storm the Falls district, carrying petrol and other flammable materials. It also leads to the Black Mountain which forms part of the range of hills overlooking Belfast. On the afternoon of Friday 3 July 1970, the British Army conducted house to house searches in the Falls Road area of Belfast for members of the IRA (Irish Republican Army) and weapons. Do you know where any of theseMissing Memorials are? The original building was opened in 1854 but the rapid growth of the congregation necessitated the erection of larger premises thirty years later, on the same site on the corner with Raglan Street. This page combines information for the address Sevastapol Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT13 2QR, and the neighbourhood in which it resides . On 2nd November 1919, Albert Street Presbyterian Church was formally re-opened after an extensive scheme of renovation. It was claimed to be the first air-conditioned public building in the world. The nearby Ross Road is also named after William Ross.[25]. In that respect they were unlike the young men of England. Does anyone have any relatives who lived in Raglan Street off Falls road. sorry I forgot to mention that my grandfather was born about 1866. By a quirk of fate, a son-in-law of William and Sarah Nugent died at Percy Street during the German air raids of 1941. Belfast's Lost 1798 Burial Ground - The Irish Story on The 1798 Rebellion - a brief overview; Jim McCrudden on Today in Irish History: The Headford ambush, March 21, 1921. The Falls district is now one of seven wards within the Black Mountain district electoral area, which elects seven councillors to Belfast City Council. He was an enormously decent man with extraordinary antennae. This territory was roughly the same as that of the ecclesiastical parish of the Shankill, which spanned a large portion of modern-day Belfast.[1]. A rival Irish nationalist group, the Hibernians, were also involved on the Catholic side. In one of the poems entitled "The Exiles Club", Carson imagines a group of Belfast exiles: All of these houses have now been demolished and replaced with modern terraced houses. My father was Peter and yes you guessed right my name is Peter, however I only had 3 daughters so I am the last of that line. There were/are seven Protestant churches which were/are largely located on the edges of the area and their congregations were/are mostly drawn from neighbouring districts. are available through our. These mills recruited workers from both the Falls and Shankill Roads. 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The day was referred to as "Belfast's Bloody Sunday" at the time. 2371 Birth details Born: 1884 Belfast Dates/Info Embarked for France 17th December 1915 - Discharged 17th June 1918 - Son of Owen and Annie Runaghan - Married to Ellen Lidster, lived at 20 Raglan Street, Belfast Where buried Source David Runaghan ~ further contact All but one of the older churches have been closed, repurposed or demolished since the onset of the Troubles and the establishment of the peace lines. [80] There are two Irish language primary schools. Today, local employment is in the service sector, health and education with additional employment in other parts of the city. It is home to St Peter's Schola Cantorum (Choir). I was brought up at 75 Sultan Street and was a pupil at St Peter's in Raglan Street before going on to Harding Street school. [66] It was the former home of Eliza and Isabella Riddel. [14] The officer killed was Thomas Conlon, a Catholic from County Roscommon, who, ironically, was viewed as "sympathetic" to the local nationalists. Samuel Stewart McComb Elliott (21) married Sarah Nugent (23) on 23rd October 1929 at St Johns Church of Ireland, Laganbank. It is a listed landmark overlooking City Hall and named after one of Belfast's most loved sons. His office was in Divis Street and the Irish tricolour alongside the Starry Plough of Connolly's Irish Citizen Army was displayed in the window. The young men of that congregation, and of Ulster generally, answered the call from within when they knew the motherland was in peril, and indeed not they alone, but Ulstermen all over the worldin Canada, the United States of America, and Australia. Metro, a division of Translink now operates the bus service. AND LOTS OF OTHERS. These detailed maps normally cover an area of about one and a half miles by one mile. The complex is a major training site for medical, dental, nursing and other health students from Queen's University Belfast. Sign in. [37] The Maureen Sheehan Centre is now located on the site of the church. St. Matthias's Church is located on the Glen Road not far from Milltown Cemetery. Search with an image file or link to find similar images, Search for stock images, vectors and videos. reverse we include street directory entries for Bombay Street, Falls Road and Raglan Street in 1928. As well as the RIC officer killed on Raglan Street, 16 people were killed and fatally wounded on Sunday; 11 Catholics and 5 Protestants. crubellier, My grandmother was Bridget McNally,born in Jonesborough South Armagh. [126] The British actions were opposed by the Official IRA (OIRA), who engaged them in a vicious gun battle. Originally a flax spinning mill, it now houses a community enterprise of small businesses, art studios, retail space and education floor. The Lower Falls area previously had many linen mills. [95][96], The ras U Chonghaile/James Connolly Visitor Centre is located near the top of the Donegall Road. The poem then explores the relationship between violence and language itself, as the disoriented speaker searches for an escape route. At the rear was located St Rose's High School in the Beechmount district which in 2019 was amalgamated with the Christian Brothers School, Glen Road and Corpus Christi College to form All Saints College / Coliste na Naomh Uile.[74]. [24] IRA members later recalled, "The Truce was not observed by either side in the north", while McCorley said the truce in Belfast "lasted six hours only". At the junction with the Glen Road was located the Andersonstown RUC station which was the most attacked police station in Northern Ireland. [82] The college has a substantial programme of community engagement playing host to many local events including many organised by File an Phobail. These are Gaelscoil na bhFal and Bunscoil an tSlibhe Dhuibh. Families have to clean up a terrible mess. Opposite is St. Mary's Primary School. At the foot of Divis Street is located the Millfield campus of Belfast Metropolitan College, the largest further and higher education college in Northern Ireland. [8] The housing in the area developed in the 19th century and was organised in narrow streets of small terraced housing. This is a hostel which provides temporary accommodation for homeless people. After the new Springvale campus of the college was opened the building was demolished. In retaliation, Protestant loyalists attacked Catholic enclaves in west Belfast, burning homes and businesses. Here are the details of maps for Belfast (West): This very detailed map covers much of west Belfast, especially the area around the Falls Road. Dr. Henry Montgomery of the Shankill Road Mission, and formerly Minister of the Albert Street Church, conducted the service and dedicated the memorial. [22] Three people were shot dead that day, including IRA volunteer Seamus Ledlie, who was shot minutes before midday.[4]. Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. [70] The original hospital opened in 1797 and moved to its present site in 1903. Ian Paisley insisted the RUC remove the Irish tricolour or he would organise a march and remove it himself. In 1919, plans were already underway to install a new organ as part of the congregations war memorial. When the congregation moved, the war memorial plaque was not transferred to West Kirk. History Hub Ulsters researcher, Nigel Henderson, takes up the story. This was originally a parish church built for the expanding Catholic population in the area and opened in 1866. [17] The Irish News reported that the Falls district was "in a state of siege". George Best Hotel, Donegall Square South, Belfast, BT1 6JH Currently being renovated, this boutique hotel is set to open in the summer of 2019 in the former Scottish Mutual Building. (not sure of Francies wife's name) and Charlie & Maureen Mc Nally , two families who lived in Belgrade street which was off Raglan St. Charlie and Francie where brothers I think. There are several large bars in the middle Falls area. In 2019, six Sinn Fin and one People Before Profit councillors were elected. Sevastapol Street in Belfast is in Northern Ireland. However, they were confronted by about 15 IRA volunteers, leading to an hour-long firefight. [21], The police returned to their barracks late on Sunday night, allegedly after a ceasefire had been agreed by telephone between a senior RIC officer and the commander of the IRA's Belfast Brigade, Roger McCorley. Take a trip down memory lane with these old. The church formally opened in 1911 replacing a small church which opened in 1897. The district takes its name from Beechmount House which was located at the top of a nearby hill surrounded by beech trees. He died just three days before his 18th birthday and has no known grave. In 1936 the Cluain rd centre was established in the Beechmount area and became a centre for Irish language enthusiasts. [13] Much of the violence took place along the sectarian boundary between the Protestant Shankill and Catholic Falls districts. Page created in 0.101 seconds with 18 queries. Loyalist crowds from the Shankill attacked and looted Catholic homes. [81], At the higher education level, there is St Mary's University College which is part of Queen's University Belfast. It opened on 1 January 1908 and is the last Carnegie library in Belfast still functioning as a library. These include the Beehive and the Red Devil - An Diabhal Dearg, at the top of Broadway, and the Rock Bar at the top of the Donegall Road. McNally Family - Raglan Street - Belfast ? For the following three decades, the British Army maintained a substantial presence on the Falls Road, with a base on top of the Divis Tower. Scouts alerted the IRA of the raid by blowing whistles, banging dustbin lids and flashing a red light. I am trying to find out some information on them too I know that Great Granny was a Farrell (Balkan Street) and there was a Thomas Anderson who owned a Chip shop in Raglan Street. Station Street, Belfast 3 44 Smithfield, Belfast 1 1 York Road, Belfast 15 Dunmurry Sunnyhill Park 1959 1. Paul Maskey of Sinn Fin was elected MP in 2019, but in line with Sinn Fin's abstentionist policy he has not actually taken the seat at Westminster. [3] Bank Street begins at Royal Avenue. They there where McNally families Francey&? All of them had gallantly responded to the call of duty, and that was one of the noblest testimonies that could be offered to their patriotism as well as their Christianity. [69] These four linked hospitals make up Northern Ireland's biggest hospitals complex. If anyone knows of a war memorial plaque or a parchment Roll of Honour that is not in the public domain, we would be interested in knowing the details. I remember him, his voice grave and resonant, his big, brown shoes, reading from Carrickfergus by Louis MacNeice. FOR ALL THOSE OUT THERE INTERESTED THE RE-UNION WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY 19TH JUNE 2009 STARTING APPROX 9.00PM IN THE IRISH NATIONAL FORRESTERS CLUB ALBERT ST. TICKETS ARE A VERY REASONABLE 4 AND CAN BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING EITHER BRIAN CONLON AT 02890628935 OR JERRY LAPPIN AT 02890321173 Logged Belle Fast Hero Member Posts: 3469 Here are the details of maps for Belfast (West): . Loyalists paramilitaries killed many local residents. Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive. The Twin Spires Complex has replaced the demolished massive mill of the New Northern Spinning and Weaving Company (Craig's Mill) which was located at the corner of Northumberland Street. Recently, war researcher, Mark Ramsey met up with History Hub Ulster researcher Nigel Henderson and passed over the brass war memorial plaque to him. The map links up with sheet 60.08 Shankill to the north, 61.09 Central Belfast to the east. Bloody Sunday or Belfast's Bloody Sunday was a day of violence in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 10 July 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. January 1973 was an eventful month. [40], There was also a Methodist church in Divis Street (1850-1966). James Nugent was born on 19th May 1897 at Westmoreland Street and enlisted with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. The re-opening service was also the occasion when a brass war memorial plaque, made by David Mairs of Great Victoria Street, was dedicated.
