Sir Walter Synnot — (1742 ndash;1821), baronet, son of Richard Synnot, settled in the parish of Ballymoyer, County Armagh in 1778 and leased eight townlands from the See of Armagh. The family had originally been large landowners in the County of Wexford, but their… … Wikipedia
Monckton Synnot — (1827 1879) was a prominent squatter in Victoria, Australia, the sixth son of Captain Walter Synnot and his second wife Elizabeth, née Houston, and the grandson of Sir Walter Synnot, of Ballymoyer, County Armagh. Born at the family seat of… … Wikipedia
Book of Armagh — A page of text from the Book of Armagh. The Book of Armagh or Codex Ardmachanus (ar or 61), also known as the Canon of Patrick and the Liber Ar(d)machanus, is a 9th century Irish manuscript written mainly in Latin. It is held by the Library of… … Wikipedia
Whitecross, County Armagh — Whitecross ( Crois Bán in Irish) is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 285 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area. It currently has one public house which was… … Wikipedia
David Synnot — Colonel David Synnot (alt Sinnot) was Governor of Wexford during the Sack of Wexford by Cromwell. Synnot was negotiating the surrender of the town when troops from the New Model Army broke in and sacked the town, during which Synnot was hanged.… … Wikipedia
ST Killians GAC — History St. Killian s GAC, Whitecross were formed in 1904 when local parish rivals, Ballymoyer Emmetts and Tullywinney Sarsfields came together to form a team at Whitecross which is the centre of the parish of Loughgilly. They had not long to… … Wikipedia
Whitecross St.Killian's GAA — HistorySt. Killian s GAC, Whitecross were formed in 1904 when local parish rivals, Ballymoyer Emmetts and Tullywinney Sarsfields came together to form a team at Whitecross which is the centre of the parish of Loughgilly. They had not long to wait … Wikipedia
MacNair — This interesting name, with spellings MacNair, MacNayer, Macneir, Macnuir and MacNuyer, and the short spellings commencing Mc, is Scottish and sometimes Irish. It is considered to have four origins. Firstly, it may be derived from the pre 10th… … Surnames reference
McNair — This interesting name, with spellings MacNair, MacNayer, Macneir, Macnuir and MacNuyer, and the short spellings commencing Mc, is Scottish and sometimes Irish. It is considered to have four origins. Firstly, it may be derived from the pre 10th… … Surnames reference