History of Moira

For some years now George & a friend of his have been collecting old photos of Moira & surrounding areas.

In the following galleries are some of the photos which they have collected to date, we regularly receive emails from all over the world from people trying to trace their family tree who may have come across one of their own relatives in this collection of photos.

The photos have also been used by local newspapers and by a local Clergy man in the making of a video about the history of Moira, the video can be found within this section of the website.

The collection is ever growing so do check back from time to time. If you or anyone you may know have any old photo's which you think may be of interest to George then please feel free to call in to show him them or drop us an email at info@mccartneysofmoira.com

Moira Main Street

Article by Lisburn City Council on the History of Moira - read here

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St Johns Parish Church Moira, Co. Down pre 1900
 
St Johns Parish Church Moira Co. Down early 1900
 
Waringfield House Moira, Co. Down
 
Moira Police Station in 1923
   
Town Hall & Job Palmers Shop Moira
 
Moira Main Street Early 1900
 
Old Steam Engine Moira Co. Down
 
Park View Moira Co. Down Early 1900
 
Magheralin Village 1920
 
Irwin's Corner Moira Co.Down
 
Names at Irwin's Corner Moira 1929-1.jpg
 
Moira Railway Station, Co.Down
 
The Original Four Trees Moira Co.Down
 
Isaac Logan's Tractor Clarehill Road Moira
   
isaac Logan Clarehill Road Moira
 
Harvest Time Moira Co.Down
 
Joe Burns Shoemaker
   
Silver Jubilee Moira 1935
 
Waringfield Hospital Moira during The Second World War
 
Job Palmer Vans during the Second World War
 
Top of Moira Main Street 1940's
 
Old Main Street Moira
   
Moira School Children
 
Moira School Children 1952
 
Sports day at Rectory early 1950's
 
Rev McComb, Moira
 
Jimmy Armstrong
 
Moira Badminton Club Jan 1964
 
Sunday School Photo September 1964
 
Ronald Crooks, Louis Bell & Sam Shaw
 
Dan Bann, Grave Digger at Moira Church Of Ireland
   
John David Heaney & Cows 1960's
 
Billy Beattie & Jim Hammond
 
Moira Scouts Fund Raising walk from Moira to Bangor. From left: Linden Allen, Denver Armstrong, Victor Nesbitt.
 
Dance in Moira at the Temple Ballroom
 
Moira Football Team
 
Moira Boys in Bangor
 
Howard & Willie Burns
 
Dean Hughes & Stephen McDowell
 
Cannon Hurst & Family
   
Robbie McWiliiams, Ruddell Hammond & Norman Menabney.
 
Sam Shaw with Rhoden Irwins Cows.
 
Outside Batemans Pub Moira
 
Moira men visit The Puck Fair in the south
 
Joes Bar - Blackpool
 
Mr Mccallin Moira Primary School Headmaster
 
Mrs Bunting Moira Primary School
 
St Johns Church Moira Confirmation
 
Moira Tuesday Club
   
St. John's Terrace only Recently Built 1950's
 
Ruddell's Garage 1950's
 
Moira Main Street 1960s
 
The original Four Trees taken down after a storm
   
George McCartney opens The Tempo Ballroom Moira
 
J W Bateman's Pub - now Pretty Mary's
 
Ariel View of Moira Village
 
Job Palmers In Snow Early 1970's
   
Magheralin Village 1920
 
Flinty Row Magheralin 1947
 
Magheralin towards Moira
 
Magheralin Corner 1960's
 
Magheralin 1960's
 
Billy Seyton Lurgan
 
Job Palmer Main Street Moira
 
Barrels lined the street during the Troubles Moira 1975
 
Barrels lined the street during the Troubles Moira 1975
   
Old St. Johns Rectory Moira
   
Opening Of The Village Gate Shop in the 1980's
 
Old Arial View Of Shop from the 1980's
 
Old St. Johns Church Hall 1980's
 
Post Card of Moira from the 1990's
 
Part of the old Waringfield Hospital Moira
 
Old arial shot of top of village
 
Moira village flower display
   
Normans Pub, Moira
 
Moira Parish Centre Rebuild
 
Moira from Lurgan Road March 2003
 
Moira Park 2012
 
Moira Park new play ground 2012
 
Moira Park new play ground 2012