a scrapbook, the principle names are
Taylor, Biddy and D. B. and a horse
called Mossy, Coleraine
a second scrapbook has been added
(2025)
"Mossy Face" a bay hunter, obviously enjoys being fussed over
by her owner, Miss Biddy Taylor, and Mrs. Marion Donald (right) at the
Aldergrove meet of the Killultagh, Old Rock and Chichester Harriers today.
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'SPIRIT'
of Distillery lives on
One of the earliest
references to Old Coleraine whiskey comes in a story from the 12th
Century. Canon O'Laverty, referring to a
feast near Bushmills, claimed guests started
out to Louth but got lost in the wild of Kerry, because they had taken too
much 'Old Coleraine'!....................
The Moore family of Moorefort,
owners of the Bann Distillery at Drumaheaglis on the outskirts of Ballymoney,
bought the distillery in the 1840's By then the whisky had acquired the
advertising (HC) a reference to its introduction to the House of
Commons in 1845.
In 1869 the Distillery was taken over by Robert A.
Taylor, a member of a highly respected Coleraine family. He was chairman of
Colerain Town Commissioners, a member of the Londonderry Grand Jury, a
representative of the Coleraine division of the Londonderry County Council
and a vice president of the Board of Governors of Coleraine Academical
Institution. His brother, Daniel, was Liberal MP for Coleraine between
1874-80 and High Sheriff of the City and County of Londonderry in 1885.
Under Taylor, who was knighted in 1899, Coleraine malt enhances its
reputation and was praised in a number of journals by writers visiting the
north coast. In January 1974 the Distillery sent a cask of whisky to HRH the
Duke of Edinburgh on the occasion of his marriage to princess Marie Alexamdrowna of Russia. Old Coleraine established renown for its smooth
taste and at the Edinburgh Exhibition in 1886 it received the jurors' Highest
Pure Malt Distillers' Award. After Robert Taylor died in 1902 at the
age pf 72 (his brother Daniel has died in 1899), he was succeeded by his
nephew Andrew Clarke)
However the plant was inoperative when another noted
family, the Boyds, took over after the Taylor's had nurtured and developed
the malt for some 64 years.................
newspaper
clippings:-
MRS. ANDREW CLARKE
Mrs.
Andrew Clarke, Ballysally House, Coleraine, whose death occurred on
Saturday, was more than 80 and had been an outstanding figure in Coleraine
and district. She took an active part in the activities of
philanthropic charitable and other organisations. Eldest daughter of
the late Mr. Daniel Taylor, who was at one time a Member of Parliament for
Coleraine borough at Westminster, Mrs. Clarke was a niece of Sir Robert
Taylor, formerly of the Coleraine Distillery Company, Newmarket Street.
On the death of Sir Robert, the business came under
the direction of Mr. Andrew Clarke, D.L., the husband of Mrs. Clarke.
Following her marriage, Mrs. Clarke became permanently resident in
Ballysally House. She succeeded her mother on the management committee
of the old Coleraine Cottage Hospital. The U.S.P.C.A., the District
Nursing Association, the Girl Guide Movement, and the Horticultural Society
were only a few of the other local organisations in which she took a
prominent part. She was a member of the committee of 1st Coleraine
Presbyterian Church. A sister, Miss Florence Taylor, Portstewart Road,
Coleraine, is now the sole surviving member of the family.
October 2, 1926
Coleraine
anglers fishing the tidal waters did well, catching from a dozen trout down, mostly
on the "eelskin" which is a deadly lure when well and deftly
manipulated. Castlerock anglers, too, did well. Mr. P. Curry killed a
very nice trout of 3lbs. 2oz. on the tidal waters, the fly being a
Greenwell's Glory tied by himself. On Friday evening, fishing from the Cutts
Heads, Mrs. D. B. Taylor hooked, played and landed a lovely salmon of 15lb.,
and lost another, which shot through an eel trap, taking about 40 yards of
line with it. Mr. Allan, fishing the Movanagher water, killed a trout of just
over 2lb., and some smaller fish were killed by local men at Kilrea and
Portglenone. The feeders of the river are in much better order after
the rain, and promise well for the coming week. About Toome some trout
were got, and plenty of pike. Lough Beg - anglice, the little lake, is a
paradise for pike fishing, and is giving plenty of jack to those who trouble
to troll for them. Netting for pike use to be allowed, to keep them down, but
the nets did not ? catch pike only.
The celebration of Victory was made a
very happy and memorable occasion for the children of Park Street, Coleraine.
Splendid entertainment for the young people was provided, Mrs. W. Moore, Mrs.
A. Foreman, Mr. E. Maguire and others taking a leading part in the
arrangements. On Tuesday evening there was a big bonfire and singing, and on
Wednesday afternoon tea was provided for the children in the open air from
tables kindly lent by Mr. Thomas Macfarlane. There was more community
singing, and welcome visitors at the height of the celebrations were Mrs.
Nicholson, Miss Helen McLeese, and Mr. John McLeese. Later in the afternoon
the children enjoyed a trip by bus to Ballymoney
Taylor - Page - September 3, 1955,
at Christchurch, New Zealand, by Rev. Fr. Galvin, Daniel Brumhall Cochrane
Taylor, Pd.D., M.Sc., son of the late Mr. D. B. Taylor, Coleraine, and Mrs.
A. M. Taylor, Willowdale, Dunmurry, to Elizabeth, daughter of the late Mr. C.
N. Page and Mrs. Page, Cashmore Hills, Christchurch, New Zealand
Death of Mr. D. Brumhall Taylor, Lodge
Road, Coleraine, son of the late Mr. Daniel Taylor, formerly M.P. for
Coleraine Borough
Miss F. Taylor
(Coleraine)
The death of
Miss Florence Taylor on Tuesday, at her home, 60 Portstewart Road, severs a
long established family link with the borough of Coleraine. Miss
Taylor, who had reached an advanced age, was a daughter of the late Mr.
Daniel Taylor, Millburn, who at one time represented Coleraine borough in the
British Parliament at Westminster. An uncle of Miss Taylor was the late
Sir Robert A. Taylor, Ballysally House, and a sister was Mrs. Violet Clarke,
widow of Mr. Andrew Clarke, who resided at Ballysally for many years previous
to his death, and was chairman of the Harbour Board. The Coleraine
Distillery (now owned by the Old Bushmills Company) was founded by members of
the Taylor family. Miss Florence Taylor and her sister, Mrs. Clarke,
prominently identified themselves with social and philanthropic movements in
the borough. Both, like other members of the family, were held in high esteem
by all sections of the community.
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Taylor - July 19, 1966 at her
residence, 60 Portstewart Road, Coleraine, and formerly of Springhill,
Quigley's Point, Co. Donegal, Florence Cecil, daughter of the late Daniel
Taylor, M.P., and Mrs. Annie B. Taylor, of Millburn, Coleraine.
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other death notices on the same page
Strother - July 18, 1966
(suddenly), Maureen, wife of Fleming Strother and mother of Richard, of Brackenfield,
Bassetwood Road, Southampton.
Mosside Ind. L.O.L. No. 25
Taggart - The W. M., Officers and Members of the above Lodge deeply regret
the passing of their highly esteemed member, Bro. Redvers Taggart, and tender
their deepest sympathy to the family circle. J. Simpson, W.M. & J.
McBride, Sec.
Watson - July 15, 1966, at Braid
Valley Hospital, Ballymena, John, beloved husband of the late Sarah Neil
Watson (formerly of Uphall, Scotland). Interred in Clough burying ground.
Deeply regretted.
Bumpy but quiet start to jumping
The show jumping competitions got off to
a fairly quiet start at the Royal Ulster yesterday with the first event for
Grade B horses whose winnings exceed £10 but do not exceed £100. The event,
however, provided some spectacular falls, among them John English on Bel-Air,
who fell at the double bank. The winner of this event was Miss Biddy
Taylor's good young grey horse, Willowdale ridden by Richard Tolerton from
Lisburn, who won in convincing style with the only double clear round from
Leonard Cave of Newtownards on his chestnut
horse, Kempson Bells, who tied with Thomas Morgan's Andante, ridden by Cecil
Mahon. Each incurred only one fault over the two rounds. The second Grade B
competition for horses whose winnings exceed £75 but are under £200 was a
speed event. The course builders had erected a most skilful and impressive
course that tested the riders' ingenuity to the full. The winner was Leonard
Cave of Sun Valley in a time of 69.6 from Derrybawn Duster, owned by John Reid
and ridden by George Stewart, with a time of 73 seconds dead.
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Calgary prize for Margaret
Lisburn show jumper Margaret Creighton
and her horse Ravensdale have returned from the Spruce Meadows Calgary C510 in
Alberta, Canada, with a prize cheque of $3,000 won for getting round the Du
Mawier Grand Prix course in fine style. The Grand Prix first prize of
$680,000 went to Ian Millar of Canada who had two clear rounds on Big Ben. The
Calgary Show is the richest in the world. Margaret, who was accompanied
to the show by her parents, Elizabeth and Richard Tolerton, was so thrilled
with the setting of event, she rang her husband Niall, on the Monday evening
and persuaded him to fly out on the Tuesday. Unfortunately Biddy Taylor,
of Dunmurry, who owns Ravensdale (since he was bought for her as a foal by
Richard at Banbridge sales) was unable to attend because she had no
passport. Ravensdale and Richard flew with the 62 other European horses,
including Milton in a horse Jumbo Jet from Frankfurt in Germany.
Margaret only heard of her trip on Thursday morning
two weeks ago and within hours she was en route to Dover where they met up with
Francis Connors and Marie White. By Sunday everyone was flying to Canada for
the show which lasted from Wednesday until Sunday. "It was ridiculous to
get such short notice," said Margaret who is well recovered from jet lag
and plans to ride her grey Glenroyd at Loughanmore next weekend. "It was a
marvellous opportunity to ride at Calgary; the hospitality was incredible and
the prize money very high." At the Nations Cup dinner Margaret and
Niall were able to brush up on their french when they sat with French riders,
Eric Navet, Pierre Durand and Herve Gordignon. Although Margaret was out of the
prizes in some competitions she managed to recoup some expenses with her good
round in the Grand Prix.
"Ravensdale went very well - considering he had a
13 hour flight and long season this year. We had a great show and I would love
to return again." Ravensdale who is a good looking 15.3hh horse by Snuff
Matter is now 14 years. He has been part of the Tolerton family since he was a
foal, but he is owned by their great family friend Biddy Taylor. Margaret is a
well known international show jumper and represented Ireland on Ipi Tombi at
the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Country life appeals to Daniel Taylor: photo Ross
Giblin
CHICKEN
BREEDING IS A HAPPY PROSPECT FOR UNIVERSITY HEAD
AFTER half
a century in education, both on the receiving and retailing ends, Daniel
Taylor thinks it's time to quit. He has given his employers 18 months
notice and is entertaining thoughts of breeding chickens at his Akatarawa
Valley refuge.
Born in County Derry, Ireland, Victoria University's
Vice Chancellor came from a line of whisky distillers. That he entered the
campus rather than the family distillery is probably thanks to his mother,
Widowed when Daniel was five she stretched her small income to wean him on a
British academic diet of preparatory school, grammar school and university,
Cambridge included. He did her proud, gaining his bachelor of science in
mechanical engineering in 1942 and the same in electrical engineering the
following year. The young graduate then turned his hand to ship
building before re-enrolling at Queen's University, Belfast, for another
round of study. War's end found him contracted to the Admiralty doing
research in metallurgy.
Then in 1948, with master of science and doctor of
philosophy degrees added to his credentials, Daniel turned his attention to
his real love - rowing. The London Olympics were on the horizon and
already the possessor of a "blue", he won selection as No. 4 in the
Irish eight. The sound thrashing the boys received is still clear;
"Yes, I remember very well, we were beaten in our heat by Portugal, beaten
by Norway." These days oars are hung up and Henley-on-Thames is a
memory. Bridge is the VC's game, interspersed with a quick burst around
the green as once-a-month golfer in the no-handicap class. A well preserved
58, he has spent the last 12 years weathering the trials of Victoria
University
Miss Betty Taylor (second left) and Mr. Ian Duncan
were presented with handsome tokens of esteem for their work on behalf of Killultagh
Hunt Club at the annual ball at Dunadry. The presentations were made by Mrs.
Betty Nicholson, master, and. Mrs. Nessie Park, secretary
 
National
Registration Identity Card
UAHR y55:1 Anna M. Taylor, 47 Elaine Street, Belfast
20th December 1951
removed to
Willowdale, Dunmurry
   
Anna - enjoying the joke
Anna - trying to
float
Kitty
Kitty - in harbour
  
Kitty
Martin - bathing
attendant Neis, Hiss, Kitty and T. Green
Northern Counties Hotel, Portrush
 
Fallons?, Anna, Davis &
Carason
Davis, Kitty, Carason & Tassah
St. John's Ambulance, Detachment Portrush, Peace Day
Procession the 26th July 1919
OUR HEROES
Captain James Claude Beauchamp Proctor,
M.A., LL.D. (Inniskillings), who
has been killed in action, was the eldest son of the late Mr. James E.
Proctor, solicitor, Limavady, and of Mrs. Proctor, Tullydoey House, Moy. He
was educated in Reading School, Berks, and at trinity College, Dublin. He
practised as a solicitor and afterwards joined the North-West Circuit. He was
Unionist in politics, a member of the Ulster Unionist Council, organiser and
secretary of the Limavady Unionist Club, and also county organiser and
secretary of the U.V.F. On the outbreak of war he obtained a commission in
the Inniskillings.
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Mr. F. C. B. Trench, London Scottish Regiment, reported killed in
action in France on July 1st, 1916, was the youngest son of the late Mr. H.
B. Trench, of Huntington, Portarlington, Queen's County, and Mrs. Bloomfield
Trench, of the Umbra, Magilligan, Co. Londonderry. He married in 1905 Miss
Catherine A. S. Lecky, the only child of the late Sir Thomas Lecky, J.P., of
Greystone Hall, Limavady. Mr. Trench saw service on the South African War. On
the outbreak of the present war he joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers,
and was afterwards transferred to the London Scottish, with whom he took part
in the attack at Gommecourt on July 1st, 1916. Mr. Trench was a well known
sportsman in the North of Ireland.
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Captain Charles F. D. Davies,
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, has been
decorated by the King of Serbia with the Order of the White Eagle with
Crossed Swords for distinguished gallantry in the field. Captain Davies, who
is a Royal Irish Constabulary officer, was District Inspector at Ballymoney,
Co. Antrim, when the war broke out. He joined the Inniskillings as Captain in
1914, and subsequently took part in the Gallipoli Expedition, and afterwards
served on another front. Captain Davies is a nephew of Sir. F. J. Ball, late
of the R.I.C.
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Second Lieutenant Fred Montgomery,
King's Own Scottish Borderers, who
has been killed in action in France, was the eldest son of Mrs. Montgomery, 8
Sandhurst Road, Belfast. At the outbreak of the war he was an official of the
Midland Railway, Belfast. He entered the Queen's University O.T.C., and on
July 1st, 1915, was gazetted to the Borderers, and had been at the front
about three months when he fell.
Mossy with Marie Carr or Corr on eg? course at
Balmoral
on back - Antoinette Curran, Nuala Moore,
Moya
Shannon, Kathleen - space- May Cosgrove
1) Hunter Trials at Dundrod
Mrs. R. McK. Cowdy clearing a jump on She's Cold in the Killultagh, Old Rock
and Chichester Harriers' hunter trials at Dundrod on Saturday
Miss M. Henderson (left), Miss B. Taylor and Miss A. Rooney watching the
trials
2) 37th Congress of the European Orthodontic Society
Bologna 7th - 11th September 1961
Coleraine
second scrapbook
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