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transcriptions or contents of interest.......all books found in Ireland
McCracken -
Kayes -
Campbell -
Burns -
Magennis -
Gardner -
Savage -
Connell -
McDowell -
Scott -
Alexander -
Dickson
Burton -
MacLaurin -
Buchanan -
Sinclair -
Ed. & Wes. -
MZ4784 -
Orr -
Bagshawe -
Bain - Hanvey
- Sheridan
newly added, assorted name -
some more newly added inscriptions -
Lyttle -
   
L. A. M. McCracken,
February 1910 - The English Novel by Walter Raleigh - photo found
inside, is this L. A. M. McCracken?
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Amanda Kayes - The Water Babies and Selected
Poems by Charles Kingsley
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To Archie Campbell
1st Presbyterian Sunday School Bangor January 1896 - Over the Rocky
Mountains by R. M. Ballantyne
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Emily Burns 19th October 1923 - The Great War
1914-1918 (Souvenir) by W. & G. Baird Ltd., Royal Avenue, Belfast
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Henry Magennis L.A.C. (R.A.F.) 1125065 Woolfox,
Rutland, England - Strange Conflict by Dennis Wheatley
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J. B. Gardner Prize for Ornamental Penmanship
awarded by G. L. Baillie, Master of Writing School, The Belfast Academy,
Session 1883-84 June 1884
Easy Studies in Water Color by
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James H. Savage, Mount Herald, Bangor - Ulster
As It Is by Thomas MacKnight Vol II
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Jas. H. Savage,
Mount Herald, Bangor - Sketches of Olden Days in Northern Ireland by The
Rev Hugh Forde, M.A., LL.D., T.C.D. -
also stamped - Tullynagardy House, Newtownards, N. Ireland
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as above - Jas. H. Savage
- George Walker, Governor of Derry - A Vindication by Rev. W. S. Kerr,
B.D.
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Jas. H. Savage (as above) Mount Herald, Bangor
- The Irish Rebellion 1798 by W. H. Maxwell, Esq.
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John Connell - This Prize was awarded to (Royal
Belfast Academy) John Connell for General Proficiency Form Prep. VII
? ? Warbyshire Headmaster 27th June 1963
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
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J. R. McDowell, Cherryhill, Crawfordsburn, Co.
Down - One of Our Submarines by Edward Young 1952
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J. R. McDowell, Form Prize, Middle Form A. July
1928, Headmaster J. ? Roxborough, Stowe School - Crock of Gold by James
Stephens 1922
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Louisa Scott Valentines Day 1867 from an
unknown friend - The Christian Chaplet: by The Religious Tract Society,
London
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Mabel Alexander, August 1959, Montrose,
Crawfordsburn Road, Bangor - South by Java Head by Alistair MacLean
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Mabel Alexander, 1951, Montrose, Crawfordsburn
Road, Bangor - Dance and Skylark by John Moore
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Presented to Mary Dickson,
Raffrey Sabbath School, 1st Attendance 1947, L. Reid? Pedlow J. Smyth -
Emma by Jane Austen
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Lutterworth Wesleyan Sunday School Awarded to
Norman Burton for Good Attendance No. of Marks 208
February 16th 1930
Life and Voyages of Columbus by Washington Irvine
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R. Tiriss? MacLaurin, March '88 (assume 1888) -
Elementary Lessons in Logic by W. Stanley Jevons LL.D.
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Sheila Buchanan, Intermediate School Form 1 (B)
Mr. Bambrick - Stories of King Arthur by Stuart Campbell
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T. Sinclair With best wishes, Duncairn, 2nd
December 1900 - Secret prayer by the Rev. H. C. G. Moule, D.D.
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Ed. Wes. 19th November 1957 19 Moorgate
Street, Bloomfield, Belfast C194 "This was an adventure indeed unlooked
for... Good Luck! - Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
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Photograph found inside this book (John J.
Collins & Sons, Castle Street, Castlebar), there were two books
together,
the other is on the site in part Newry
1898 (MZ4784)
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B.N.F.C. Presented to Lois McKeown for best set of
six water colour drawings of flowers. Mr. C. R. Nodders Prize
Love from L. McKeown, Marlands, April 22.
1949
Marjorie W. Anderson, Cushendall, 1926 For
Kit
John W. Nesbitt, 9 Ravenhill Park, Belfast,
Ireland
Special Prize, Presented to Miss F.
Humphreys by Br. Patrick, Ballymena Badminton Club in recognition of a
very gallant display in the Open Tournament 1932
C. A. Spellenberg with love from G. R. & A.
Bryant, Feb. 14th 1906. To Ada, with love from Auntee Carrie
C. McCoriston, 170 My Lady's Road
(Collection of British Authors Vol six)
Mary Crozier, 77 Falls Road, Belfast,
January (can't make out date, maybe 1944)
with best wishes Samuel Cunningham Oct.
14th 1928 |
A. J. Magill, Derry 1927?
Patrick Morgan, Dromore 1892
John Downey, J.P., 21st December 1917
Evelyn M. Scott, Greenisland
S. G. Montgomery, 15 Princetown Road,
Bangor, Co. Down, September 1937 "He Abideth Faithful"
First Bangor Presbyterian Church Sabbath
School Presented to Will Robertson for regular attendance during the
year 1932/52? W. H. Keenan, Keehan, Keeman
Kathleen? Fausset, 16 Chichester Avenue,
Belfast, Christmas 1919
Mary Neill, for proficiency in Music Book
exam 1888, Armagh
To Dolly, with love and all good wishes
from the author, Christmas 1979 (Robert Workman of Newtownbreda by
Margaret A. K. Garner) |
John Downey, Riverside,
Holywood, Co. Down
Miss Hastings, July 1910
Rathverde, Bangor, Co. Down
William Stuart Dickson, from Mrs. Brand
Xmas 1919
Xmas 1921 To John with best wishes from E.
F. J. Barrett
Wishing dear John many happy returns for his birthday, with love from
Paddy and Betty, April 1919
John McCullough, Sen., Ballyrainey. Mr.
Walter McCullough, c/o Mr. W. J. Fisher, Rural Delivery, Whahatane, N.Z.
1st Ballymacarrett Presbyterian Church
League of Church Loyally. This Prize was awarded to Katie Boyd for
regular attendance at Church during year 1961-62. H. G. M. Thomson,
Minister. P. C. (unclear) Secretary
J. A. Gamble, 539 Antrim Road, Belfast |
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William Williamson, 28 Ruskin
Street, Belfast
G. F. or J. Pooley
Mr. John Bell, National School, Downpatrick
Harry Crawford, 12 Soudan Street, Belfast,
Monday 21st August 1950
Margaret Anne Atcheson Finney
Fountain Street
Downpatrick
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Peter William Duff
With Love from Kit, 1940
E. Stacey
19 Ward Avenue
Missionary Sale 1963
Presented to Daniel Brumhall? Taylor
R. H. Montgomery (Sadie Kennedy
Sept 1933 scored out)
by his uncle Robert a Taylor
Queen's University, Belfast
Christmas 1900
First Comber Pres. Church
Dundonald Pres. Church
Dundonald Pres. Church
Dundonald Pres. Church
Ian
Fisher 1968
James Ferguson 1914
Anne Patterson 1900
Helen M Lindsay 1912 &1914
Dundonald Pres. Church
Dundonald Pres. Church
Killinchy Sunday School
Dundonald Pres. Church
James Lindsay
Hugh Lindsay
William James Fitzroy
Hugh Lindsay
1910
1911 & 1916
December 1895
2nd January 1910
Wm. Salters
Belmont Lending Library
J. Fowler, The Belmont
Andrew Lowry
Oct. 5th 1891
88 Belmont Road
Armagh 4.7.1945
'Ode' Spenser, Milton
Wm. Moyes
R. J. H. Tyrrell
pseudo Pundanc's?
April 1894
Congreve?
H. H. and K. Stewart
Alexandra School, Dublin
Kathleen Stewart
Chattenden, Chichester Park
Marianne Walker Ellis
Xmas 1937
Christmas 1935
1925-1926
First Comber Sunday School
Florence Fisher
Women Too
Hilda Horner Dec. 1908
Camperdown, Dundonald
2 Rockview Street, Belfast
First Comber Pres. Church
Alexandra School, Dublin
Dundonald Pres. Church
Walter Horner 1905
Marianne Walker Ellis
Helen Lindsay
1922-1923
1913
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Landscape Painting in Water-Colour John Macwhirter, R.A.
Girls' School and Kindergarten, Dun Iris, Bangor Viola
M. Millar 1st Prize Signed Annie S. Patton,
B.A.
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To Joe With Best
Wishes From May 7th December 1941
Initials J.D.
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Cpl. P. M. Broadbent
A.T.S. Invergordon, Scotland
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1) Cover
2) Michael MacAlevey(?)
Scarva, Co. Down 1798
3) Peter Macaulay, Rupert Lodge, Malone
Road, Belfast
4 & 5) See page 26 (Precedence(?) of Ireland) Councel(?) of Courtana(?)
1417
6) The Case of Ireland's Being Bound by Acts of Parliament in England,
Stated by William Molyneux, Dublin, Efq;
(Esq.) Printed in the Year 1719
7) To The King
8) Preface to the Reader
9) One Page
(You can read all of this book online, its on Amazon amongst other
places)
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Killinchy N.S.P. Sunday
School. Presented to Lily Quigley for
Regular attendance during 1938 M. L. McIlwrath
Wm. J. D. Craig July 1929
E. E. Graham-Craig, Drumcovett(?) House,
Londonderry 2nd March 1922
Mr. or Mrs. Williamson, Banagher Manse Christmas
1898 W. I. D. W. Concerning Isabel Carnaby
Wm. P. Brown, Ann Arbor, Michigan 13th July 1950 -
Wm. P. Brown, Westgate, Portaferry, Co.
Down, N. Ireland
Boys' Brigade 4th Bangor Company Prize for Bible Class Attendance (once
absent) Awarded to Sergt. Douglas Adams
Sessions 1946/47 J. Herbert Stuart Captain
J. Robinson, 57 Kirkliston Park,
Bloomfield, Belfast (John Robinson)
Methodist College, Belfast, Queen's University Belfast
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1) Elenor Jane Orr, Drumhirk,
1846
2) inside the book was this 'fluff or seed
head from a flower?"
3) Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan MDCCCXLV
(1845)
4) James Anderson
5) John Buynay(?) Hasselton(?) Castle(?)
6) John Hamilton, Ca????
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1) S A Samuel Anderson
son to Patrick Anderson Ballywatticock, Born in the year of our Lord,
one thousand Eight hundred forty eight May 10th
Jane Anderson Born 1850 1850 February 28th
Thomas Anderson Born 1851 August 10th
William Anderson Born 1854 October 20th
David Anderson Born September 1858 21st 18??
John Anderson Born April 21st 1864
2/3) Fac Simile of the Will of John Bunyan
- To all people to whom this... (I give up - Mary)
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1) The Bagshawes of Ford: A Biographical Pedigree by William H. G.
Bagshawe 1886 - To Charles & Blanche Grierson(?)
from their Cousin(?) William H. G. Bagshawe, Augt. 1886
2) Irish Church Hymnal With Tunes - N. Kincaid Bain,
1941, Kilwaughter Castle, Larne - Bustard, July 31, 1956, to Ruth (née
Woodward) and George Bustard, 269 Alexandra Park Avenue, Antrim Road,
Belfast - a daughter (Jill); Jones, July 16, 1956, at Carrickfergus
Hospital, to Alice, wife of Ian St. John James, of 156, Fernagh Gardens
Village, Whiteabbey - a son.
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John Hanvey With kindest wishes from H. & J.
Armytage Moore
Rowallane August 1949 - Craigavon, Ulsterman, St. John Ervine
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Helen's Tower by Harold Nicolson -
Abridged Genealogy of the Sheridan, Blackwood and
Hamilton Families
CLICK 2nd image to enlarge
2) The Irish Coast Pilot - C. H. Stanley, Hillview, Crosshaven - Lieut.
? McClune, R.N.V.R.? - Ian F. McClune, 14 Groomsport Road, Bangor
(McClure?)
3) Greetings Telegram - Michael Kennedy, Gortnaglush (found tucked
inside a book)
4) 1-1-63 Mr. D. McSparran, 103 or 163 Antrim Road, Belfast - Clonmore &
Reynolds, 29 Kildare Street, Dublin - 1 Copy Collectanea Hibernica Vol.
5
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hard to make out, looks like
.. Cara Cantwell Cartwell, ? Prize, Carnmoney Sunday School, 1896?
2) B. J. W. Barony from W. H. Churchill May 1 1890 St. Davids
3) Alma Camac Cowan from Daddy Xmas 1936
4) No. 10498 Bandsman M. G. Eeles, 27th Inniskilling Fusiliers
5) Freda W. Ferguson, Saintfield
6) Presented to the Editor of the Freemans? Journal, with the Authors
Respectful Compliments August 1870 (sorry I didn't read this
when I photographed it and didn't get a photo of the book, no idea who
the author was)
7) Found whilst sorting out my grandfather's books. He was James Hogg
Hardie. Always involved in the problems of how to make a fairer Society.
At one time a neighbour of the Macdonald's & went on fishing holidays in
lowlands with him. Sympathised with & visited R? Macdonald when in
Prison.? Janet (Fo__y?) Ro????? Granddaughter 5.6.81 - Mr. Jas.
Hardie with the Author's heartiest good wishes. Wm. J. W. Roome, Belfast
May 1900 - A Brighter Belfast, The Story of the Shankill Road Mission
8) M. Jackson, 4 Cabin Hill Park, Knock
9) Anne Primrose Jury, Brooklands, Dunmurry, Co. Antrim Christmas
1920
 
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1) Edward Moyle/Boyle is the true honour of this book with ?????????
Jane Lloyd in the years of our lord? ??? (an old bible)
2) Presented to Mrs. Neill Magill by his affectionate Brother Jas. B.
Magill. Forwarded by Mr. John Rodgers, Fairview.
January 6th 18?8 - Mrs. Magill, Kinbally, Broughshane, Co. Antrim
3) Westbourne Sabbath School Presented to Sam McCrory for Reg.
attendance 1917? ? Tate
4) ? McDonnell? Friday August 19th 1849 being the day Queen Victoria
departed from Kingstown & she landed at Kingstown on Sunday August 6th
1849.
5) Anketell Gerald Moutray, Favour Royal 1924
6) Essays and Addresses W. O'Neill, Shanes Castle - In Memoriam with
kindest regards from ? ? ? to Mr. Henry Hart, Tullymore Lodge, Oct.? 9?
1886
7) Highways and Byways in Donegal and Antrim U.V.F.H.. Craigavon - W. H.
Patterson, September 1st 1899
8) Days with Sir Roger de Coverley - E. Pemberton 1st in Form II
Christmas 1891 - T. E. Pemberton
9) W. R. Robinson 5th April 1922 Beltras?, 58 Ravenhill
Park, Belfast. from Drumglass (House)
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How to Work with Tools and Wood - Stanley Tools -
photo tucked inside cover and inscription says: 'love to Allen from
Gladys'
2) A. W. Ferguson, Silversprings, Templepatrick
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1) Alexandra School, Dublin - Established A.D.
1873 Awarded by The Committee of Education to Janie? McMechan in Holiday
Botanical Work, Division III at the Sessional Examinations 1918-1919.
Head Mistress Haughton? Vice-Warden Guinness? 1st day of December 1919
2) Gena M. Reid, 26 Belmont Gardens Elizabeth Brice Smyth -
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
3) With every good wish C. A. Bakman, June 1904
4) J. H. Dawson, 9th August 1941/12th July 1941/1st July 1941 Belfast
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Little/Lyttle
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1) Andrew Lyttle, 5 Orient Gardens, Cliftonville Road, Belfast - Lyttle,
January 30th? 1939, at a Private Nursing Home, Belfast, Adelaide
Campbell, widow of William Lyttle, (late of North Queen Street,
Belfast). Funeral private.
2) Bertie Lyttle, 5 Orient Gardens, Belfast - (can't make it out,
sorry, this batch was poorly photographed, by me) date? From Daddy -
18?8 - 19?2 Xmas 1938?
3) sorry, again really blurry
4) H. F. Lyttle, 45 Beverley Gardens, Ballyhome, Bangor, Co. Down - ?
5) Bertie Lyttle, 5 Orient Gardens, Maude E. Priestley 1920
6) 31st December 1964 Canon W. J. Whittaker St. Columba's
Rectory, 29 King's Road, Belfast - Dear Mr. Lyttle, I'm glad to be able
to tell you that your mark in Wilson's "Church ???ching" was 73%. I
haven't yet heard from the ? ? Hill about the subjects in which he
examined you. All good wishes for 1965. Yours sincerely W. J. Whittaker
7) This ? was adjudged to Bertie Lyttle for Diligence and Attendance at
St. James's Church of Dec. 1935 Revd. P. H. N. Shirley Archdn.
8) to Mr. & Mrs. H. Lyttle, 45 Beverley Gardens, Bangor, Co. Down, N.
Ireland - From One old dear etc. ... Everything fine inc. company and
weather. Glencoe & Fort William to-day, went up in the cable car (and
down) V. V. nice. See you soon, Sadie x x
9) Maude Emerson Lyttle, 5 Orient Gardens, Belfast
 
 
 
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1) The Magic of Literature - Clodagh McCann 4th Lower M.C.B.
2) The Modern Carpenter Joiner and Cabinet-Maker - William Muir, 28
Skipperstone Road, Bangor
3) W. J. & J. C. Ogle, October 1959
4) Moya Savage, Higher 6 'o' level, 10 Norfolk Drive, Glen Road, Belfast
11 - Copeland Bird Observatory, Pat and Neville McKee, 67 Temple Rise,
Templepatrick - Moya Savage, Form 5c, St. Dominic's
5) The County Histories of Scotland - Norman Beresford Shaw, Mayfield,
1? Ravenhill Park, Belfast, Ulster 1930
6) (maybe Lyttle?) To Bertie, a token of gratitude for help at Christ
Church Primary? 11/10/91? John Stafford
7) Bought in Hong Kong, September 1940, Henry C. Yeats
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