If you are interested in background readingon the Armstrongs, and other border
reiver families, such as Nixon, Elliot,Bell, Graham, Henderson, Hogg and many
other names now common in Fermanagh& Tyrone then a good read is: “The Border
Reivers” by Godfrey Watson ISBN 07091 4478 4. Published 1974.
It explains about their almost completelylawless lives in the 1400s, 1500s
andearly 1600s and how, as a result, many ended up in Fermanagh and
adjacentcounties. Bloodthirsty stuff, with plenty of feuds, treachery,
executions andcattle stealing.
From: Michael Richey via CoTyroneList <[email protected]>
To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List <[email protected]>
Cc: Michael Richey <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, 19 February 2019, 16:46
Subject: Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Armstrongs from Gortin and Beltrim
Hi Maureen:My wife and I went to Fermanagh County, N. Ireland Spring of 2018.
We found many of her ancestors in the Maguires Bridge area.Enlisted the help of
a local genealogist who got us pointed in the right direction.Visited a local
cemetery and found LARGE headstones laying flat on the ground and they had
church records and we visited the farm site where her Armstrongs had actually
lived.Also went to PRONI in belfast.Found out that her Armstrongs were border
raiders. Some also emigrated to Canada. One of the headstones had actually
recorded that information.
Mike Richey-ps. My "Richey's" (Ritchies) are from Tyrone County, haven't found
out from where [email protected]
On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 4:15 PM Maureen Baker via CoTyroneList
<[email protected]> wrote:
I have Armstrong ancestors who lived in Gortin and Beltrim, Tyrone County and
some are buried in St. Patricks Church of Ireland (Lower Bodaney). I’m
planning a trip to Ireland, which I’m very excited about and plan on visiting
Gortin (visit St. Patricks Church of Ireland, walk along Main Street, Gortin
Glen Park, locate the property of my grandmother Fanny Armstrong (1874-1868)
her parents and her grandparent’s property. She emigrated to Canada in the late
1800s. My cousin visited Gortin in the 70s and found a distant cousin living
in Gortin (Pentland) and said there were ruins of the property in Beltrim.
I’ve identified the property on Griffiths Valuations which is close to Gortin
Glen Lakes Fanny’s parents: Samuel Armstrong 1839-1891; and Mary Robinson
1847-? Fanny’s grandparents: Thomas Armstrong 1787-1877 and Elizabeth McNickle
1797-1867 (buried in St. Patrick’s) Fanny’s great grandfather Lancelot
Armstrong 1754-1829. Looking for additional information also someone who might
be related to the Armstrong clan. MaureenCaledon, Ontario, Canada
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