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Dúiche Néill Volume 16
Dúiche Néill Volume 15
Dúiche Néill Volume 14
Dúiche Neill Volume 13
Dúiche Néill Volume 12
Dúiche Néill Volume 11
Dúiche Néill Volume 10
Dúiche Néill Volume 9
Dúiche Néill Volume 8
Dúiche Néill Volume 7
Dúiche Néill Volume 6
Dúiche Néill Volume 5
Dúiche Néill Volume 4 (Limited Availability only)
Dúiche Néill Volume 3 (Limited availability only)
Dúiche Néill Volume 2
Dúiche Néill Volume 1

Dúiche Néill Volume 16


Flight, Departure or Escape of the Earls - by Art Ó Dálaigh

The wives of Hugh Ó Neill, second earl of Tyrone - by Dr Mary Ann Lyons

The Battle of the Yellow Ford: An archaelogical perspective - by Paul Logue & James Ó Neill, Archaelogists

'Writings from Rome and Dublons from Spain': The Ó Neills and St Anthony's College, Louvain, 1606-1650 -
by Ben Hazard

A History and archaelogical account of the fortifications at Dungannon - by Robert M Chapple, M.A.

Bishop George Montgomery, 1569-1621 - by Helen Meehan

Tynan Church, Co Armagh and the people of the parish - by The Reverend John Batchelor

Moygashel Mills: A Brief History - by Mona Wylie

Benburb - from The Standard - Easter Miscellany, 1946 by the late Ben Kiely - Contributed by Proinsias Ó Conluain

Dedication of Memorial Tablet in Eglish Presbyterian Church - Report - Wolsey Knox, Church Elder


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Dúiche Néill Volume 15


Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone and Captain Thomas Lee - by Dr John McGurk


Kinsale Connections
- by Art Ó Dálaigh


Scenes of Ireland's Glory: London Irish Literary Society Visit: An Exiles Pilgrimage in 1905 to the sites of the battles of the Yellow Ford and Benburb - From: The Armagh Standard14th August 1905


"Fraud, Intrigue and Litigation" Lough Neagh & the long-running saga of fishing rights - by Proinsias Ó Conluain agus Art Ó Dálaigh


William Thomas Latimer (1842-1919); Churchman and Historian -
by Proinsias Ó Conluain


Lists of Tynan Inhabitants: Aid to genealogical research with commentary - by Rev John Batchelor


At the Coalisland Coalface - A Brief History of the Tyrone Coalfields and their associated Tyrone Navigation - by Proinsias Ó Conluain


A Brief History of Road Bowls in Boston MA - by Malachy Ó Neill


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Dúiche Néill Volume 14


The Fort of Sessiamagarrol, Co. Tyrone - by Richard Warner

Clonmore and Bobbio; Two Seventh Century Shrines
- by Cormac Bourke

A Remarkable Tyrone Family : The Kellys of Annagasna Glebe - by Proinsias Ó Conluain

Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone 1601-1607 : Kinsale to Rathmullan - by Dr. John McGurk

When the bloom was on the flax and the mill-wheels turned - by Proinsias Ó Conluain

"Not a shot to be fired in Ulster" : The dilemma of the revolutionaries of 1916 - by Proinsias Ó Conluain

Gorestown Catholic Church - by Charles Dillon


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Dúiche Neill Volume 13


Dutiful old knight and formidable foe-A history of Tarlach Luineach O Neill - by Proinsias O Conluain
A substantial article on the life of Tarlach Luineach O Neill.

The Parish of Aghaloo in the Plantation era - by Patrick Campbell


Garland of Uriel: A sojourn in Tyrone - by Roy Garland
A fascinating account of the development of the family and its frequent involvement in the politics of the day

Na Clocha Breaca: The speckled stones - by Proinsias Ó Conluain
A study of some of the cursing stones of Ireland and the practices that attached to them.

Our friends at Upper Grange - by Mona Wylie
A history of the Quaker community at Grange, Moy, Co Tyrone.

The burial ground of Grange meeting - by Mona Wylie


Tithes and tithing - by Brendan McAnallen
A survey of tithes and their important role in the history of 19th century Ireland complete with extracts from the Tithe Book of 1833 for Eglish, Co Tyrone.

John G. Taggart M.P.: A forgotten Benburb man? - by Dr. John McGurk


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Dúiche Néill Volume 12


A special edition to coincide with the bi-centenary of the United Irishmen's rebellion of 1798. Proinsias Ó Conluain and Brendan McAnallen uncover a hotbed of political activity in the Blackwater basin during the 1790s

The Rising Road that led nowhere: the years before 1798 in the Blackwater Basin - by Proinsias Ó Conluain


Appendix 1: United Irishmen charged in Monaghan


The lie of the land: the local scene in Brantry: - by Brendan McAnallen


Appendix A: Excerpts form contemporary letters


Appendix B: Loyalty and the Times, a poem published in 1804


The Brantry Boys, Dungannon Court martial report - by Brendan McAnallen


Ballygawley and Derryloughan Court martial Transcript


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Dúiche Néill Volume 11


The 1597 ceasefire documents - by Dr Hiram Morgan

The battle of the Yellowford Dr John McGurk

Sir Arthur Chichester, "Owner of Dungannon" - by Proinsias Ó Conluain

Towards a study of churchyard culture - by Mona Wylie

The Ulster Canal in the twentieth century - by Damien Woods

Smyth(e) - A Benburb family? - by Paul William Fraser


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Dúiche Néill Volume 10


The Pope’s man in Ireland: The mission of Nuncio Runuccini 1645-1649 - by Proinsias O Conluain


The Ulster Canal -Damian Woods


Starvation in the mist of plenty - by Charles Dillon


Emigrant letters - by Margaret McGinty


Wilsonstown and “Some Wilsons of Ulster” - by Mona Wylie


Cín lae uí Mhealláin: Friar O Mellan journal - by Charles Dillon


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Dúiche Néill Volume 9


Faith and Fatherland or Queen and country - by Hiram Morgan


O Neill’s frontier campaign of 1595 in mid Armagh -by C. F. McGleenon


Niall O Neill and the twilight Emain Macha - by James McKee


Lock-out? Caledon 1919 - by Mary T. McVeigh


St. Mary’s Church Aughnacloy - by Joseph B. Cullinane


Working the charm: Tyrone folk cures - by Maureen Conlan


Dr. George Sigerson and Those “Mountains High” - by Proinsias Ó Conluain

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Dúiche Néill Volume 8


Documents from Dungannon - by Proinsias Ó Conluain

Thomas Gubby alias Hughes -by Réamonn Ó Muirí

Thomas Reid’s Travels - by Bridget McAnallen

Saint Patrick’s Church, Clonfeacle - by Mona Wylie

Saint Patrick’s Churchyard Clonfeacle - by Mona Wylie

Gravestone Inscriptions: Saint Patrick’s Church Clonfeacle - by George and Mona Wylie

Thomas Russell - by Margaret McGinty

Armagh Public library -by Very Reverend Herbert Cassidy (Dean of Armagh)

Huntsmen of the Blackwater Basin - by Art P. Ó Dálaigh

Two head cases – Encountered by -Tony Ó Roirdan
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Dúiche Néill Volume 7


Two Ecclesiastical bells: St. Patrick’s and the bell of Armagh - by Rev. John M. Batchelor

Roxborough House, Moy - by Art O Dálaigh

C.I.Hobson of Benburb, Historian and Antiquarian -by Charles Dillon

A Tyrone woman and her songs: Mrs. Eileen Keaney of Glenelly and Belfast - by Proinsias Ó Conluain

The Harp That Once…: Restrung Two hundred years on - by Charles Dillon

The Portadown to Dungannon Railway1914-1965 - by Damian Woods

Thomas Reid’s Voyages 1818-1820 - by Bridget McAnallen

The Lowry’s of Castlecoole and Caledon: A settler family - by Mona Wylie

Powerscourt marriage and Mortgage deeds 1727-1734 -by Proinsias Ó Conluain

Ecclesiastical sites of Carnteel and Aghaloo - by Joseph B. Cullinane


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Dúiche Néill Volume 6


Charlemont before the Boyne - by Art P. O Dálaigh

Arson , Bravado and conciliation: Moydistrict 1920 -by Charles Dillon

Captain Hamilton of Newcastle and the Battle of Benburb - by Clive Hollick

Feall agus faicsean - by Pádraig Ó hÁdhmaill

"An aphorismical discovery of treasonable faction" (1641-1652) - by Proinsias Ó Conluain

Huguenots in Benburb? Possible origins of the Runnett family in Sessiaghmagaroll, Part II - by Chad Luddington

Edward Boyd Barrett and the Great O Neill - by Proinsias Ó Conluain

Some early families of te Minterburn/Caledon area -by Brendan McAnallen

The Blackwater shrine - by Cormac Bourke

- The schools of carnteel in the 19th centuryMona Wylie
Rent roll for the manor of Balteagh 1770 by Rev John M. Batchelor< b>
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Dúiche Néill Volume 5


Glenarb and its crosses - by Brendan McAnallen
An investigation into the magificent crosses to be found in and around the Tynan estate

The red hand of Ulster -by Proinsias Ó Conluain
The author traces the folklore about the famous symbol from pre-historic times

The schools of Caledon and Clonfeacle in the 19th century - Mona Wylie
Starting with the bardic schools,the history of education is traced in detail in the parishes of Caledon and Clonfeacle

The decline of the vernacular house -
Joseph B. Cullinane
A study of the houses of the ordinary people in the area South and West of Lough Neagh since the plantation

Murder at Aughnacloy 1818 - by Charles Dillon
The article outlines two murders, the evidence presented at the trial and newspaper reports at the time

The possible origins of the Runnett family of Sessiaghmagaroll - by Chad Luddington
This intensive study attempts to trace the origins of a local family since c.1680

The name Cluain Fiacla - an additional note - Nollig O'Snodaigh
An attempt to define the meaning of the name of the parish of Clonfeacle

The Portadown to Dungannon railway-by Damien Woods
A history of the railway and its construction with a look at its buildings and amenities

The burial records of Old Eglish, 1750-57 and 1770-75 - by Rev J.M. Batchelor
A very valuable list has been made available to anyone searching for records of ancestors
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Dúiche Néill Volume 4 (Limited Availability only)



History of St Jarlath's Parish, Clonfeacle - Charles Dillon

Historical evidence for the name Clonfeacle - Nollaig ó Muraíle

Notes on the townland names of the parish of Clonfeacle - Nollaig Ó Muraíle

St Jarlath's cemetery, Clonfeacle: Inscriptions and index of names. - by James Donnelly and Charles Dillon

Sessiamagaroll: A Tyrone townland, Part 2: From 1870 to the present. - by Art P. Ó Dálaigh

The last native Irish speakers of Tyrone-by Proinsias Ó Conluain,

Michael Davitt in Co Armagh - by Charles Dillon

List of burials in old Eglish churchyard, Co Armagh. Rev J.M. Batchelor

Topographical features: Aghaloo and Eglish parishes Brendan McAnallen

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Dúiche Néill Volume 3 (Limited availability only)


Shane O Neill's Postbag: His letters from Benburb and the woods by Proinsias O Conluain
An account of how Shane O Neill, whom the English tried to depict as an arrogant savage, wrote over forty letters to a range of important people including Queen Elizabeth I. The letters were in English, Latin and Gaelic. It is also a snapshot of political intrigue

Tullyhogue ad the O Neill inauguration chair.
by Sean O'Neill
Using the literature, especially the poetry of the time, this article establishes the importance of the site, and especially the chair, during 300 years prior to 1602

The mudwall House - by Pat Fairon
This article is based on an interview with an old man who had been involved in the erection of many such houses. The process is described in detail.

Church building in Moy
by Charles Dillon
A brief article describing the building of St John's R.C. church and the Methodist church in the village.

Gorestown church and graveyard by Charles Dillon
Material from the ancient gravestones is documented.

Sessiamagaroll: A townland since the plantation
Art P. O'Dálaigh
The development of the townland is traced from the plantation to the present day using records left by Powerscourt and Bruce.

Who wrote "An Chuileann"?.
Proinsias Ó Conluain.
Delving into many ancient documents Ó Conluain outlines an interesting argument that the famous air may have been composed by a Benburb man.

The Ulster Canal: Alleged discrimination
by Charles Dillon.
A letter from the curate of Clonfeacle, Henry Kennedy, to Sir Henry Hardinge concerning events pertaining to the burning of Annaghagh.

Notes on the Yeomanry in County Tyrone.
Padraig O Snodaigh.
Listings of Yeomen officers in various parts of the county c.1798.

Field names in Aghaloo and Eglish.
Brendan McAnallen.
A short introduction followed by a comprehensive list of field names, their derivation and meaning.

St John's Church of Ireland, Caledon: A brief history.
Mona Wylie.
The history of the church is traced from 1672 until the present with interesting insights into the many areas within its care.

St John's, Caledon: cemetry inscriptions and index of names.
Mona and George Wylie.
A comprehensive list of all the gravestones including a plan of the graveyard.


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Dúiche Néill Volume 2


Some Ó Neill Country maps 1575-1602 - by Proinsias Ó Conluain

The Erenagh Lands of Clonfeacle Parish Part II: Lands in Co. Tyrone - by James Donnelly

The Townland names of the Old Parish of Clonfeacle - by Liam Ó Ceallaigh

Benburb and the Powerscourts - by Proinsias Ó Conluain

The Manor House, Benburb - by Shirley Busby

Benburb Presbyterian Congregation including Gravestone Inscriptions in Lisduff Cemetry, Benburb - by Mona Wylie

The Wrecking of Maghery 1830 - by Charles Dillon

Discovering Traditional Cures - by Bridget McAnallen

Flax and Flax Growers - by Brendan McAnallen


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Dúiche Néill Volume 1


Sessia and Sessiamagaroll fort - by Proinsias Ó Conluain

The Burning of Annahagh, 1835 - by Charles Dillon

The Erenagh lands of Clonfeacle parish, A socio-economic survey - by James Donnelly

Charlemont and Sir Toby Caulfield - by Mona Wylie

Eglish: A contribution to a history of the parish - by Brendan McAnallen

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