Previous Visits & Outings
Discovering Groomsport
Discovering Groomsport
Sandra Millsopp  The guide for a walk round the village was Peter Gibson of the Discover Groomsport group, assisted by Jim McMullan.
Refurbishment of Bangor Abbey
Refurbishment of Bangor Abbey
Sandra Millsopp  Members visited Bangor Abbey to see the recent refurbishment work to which the society had made a modest financial contribution.
Setting sail to the Copelands
Setting sail to the Copelands
Ian Wilson  A boat trip to the Copeland Islands on the Ocean Crest , skippered of course by Brian Meharg MBE.
Bangor Courthouse visit
Bangor Courthouse visit
Sandra Millsopp  The courthouse on Quay Street, erected in 1866 by the Belfast Banking Company, was visited as part of the programme of summer visits for members.
Visit to Bangor Castle
Visit to Bangor Castle
Dr Sandra Millsopp  The Society resumed on July 1 when Leanne Briggs from North Down Museum gave a guided tour of the exterior of Bangor Castle.
Autumn Outing 2018
Autumn Outing 2018
Sandra Millsopp  The 2018 autumn outing went to the Antrim area, visiting Pogue's Entry and Antrim Castle Gardens.
Visit to Pogue's Entry, Antrim
Visit to Pogue's Entry, Antrim
Ellen Elder  Donated by author Dr Alexander Irvine in memory of his mother, the little Irish two room cottage enabled the town to celebrate his own life and times as well as that of his poverty stricken mixed marriage family.
Summer Outing 2018
Summer Outing 2018
Ellen Elder  The Summer 2018 Society outing was to the award winning 550 acre Blessingbourne Country Estate near Fivemiletown, in County Tyrone.
Killymoon and the Stone Circles
Killymoon and the Stone Circles
Ellen Elder  Ellen Elder reports on the Spring Outing to Kilymoon and Beaghmore.
Spring Outing 2017
Spring Outing 2017
Sandra Millsopp  On 20 May 2017 the annual spring outing visited Killymoon Castle and Beaghmore Stone Circle in County Tyrone.
Ards Peninsula and World War I
Ards Peninsula and World War I
Sandra Millsopp  A Heritage Lottery Fund grant enabled Bangor Historical Society to take a bus trip to visits places associated with events of World War i.
Down County Museum
Down County Museum
Sandra Millsopp  The new gallery which opened recently contains the tenth century high cross which formerly stood in front of the Cathedral.
Spring Outing to the North West
Spring Outing to the North West
Sandra Millsopp  There were stops at Ashbrook House, Dunmore House, Raphoe Cathedral and the Monreagh Ulster-Scots Centre.
On the CS Lewis Trail
On the CS Lewis Trail
Sandra Millsopp  The 2014 autumn outing took the form of an afternoon bus trip led by Sandy Smith to visit places in Belfast connected to CS Lewis.
Brownlow House, Dungannon and Mullaghbrack
Brownlow House, Dungannon and Mullaghbrack
Sandra Millsopp  Brownlow House in Lurgan, the Hill of the O’Neill & Ranfurly House in Dungannon and Mullaghbrack House near Markethill were the places visited on the 2014 spring outing.
Craigavon House
Craigavon House
Sandra Millsopp  Craigavon House in East Belfast was the home of Sir James Craig, the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, before becoming the UVF Hospital in 1915.
The Belfast Barge
The Belfast Barge
Sandra Millsopp  The Belfast barge, Confiance , is moored on the River Lagan near the Waterfront Hall. The barge is owned by the Lagan Legacy which focuses on the city's seagoing and industrial heritage.
Grand Houses of South Down and the Bann Valley
Grand Houses of South Down and the Bann Valley
Sandra Millsopp  A tour visiting Dromantine House (near Newry), Tandragee, the Quaker Meeting House, Gilford Castle and xxxx church.
Beaulieu House
Beaulieu House
Sandra Millsopp  Beaulieu House near Drogheda is owned by the descendants of the Plunkett family that settled there in the twelfth century and built a castle.
Tour of Belfast City Hall
Tour of Belfast City Hall
Sandra Millsopp  The autumn outing took the form of a guided tour of Belfast City Hall.
Prehen House, County Londonderry
Prehen House, County Londonderry
Sandra Millsopp  Prehen House is a privately owned 18th century Irish Georgian house on the outskirts of the city of Londonderry.
Cootehill and Bellamont House
Cootehill and Bellamont House
Sandra Millsopp  The town of Cootehill was built during the great Georgian era of urban development, and derives its name from the marriage of Thomas Coote, a colonel in the Cromwellian forces, and Frances Hill from Hillsborough, Co Down.
Castle Upton, Templepatrick
Castle Upton, Templepatrick
Sandra Millsopp  According to tradition a stone church (Teampull) associated with a visit from Saint Patrick was built in the village. In 1182 this ancient church became the property of the Knights of St John or Knights Hospitallers. They built a castle part of which is still incorporated in the modern Castle Upton.
The White House at Newtownabbey
The White House at Newtownabbey
Sandra Millsopp  In 2006 the White House at Newtownabbey featured in the BBC’s Restoration programme. It did not win, but interest in the project to restore the building was generated.
Sentry Hill, Glengormley, Newtownabbey
Sentry Hill, Glengormley, Newtownabbey
Sandra Millsopp  Sentry Hill is an early 19th century farmhouse on the hill above Glengormley and Corr's Corner in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim and was the home of William Fee McKinney - a prosperous farmer and meticulous collector of farming, church and other records and artefacts.
Rosemount, Greyabbey
Rosemount, Greyabbey
Sandra Millsopp  Rosemount is the home of Mr Bill Montgomery whose ancestor, Sir Roger de Montgomeri, came from Normandy to Britain with his cousin William the Conqueror in 1066.

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