Ballymena, Co Antrim, Ulster Genealogy

Ballymena, Co Antrim, Ulster Genealogy Helping people with their family history/genealogy in the 9 counties of Ulster

To foster an interest in family history with special reference to families with roots in the North of Ireland and their descendants, wherever they may be.

Did your ancestors work in the railroad industry? It would be amazing if this building was restored.
01/04/2026

Did your ancestors work in the railroad industry? It would be amazing if this building was restored.

'We wanted to bring the building back to life and honour its history': After 40 years, derelict Northern Ireland railway building restored to former glory

29/03/2026
Mid-Antrim Museum have uploaded the grave inscriptions once again were you can add search the surname you are looking fo...
28/03/2026

Mid-Antrim Museum have uploaded the grave inscriptions once again were you can add search the surname you are looking for and get the transcription.
https://www.exploreyourroots.co.uk/

17/03/2026

Happy St Patrick’s Day ☘️

14/03/2026

The Springmount Bog tablets are a set of six wooden tablets discovered in 1913 in a bog in County Antrim. Dating to approximately 600 AD, they are among the earliest examples of Latin handwriting in Ireland.

Made from yew-wood, the tablets measure roughly 7.5 cm by 21.0 cm and 0.7 cm in thickness. Each tablet has two small holes on one side, for binding with a leather thong. A leather carrying strap and leather bands to keep the set together were also recovered. The surfaces of the tablets are recessed to hold a layer of wax which have been inscribed with a metal stylus.

The tablets contain Latin text from Psalms 30, 31 and 32. Psalters (All 150 psalms in one volume) were probably the most widely read text in Early Christian Ireland and were the primary text for learning to read.

The Springmount Bog tablets were likely used by a student or monk for training in literacy, grammar, and memorising sacred texts. In medieval monastic culture, a psalteratus (or psalterata for a woman) was one who had memorised all 150 Psalms, which were a core component of daily prayer and education.

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