A 20,000 word account of the history of our village. Please note these pages are not for publication. This history is in the process of being written. While care has been taken to credit sources etc and to check facts, there is still much work to be done. The pages may be printed for personal use only.

LATEST UPDATE: 27th May 2010

Complete history 2.2MB

The history is published in 6 parts if you want to read specific items.

	Part 1	Battles and barbarism
	Part 2	Lords and labourers
	Part 3	Sons and daughters
	Part 4	Castle and cottages
	Part 5	Roadways, waterways and railways
	Part 6	Saints and sinners
Under the Trees video 13 mins.
		Or view it through this link "Under the trees" A Video presentation of a short history of Moira Link takes you outside this site
May 2010 marked the 250 th Anniversary of Wesleys last sermon in Moira Read the account published in the local press
		Present day photos of Historic Moira
		link to moira photographic archives
Other Moira Information links:
Craigavon Historical Society - MOIRA by Very Rev. H. Hughes M.A. (Formerly Dean of Dromore and Rector of Moira http://www.geocities.com/craigavonhs/rev/hughesmoira.html
Moira - a historical Handbook by Canon CRJ Rudd, former Rector of Moira http://www.lisburn.com/books/moira/moira1.html

 

 

I would be very grateful if I could borrow old photographs of Moira
to develop a website on Moira down the years.

Link to other sites with information on Moira and district