Jane Grant
- Born
- 1 Jan 1860
- Gender
- Female
Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Newry (Down). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.

Forde & Mann Boot and Shoe Store
Location: Newry (Down)
Hill St, Newry

Newry Cathedral
Location: Newry (Down)
Newry Cathedral, 38-40 Hill St, Newry BT34 1AT, United Kingdom

Newry Workhouse
Location: Newry (Down)
Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Co. Down
The Burke & Hare Halloween Murder
<p>On October 31 in 1828, Irishmen Burke and Hare took the life of their final victim, Margaret Docherty, at a guest house in Edinburgh. </p> <p>This bloody murder on All Hallow's Eve would prove to be the notorious pair's undoing...</p>
1828-10-31 12:00:00
William Burke of Urney hanged in Edinburgh
<p>Two of the most notorious Irish bodysnatchers in history were Irishmen William Burke of Urneu and William Hare of Newry who operated in Edinburgh. They murdered their victims to cash-in on the demand for corpses for medical dissection.</p>
1829-01-29 12:00:00
County Down in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
The Raid on Newry
1689-11-01 12:00:00