He was married to Agnes McLeod in 1827 and they had 6 sons. I believe he died as a result of an attack on him when he was returning from a meeting. He's buried in Greyabbey Cemetery.
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Newtownards Primary School
Location: Down
Newtownards, County Down
Rose Cottage
Location: Down
4 loughries road, Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland
Olivet Home, Ballygowan, County Down
Location: Down
Comber Rd, Ballygowan, County Down
St. Colman's Catholic Church & Parochial House
Location: Down
Shinn Rd, Newry BT34 1NR, United Kingdom
Robert Curran, Sr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1806-1871), wife Catherine (c. 1799-1879, their son Capt. Robert Curran, Jr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1836-1890)
<p>A brief timeline of the Family of Mr. Robert Curran, Sr. a Whitesmith/Blacksmith of Portaferry, Co. Down, his wife Catherine, and their son, Capt. Robert Curran, Jr., also of Portaferry, Co. Down, Ireland.</p>
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McSherry Family (Seafarers, not family of Farmers of same village also named McSherry) of Killough, Co. Down, later of Belfast, c. 1807-1891
<p>Devout Irish-Catholic Ship Captain, Master Mariner and Pub/Tavern Inn/Hotel Owner Richard McSherry of Killough and Ardglass areas of Eastern County Down (husband of Mary Adair, presumably also from somewhere in County Down), both later moving to Belfast (15 Corporation Square, 20 Gamble Street, 58/60 Tomb Street, and 35/39 Dock Street) all in the Old Sailortown neighborhood) of Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland. </p>
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1960 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1960-09-25 12:00:00
1961 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1961-09-24 12:00:00
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Location: Newtownards (Down)
Newtownards Workhouse
Location: Newtownards (Down)
Ards Hospital, Newtownards, Down
Robert Curran, Sr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1806-1871), wife Catherine (c. 1799-1879, their son Capt. Robert Curran, Jr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1836-1890)
<p>A brief timeline of the Family of Mr. Robert Curran, Sr. a Whitesmith/Blacksmith of Portaferry, Co. Down, his wife Catherine, and their son, Capt. Robert Curran, Jr., also of Portaferry, Co. Down, Ireland.</p>
1840-01-01 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>
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