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Author Topic: Dromore Townland in Rasharkin Parish, County Antrim  (Read 1521 times)
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« on: August 09, 2009, 03:03:25 PM »

   Here's a new mystery, discovered while reviewing biographical citations for
"Rev. John ELDER of PAXTANG PA", as posted on my webpages
 at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nancyelder/pa/NorthernIreland.htm

  One of his relatives, Robert ELDER of Elder's Ridge, Indiana Co PA,
 was said to be born in DROMORE, County Down.   
  Now I see that a small townland named DROMORE is also listed in
RASHARKIN PARISH, COUNTY ANTRIM, Northern Ireland.
    From Bio of ROBERT Y. ELDER,  in
    History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, p.960. )
at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nancyelder/RobertYElder.htm
says:
   "Robert Elder, the progenitor of the family in America, was born at
Dromore, County Down, Ireland, and was of Scotch extraction.
He came to the American Colonies in 1730, locating in Dauphin County, Pa.,
about five miles from Harrisburg, and after the close of
the Revolutionary war came to Indiana County with his family..."

Notes for RASHARKIN PARISH - Griffiths lists DROMORE as a townland
at
http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/antrim/rasharkin.htm

Beatty  William         Dromore        Rasharkin     Antrim
Elder    Daniel          Culmore         Rasharkin     Antrim
Gray    James          Culmore          Rasharkin     Antrim

Did the Pennsylvania historian cite DROMORE of County Down,
instead of the smaller townland of DROMORE, County Antrim?

Townland Map - DROMORE of County Antrim, south of Ballymoney
at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nancyelder/ed/AntrimMapD.pdf

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