Moneyslane
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Moneyslane (In Irish: Muine Sleánna: Thicket or Hill of Spears) is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the main route from Castlewellan to Banbridge. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 147 people. It lies within the Banbridge District Council area.
The houses in the village are a mix of traditional houses and modern housing estates. The Ulster Arms pub sits at the heart of the village, while the Free Presbyterian church lies on the outskirts.
In the 1659 Census this townland was called Nunis Lane and there were 16 families only living here. By 1841 there were 138 families with 356 males and 356 females, 10% of whom were receiving Famine relief.
A corn mill was built in 1831, held by James McBride from General Meade. Water supplied by a small stream was not in a sufficient quantity , so that the mill worked only five months on average. The water wheel was 18 feet in diameter, breadth 3 feet, diameter of the cog wheel was 8 feet; it was double geared with wood and metal machinery. The flax mill was next to the corn mill and worked by the same water wheel. It was the property of James McBride It was first built in 1800 and completely repaired in 1834; It only works four months of the year; The diameter of the cog wheel was 8 feet. It was double geared with metal machinery.
Ref:- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/PHOTOSwords/DrumgoolandAll.htm Ros Davis Research Web site
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[edit] Places of interest
Moneyslane features a pair of standing stones, which appear to be a male and female pair. The taller of the two stones is just under 2 metres tall and the other is around 1.8 metres high. The axis of the pair is roughly north-south.
[edit] People
Rhyming Weaver, Hugh Porter, was from Moneyslane. He was known as "The Bard of Moneyslane". A volume of his work was published by Preani Press in 1992 ISBN_0_948868
The Rev James Macauley, a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. He was born in Moneyslane in 1821. His family came to the area from Scotland, about 1621. It was said that this family furnished more ministers to the Presbyterian Church on both sides of the Atlantic than any other family or district in Ulster. He features in Irish Worthies, a volume of biographical sketches of ministers and members of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. ISBN_1_899003 Originally published in 1875, republished in 2000 by Tentmaker Publications, Stoke-on-Trent
[edit] Football
Moneyslane Football Club has been competing in Division One of the Newcastle league for over 20 years. highest achievement was winning the division one title in 2002/2003 season. However they were not promoted due to a reshuffle of the organisation of the league. Home games are played at The Hill.
The Club has a First Team, Second Team, Ladies Team and various underage teams.
Moneyslane FC also contribute to society by organising charitable nights in the local pub, the Ulster Arms
[edit] Moneyslane Free Presbyterian Church
Moneyslane Free Presbyterian Church commenced on the first Sabbath in October 1966. It met first in Moneyslane Orange Hall, before a new Church building was erected nearby. The site for the new Church was given by the McElroy family. The first minister of the congregation was Rev John Douglas. On his removal to Lisburn FPC he was succeeded by Rev Michael Patrick, Mr Patrick later took up ministry in Australia. Rev Ron Johnstone ministered in Moneyslane until his removal to Armagh City. Rev William McDermott was installed as minister in September 1998.
