Waringfield house moira kelly biography
The oldest Churches within the village are Presbyterian.!
Chapter 5
The Town and Buildings
Although the town existed before the seventeenth century the Rawdon family were largely responsible for building the houses and for the towns development.
The old hospital in Moira that was built during World Two was known as Waringfield Hospital.
In 1744 Moira was described as "a well laid out and thriving village, consisting of one broad street, inhabited by many traders, many of whom carry on the linen trade to good advantage". In 1740 a monthly brown linen market was established.
Although linen was the main industry, there was also a brewery and bottling business near "Palmer's Corner". Lambeg drums were also reputed to have been first made in the town.
I started up, walked out, and being attracted by a semi circle of people standing at the sheltry side of Moira market house, I went down to them.Moira was also an important centre for limestone quarrying. Evidence of this is seen in the lime kilns on the Clarehill Road. Another similar business existed until recently on the Old Kilmore Road.
| The Market House was built by the Bateson family | Berwick Hall, a thatched house on the Hillsborough Road which dates back to circa 1700 |
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