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chamois | 13:00 Wed 14th May 2014 | Genealogy
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I'm trying to find a village, community or area in Northern Ireland called "The Diamonds Forth". I think the spelling of "Forth" is correct although it might be "Fourth". The only other clue I have is that it might be near Ballykelly/Banbridge area of County Down.

I'm trying to find an ancestor who formerly lived in this "Diamonds Forth" place but then moved to the Ballykelly/Banbridge area. I suspect the two areas were quite near to one another

The Surname involved was "Orr", possibly William Orr.

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Just asked someone who thought would know and he confirms that there is no Diamond's Forth area that he knows of, however he thinks it perhaps might refer to a cross roads in Co Armagh near to Portadown which is called The Diamond- perhaps the our roads that came from it were considered areas and it is in fact therefore The Diamond's Fourth (Road)- as places can be pretty vague in rural Ireland. Hope this helps, not sure it will.
"The Diamond, which was a predominantly Protestant area, is a minor crossroads in County Armagh, lying almost half-way between Loughgall and Portadown"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Diamond
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Thank you all for your help. You've all provided me with some good leads for further investigation!

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