Archive Catalogue

"Seed-Time in County Down"

CUTT-03827
Item
7 May 1937

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Full-page photo in 'The Belfast News-letter'

"Ulster Windmills"

CUTT-03828
Item
26 May 1937

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from 'The Belfast News-Letter' lamenting that , unlike in England where the National Trust takes some old windmills under its wing and protects them, Ulster's mills are not so fortunate.

"The windmill at Ballycopeland, Millisle"

CUTT-03829
Item
26 November 1937

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Photos in 'The Northern Whig' Showing Ballycopeland Windmill, Bellisle, which has now been taken over for preservation by the Ministry Of Finance, from the former owners Samuel and Robert M'Gilton.

"Newry's old windmill"

CUTT-03830
Item
6 May 1938

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Letter to the Editor of the 'Belfast Telegraph' from Mr. W. F. Cunningham, of Newry, commending the efforts of local councillors to get their old windmill preserved.

"Newry's old windmill [2]"

CUTT-03831
Item
9 May 1938

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Letter to the Editor of the 'Belfast Telegraph' from Mr Colin J Robb about the true origin of 'the Bullet Game' which was begun by the Ancient British Fencibles, when based in Newry in 1797, which involved shooting as many bullets as possible between the sails of Ballycopeland Windmill at Millisle.

"Preserving Ancient Landmark"

CUTT-03833
Item
21 February 1938

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Photo-spread in the 'Irish Daily Telegraph' about the new sails for the Ballycopeland windmill and some of the machinery inside.

"The windmill near Millisle"

CUTT-03835
Item
14 June 1938

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Photo in the 'Northern Whig' of the restored Ballycopeland windmill at Millisle, Co. Down, with its strikingly broad sails.

"Ballycopeland Windmills"

CUTT-03836
Item
18 January 1958

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Picture in the 'Irish News' showing "one of the finest preserved windmills in Ireland".

"Windmill repaired"

CUTT-03837
Item
23 October 1959

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Note in the 'Irish Independent' about the repairs which have been completed on the Ballycopeland windmill, whose last miller, Samuel McGilton, had ceased work in 1915 rather than lower the standards of his flour to meet wartime regulations.

"Repairs to old windmill"

CUTT-03838
Item
20 March 1959

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Photo in the 'Belfast Telegraph' showing scaffolding round the tower of Ballycopeland Mill, Millisle.

"Windmill in splints"

CUTT-03839
Item
1 June 1959

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Photo in the 'Belfast Telegraph' showing the tower of Ballycopeland windmill heavily encased in scaffolding.

"Ministry is making a mess of windmill"

CUTT-03840
Item
25 July 1959

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Report in the 'belfast Telegraph' of an argument between a retired milling firm manager and the Ministry of Finance about the way Ballycopeland Mill at Millisle is being restored.

"Mill under repair"

CUTT-03841
Item
11 September 1959

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Photo in 'The Belfast News-Letter' showing the clean white tower of Ballycopeland windmill with the last of the scaffolding coming away.

"Re-opened after repairs"

CUTT-03842
Item
23 October 1959

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Note in 'The Belfast News-Letter' that the well-known windmill at Millisle is to re-open on Thursday next, 29th October 1959.

"Stone in garden is key to age of Ards windmill"

CUTT-03843
Item
29 October 1959

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Article in the 'Belfast Telegraph' about how a chipped stone in a Belfast back garden has solved the question of who built the windmill at Ballycopeland.

"Local windmill now industrial antiquity"

CUTT-03844
Item
30 October 1959

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Article in the 'Newtownards Chronicle' recording the completion of the restoration of Ballycopeland Windmill and its opening to the public

"New lease of life for a mill"

CUTT-03845
Item
12 March 1970

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Letter to the Editor of 'Country Life' from E. V. Malone of Downpatrick, Co. Down, recording the restoration of Ballycopeland Windmill and its opening to the public back in 1959.