Archive Catalogue

"Derelict mill near Ardglass"

CUTT-03847
Item
23 November 1933

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Photo of the silhouette of Ardglass Windmill in its derelict state.

"Original Housing"

CUTT-03853
Item
29 December 1933

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Photo from the 'Belfast Telegraph' showing how an old windmill tower at Crossgar, Co. Down, was being converted into a house.

"Ballyholme windmill : then and now"

CUTT-03851
Item
19 June 1935

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Pair of photos showing the changes in Ballyholme Windmill site between 1887 and 1935.

"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.

"A relic of other days"

CUTT-03846
Item
22 January 1938

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Photograph in 'The Belfast News-Letter' showing the dilapidated state of Ballycopeland Windmill neat Millisle, Co. Down.

"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.

"Saving windmills"

CUTT-03855
Item
17 April 1938

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Snippet in the Irish edition of the 'Sunday Chronicle' about how a committee has recommended that Ulster's few remaining windmills should be preserved as tourist attractions.

"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.

"Newry Windmill"

CUTT-03854
Item
20 May 1938

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Captioned photo from the 'Belfast Telegraph' showing "The Windmill Stump" at Newry.

"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.

"The Bumper Squire"

CUTT-03852
Item
13 March 1940

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Letter to the Editor of 'The Belfast News-Letter' from "B. N.-L." contradicting a whole series of "facts" given by "Verity" about where Cope's Mill had been. [It closes with the note "This correspondence is now closed -- Ed." but we don't appear to have any earlier parts.]

"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".

"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.