Special Thanks to James Dunn Laird, Robert Williams and Steve Henkel for finding the Will and transcribing the text in the same format as the original Will. The year is 1797 and the Rebellio... Read more
Thanks to the generosity and support of the Wiley family during a previous visit to Letterkenny I was able to locate and photograph the old Flax Mill that was on John Laird’s 68ac Car... Read more
I received an email from Mr Herbert Burns of Ballymoney in early August with the below attachment and accompanied text which simply said: “Coming over th... Read more
Canadian Bogstown Laird Found: John Laird (b 14th August 1856 – Bogstown) at the age of 20 immigrated from Londonderry via Liverpool to Quebec on the Sarmatian in August 1876. The shipslog s... Read more
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