Cannot Find Ni District

[chamois]

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.

Thanks

[LochNessMonster]

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/search.aspx?query=Ballykealy&rf=pubid:910

[twix123]

There isn't a 'Townland' called The Diamonds Forth, or a derivation of it, listed in the six counties of NI.

I found the following 3 William Orr's listed in the 1901 census, all living in the Ballykelly townland of Magherally parish in Co. Down (none living in the same house), but as you haven't indicated a year, I don't know if these are relevant to your search.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?census_year=1901&;surname=orr&exact=&firstname=william&;county19011911=Down&county1821=&county1831=&;county1841=&county1851=&townland=&ded=&age=&sex=&relationToHead=&religion=&education=&occupation=&marriageStatus=&marriageYears=&childrenBorn=&childrenLiving=&birthplace=&;nativeCountry=&language=&deafdumb=&houseNumber=&familiesNumber=&;malesNumber=&femalesNumber=&maleServNumber=&;femaleServNumber=&estChurchNumber=&romanCatNumber=&;presbNumberDiv=&protNumber=&parish=&barony=&yearsMarried=&causeOfDeath=&yearOfDeath=&familyId=&ageInMonths=&search=Search&sort=relevance&pageSize=50

[kvalidir]

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.

[sandyRoe]

"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

[chamois]

Thank you all for your help. You've all provided me with some good leads for further investigation!