This blog has been adapted from "NEILLS of BANGOR", a book commissioned by my father and written by local historian Ian Wilson telling the history of an Irish shipowning family through two centuries. The book was originally published in 1982 and all proceeds from sales at that time were donated to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Please click the "Donate" button on the right to make your own contribution direct to this invaluable charity - saving the lives of those at sea.
The blog entries are ordered according to the dates of key events in the story.
To follow the events in chronological order start with the oldest first.
Starting with http://neillorguk.weebly.com/a-history-neills-of-bangor/archives/06-1800
And click the "read more" links to expand each entry.
Original Foreword and Acknowledgements
This book, undertaken at the request of Brian Neill, was published in 1982 in a limited edition as a record of the Neill family and business.
The blog entries are ordered according to the dates of key events in the story.
To follow the events in chronological order start with the oldest first.
Starting with http://neillorguk.weebly.com/a-history-neills-of-bangor/archives/06-1800
And click the "read more" links to expand each entry.
Original Foreword and Acknowledgements
This book, undertaken at the request of Brian Neill, was published in 1982 in a limited edition as a record of the Neill family and business.