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 I
am deeply indebted to the members of the Lisburn
Historical Society for the publishing of this book, especially to Trevor Neill.
The chairman, and the committee; Harold Duff and Valerie Harkness, who proof
read my articles; John Chapman and the Historical Society for the illustrations.
I am particularly grateful to Judy Cinnamond for the illustration on the cover.
To the staff of the Public Record Office, where I spent many happy hours
gathering information, and to all those worthy citizens of Lisburn who
contributed knowingly or unknowingly b the contents of this book, I say
"Thank
you."
IN the following articles, written about the Lisburn area
and published in "The Ulster Star" at various times, I have derived
most of the material from my own experience as the Public Health Inspector under
the Antrim County Council and the Lisburn Rural Council, but principally from my
work for the Lisburn Urban Council. I was Inspector from 1928 until
1982 and saw the old courts, lanes and entries gradually
disappear, the occupiers dispersed to new developing areas and the old homes
crumble into heaps of bricks and rubble.
My job was to recommend to the Councils that these slum dwellings should be
taken down and that new housing be provided. It was not until approximately 1960
that demolition commenced. Are the people any happier in their new homes? I
don't know; at any rate, they are healthier. Here's a little story to illustrate
the complexity of the situation:
Fredrick Kee
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