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Notes on Gilford, County Down

From Magill’s Ford plantation days and the great linen mill to Seamus Kelly’s hand‑made instruments, fantasy writer Herbie Brennan’s childhood and the success of footballer Charlie Gallogly and actor Jude Hill.