John Neilson, United Irishman & master builder

A stone monument was publicly dedicated to John Neilson in Maplewood Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia on 17 April 1999. Born in Ballycarry, County Antrim in the 1770s, he was apprenticed to the architect Hunter in Belfast. In 1798, Neilson was banished for seven years for his part in the rebellion; a brother Samuel was banished for ... Read more

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