ORR, Hannah

  General Notes:

Orr is a familiar name in both Scotland and Ireland, especially in the south west of Scotland and the north of Ireland.

During the late 18th century two men named Orr found fame in Ireland.

William Orr of Farranshane, a young farmer with a family, was executed in 1797 by the government for administering an oath to a man, admitting him to the proscribed Society of United Irishmen.

James Orr, of Antrim, became a well known name for the verses he composed on the scene at Donegore Hill in Antrim where the rebels were camped during the course of the 1798 rebellion.

Hannah married Thomas GEORGE, son of John GEORGE and Unknown. (Thomas GEORGE was born about 1755.)