James Orr (1770-1816) was a poet or rhyming weaver from Ulster also known as the Bard of Ballycarry, who wrote in the English language and the Scots language. He was the foremost of the Ulster Weaver Poets, and was writing contemporaneously with Robert Burns. According to that other great Ulster poet, John Hewitt, he produced some material that was better than Burns. For the village in Queensland, see 1770, Queensland. ... Year 1816 (MDCCCXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... This article is about the nine-county Irish province. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Scots refers to the Anglic varieties spoken in parts of Scotland. ... For the chain gang fugitive and author from Georgia, see Robert Elliott Burns. ... John Harold Hewitt (October 28, 1907 - June 1987) who was born and lived in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was the most significant Ulster poet to emerge before the Sixties generation of Seamus Heaney, Derek Mahon and Michael Longley . ...

Orr joined the nationalist Society of United Irishmen in 1791 and took part in the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The United Army of Ulster, of which he was a part, was defeated at the Battle of Antrim and after a time hiding from the authorities, he fled to America. He remained there for a short time, earning a living by working for a newspaper, but returned to Ballycarry in 1802 under an amnesty. He died in the village on April 24, 1816. Equality — It is new strung and shall be heard United Irish Symbol — Harp without Crown and Cap of Liberty The Society of United Irishmen was founded as a Liberal political organisation in eighteenth century Ireland that sought Parliamentary reform. ... 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants United Irishmen French First Republic Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Commanders Local leaders, General Humbert Cornwallis Lake Strength  ? Various, at peak mid-June c. ... The Battle of Antrim was fought on June 7, 1798, between Great Britain and Ireland. ... Ballycarry is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. ... --69. ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1816 (MDCCCXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

An imposing monument to Orr, erected by local Freemasons in 1831, is sited in the Templecorran cemetery near Ballycarry, in memory of the great Mason and Ulster Weaver Poet. “Freemasons” redirects here. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

References

• SEARC's webguide
• Larne Borough Council
• Article on James Orr
• Irish Freemasons

See also

• List of Northern Irish writers