Richardson coat of arms 2

Image: © P Flannagan Taken: 26 Sep 2009

The monument, which has been relocated to the grounds of St. Matthew's Parish Church in the Square, is believed to date back to the 1770s. It had been sited in the wall of a silo on the farm of Mr Robin Lamb, a local farmer and landowner, for many years. He bequeathed it to the village about eight years ago. Richhill Improvement Association decided to have it restored to its former glory. It was transported to the Moira depot of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency for restoration. The Richardson family lived at Richhill Castle from the mid-1600s and the area became known as Richardson's Hill, later shortened to Richhill, with the original name of Legacorry being abandoned. See Image Anne Sacheverell, the only surviving child of Francis, the younger, who died in 1649 and owned Mulladry Castle Richhill, inherited the castle. About the year 1654 Anne married Edward Richardson, a major in the army who came to Ireland in 1642.

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