If I had a big bag over flowing with cash or a rich and generous boyfriend I would head into…read moreMurray's and buy myself a big glittery bit of goodness. When it comes to buying jewelry i'm more of a cheap stuff: Claire's accessories, spending a bit: Argento, splashing out on a one off: Ellison Brothers but this place is over and above those. Wow the jewels are beautiful and very expensive. Usually I expect really expensive small shops to be empty but this was heaving the day I went in for a look for my coveted wedding jewelry. One glance and I knew I was in to deep in the money swamp and needed to get out. There was a necklace exactly like the style I'm looking for but unfortunately it was in excess of £600.00 - where's that rich boyfriend when you need him? On the way out, with my hands firmly clamped to my credit card, I noticed in the first cabinet by the door a lovely little collection of necklaces and bracelets for little girls - not cheap but reasonably priced and cute as a button - if I ever have a reason to buy for an under ten year old little lady I will be back here with bells on. Go if you are loaded, don't if you are skint.

I got my engagement ring here and then our wedding bands. Service is excellent. Would highly…read morerecommend.

What a gorgeous jewelry store!…read more I went in here with mom for a browse and we ended up caught up in here for about twenty minutes trying on rings. Mom and i both love semi precious, and precious gemstomes, so it was easy to spend time there. They shared with us that all jewelry there is made inhouse. They are not re-sellers. They buy the materials and make the jewelry. The prices there are a little higher, but not out of this world. But quality does come with a gentle premium. If you are looking for a higher end gift, this is the place to go.

Jewellery store was spotted. Jewellery store was gazed at through window. Jewellery shop was…read moreentered. Jewellery shop was noted as being teeny tiny. Pretty glass Rings were noticed in corner. Question was asked about the price of said rings. Sales lady opened up case. Sales lady answered, saying there were sixteen pounds each. Gulp. That's honestly how the situation felt up until that point. But I couldn't resist. And I love rings. Plus, I'd lost one a couple of the weeks before. I was sold. As I tried the various beautiful glass rings on, I was informed that they were handmade, and each was a slightly different size. I found a stunning bluey-lilacy coloured one, with a blaze of sparkly purple through it. It fitted perfectly on my ring finger (which sales lady told me was fine, as I thought most people wore them on their middle finger). So, £16 poorer, a ring richer, (and I still couldn't tell you what else was in that shop...not a whole lot is what I do know), and I was pretty happy. I'll not be losing this one in a hurry...

My mother hails from the rapidly deteriorating town of Ballynahinch, so we would occasionally…read morefrequent here so she can do things like meet her sisters etc, and I sometimes get dragged around the shops with her! One day I was taken in here by my mother who had the audacity to ask me to pick out something by myself for my little sisters birthday! What a ridiculous proposition! As my mum took a call I was forced to aimlessly look around the necklaces, rings and other jewellery of this place, before the lovely lady who ran the shop took me out of my misery. Most things in here are locally had crafted which gives you a good feeling about what you are buying. I ended up settling for a beautiful silver pendant, but there was a good amount of choice here, so if you want to treat a female in your life I don't think you can go far wrong with here!

I think I was only allowed into McNeillys because I was wearing a suit and looked completely non…read morethreatening. It is not that this shop is prejudice it is just that the jewellery in McNeillys is so expensive. This is a traditional Jewellers in every sense of the word, the door has a buzzer and you can do most of your browsing from the street. I would estimate that they have sold thousands of engagement rings over the years. This is the type of shop that an old romantic would go to get his nearest an engagement ring. I am purely basing this on how traditional the shop is, as I suppose it would have a little bit more meaning than getting a ring from a high street jeweller. McNeillys is all in all an excellent jewellers with friendly staff, I would say that the deal in big mainly deal in the big one off purchases but I as yet, fingers crossed one day, have not purchased from McNeillys.

Always makes me a bit nervous when I have to be 'buzzed' into a shop though when I spotted some of…read morethe price tags in here I could see why they were so security conscious. Being in full on 'browsing' mode the very pleasant assistant left us to it and indicted she'd be on hand if we wanted to see anything up close (ie. unlock the huge display cabinets). The shop was well set up, well light and all the jewellery looked pretty impressive in here. The only downside was that some of the prices were obscured so I was never really sure if I was looking at some mere trinket or the crown jewels. I suppose that's my ignorance in the jewellery field coming into play. For anyone serious about top end jewellery I would definitely recommend this shop with its classy stock and approach. They also do valuations and repairs so do consider it especially if you have a broken heirloom languishing in a drawer. Pros: Top quality jewellery. Cons: Definitely at the pricey end of the market.

Jewellery wholesalers - I got my engagement ring for a very competitive price and was served by a…read morelovely lady called Ethna who helped me and really personalised the service - she knew I was bewildered by lots of different styles at the one time and so she only presented a few for me to look at. Previous places we had looked had been pushy and totally over whelmed me with loads of different rings. Ethna was very kind, informative and understanding. Recently we went back to pick a wedding ring and there was a very funny moment when I was down on my hands and knees looking at the bottom shelf. The owner walked past the counter and started apologising. We later found out that he thought from my poise that I was proposing! I got my wedding ring here as well and it was at least £300 pounds cheaper than elsewhere! Highly, highly, highly recommend Ellison Brothers.

A fine selection of diamond jewellery, engagement rings etc all displayed in a very elegant and…read morewell presented showroom. With my better halfs birthday coming up I was shopping for some jewellery, wasn't quite sure exactly what I was after but the staff were very helpful, genuine and not too pushy. Got a great price on a beautiful necklace and have to say after looking at similar in some of the other local jewellers, Ellisons were the most keenly priced. Highly recommended.

I left my 50 year old sapphire engagement ring in for a new stone and the claw to be repaired. I…read morelive in the USA and was home on holidays for two weeks. The ring was repaired on time and I'm more than happy with the service I received. the staff were very friendly and assured me the ring would be ready on time. I would certainly recommend them for repairs and service. The cost of the repair was minimal for an excellent repair. My ring looks like new. Well done to Aidan and the staff. Very much appreciated.

Well contrary to the previous reviewer I had a most positive experience!…read more I was recommended Aidan Brennan's by a close friend having just bought my Engagement Ring in Dubai and discovered a problem that the stones were loose. Aidan himself examined the ring and pointed out a crack in the top of it which was unnoticeable to us but could have ended up with us losing some stones!! The ring was Platinum and given it's value I was eager to have it repaired as soon as possible, much to my delight he was able to repair it on the same day!! I cannot thank Aidan enough as I was under pressure from my other half to have it back ASAP!!