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Martin Payne	Editor: Postley Row, I seem to remember a little river running along the side of the street there, it flowed along the gable end of Scott’s shop. Correct me if I am wrong but I also seem to remember the Street name sign proclaimed it to be King Street. Now I know, that King Street was, where present day Francis Street is, but would the then Newry Urban Counsel have endowed Postley Row with the name King Street?

Editor	Postley Row, Badger, was at the bottom of Cowan Street facing Stream Street!

Badger	Excause my youthful ignorance, but where was Postly Row shown on your great collection of old Newry photographs???

John H Cully	Marty you were still in the band at that time - but it was the sixties/seventies so as they say if you remember that time perhaps you were not there - if you get my drift. He was tall and wore mod outfits. He came on the scene for a very short time and then disappeared again. Apprentice hippies what can you do with them. They could never keep up with the pace. There were quite a few of those if you remember.

Tony Fitzpatrick	Hello folks.Good to see the guest book back. It was missed. it was funn to be reminded of swimming in the river at Crown Bridge. I also recall that swimsuits were not always available for either boys or girls but that didnot stop us on a warm summer's day.Again good to see the familiar names back.

Editor	Welcome back, John. My Google Analytics now gives a visual map of most recent visitors. Often thought was that you down there in the Antipodes! I was right!

John Macan	Hi John, connecting again...just can't keep away for too long, and why would i choose not to. All the best, love your work

Martin Payne	Sorry John but I can’t remember that one, maybe that incident was after I had left the band, or perhaps the lack of memory is just down to age.

John H Cully	Marty, do you remember some guy from Rathfriland who put it in one of the papers - again I think the Telegraph -that he was lead singer with Mad Earth. What was that all about?

Martin Payne	You could be right John, I think at that time Pete Fitzsimmons had a column in the old Newry Telegraph, the column went by the name of Clermont Crack. If it was then I am out of luck because Newry Library doesn’t do back editions of the Newry Telegraph. Funny thing you mentioning old Pete because I was speaking to him a few weeks ago, He is back living in the Point again. Next time I see him I shall give him your regards . It’s a bit of a blast from the past, The Newry Telegraph, with Pete Fitzsimmons and Clermont Crack and remember also Micky Cummins with his column Teen Scene. Micky is still around, Teaching somewhere in the South Armagh area, “ I think”.

John Hugh Cully	Ed. Maybe it was the one that the chinese guy was using. Marty - It could have been one of the other local papers as I thought it was written by P Fitz at the time - or am i wrong?

Martin Payne	John that newspaper article you refer to concerning air guitar and the “Twang Twang” gang was in one of the local papers, the Reporter I think. Sometime around 1968/69 Perhaps I shall head down to the Library and trace back an old copy for you. If I have any success I can mail you a copy.

John McCullagh	Sincere condolences are offered to my lifelong friend (and contributor here) Marie Rowe on the sudden death of her husband Maurice. Hill Street will never be the same again for me!

Ed	An Air Guitar was recently offered on eBay : 'showing signs of heavy use': wasn't one of your old ones, John Cully, was it?

John Hugh Cully	I was recently watching the news in Asia and to my surprise I noticed that there was a world championship for Air Guitar Players. I believe that a Chinese guy won it. The Twang Twang gang of the late sixties and early seventies Hill Street - whom were even mentioned in the Newspaper during those heady days - must surely have been well ahead of their time.

nitram	Nyuckraker. Gallows Hill was situated behind Stream Street, where “Heather Park” is today. Prisoners held in a detention centre, standing on the site of the present Bank of Ireland, were taken, by a long tunnel, up the hill to the executioner [the entrance to this tunnel can still be seen today in Heather Park] This was probably where Cochrane, the United Irishman, was executed in 1798. His head was picketed for forty-one days, on a building in Margaret Street. In order to secure permission to bury the head with the body of his son, the father had to carry it in his hands through the streets, crying out in public all the way, “Traitor! Traitor!” Cochrane is buried in St. Patrick’s graveyard.

John Cully	Congratulations Mad Earth over 1000 hits can't be bad. Still watching from afar.

nyuckraker	Any information about the arae between Stream Street and Trevor Hill? When I was a kid people called it "Hangman's Hill" and there were rumours of a tunnel down to there from St. Patrick's Church.

pictionary	Help! Does any guest's know where i can buy a family crest in and around Newry? Would be grateful for your help!

Jay Kay	/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ To see the video go to youtube and type in Newry. Its the 3rd one down on the list Thanks :-D

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