20 Best Places To Visit in Ireland
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Ballinlare Gardens
Luminary of the Arts in Newry, the Music & Orchestral Society and Newpoint Players in particular, Sean Murtagh is one of the earliest residents of Ballinlare Gardens and, with his wife Marie, is thankfully still living there. He afforded us the benefit of his early recollections.
Originally posted 2005-11-28 22:07:46. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Gypsy, gypsy,living in a tent
I’ll bet you can put a tune to each of those skipping and street rhymes! I know I can. Many had multiple variations; my memory’s not so good that I can recall them all.
Originally posted 2006-02-01 12:55:03. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Vote Wyatt, She won’t be quiet!
A topical issue right now, elections, and there are many lessons for our legislators, administrators and indeed candidates from the story of Dorothy Wyatt, Councillor in St John’s, Newfoundland.
Originally posted 2003-11-12 00:00:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Halls of Narrow Water
As already recounted here, the original Castle at Narrow Water was probably a small item, built by the first Norman knight to make it into these parts c. 1212, one Hugh de Lacey.
Originally posted 2005-12-22 21:56:09. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Father Luke Donnellan
In the early part of the last century there was a prominent priest in
Originally posted 2006-04-01 12:15:32. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Shane O’Neill eliminates rivals
In Shane O’Neill’s time (1550s-60s) there was acrimony and conflict within the O’Neill…
Miracles take a little longer
Reading of Euro election coverage I learned that Robert Kiljoy Silk, the Arab baiter, was standing for the Independence Party supported by actress Joan Collins.
Originally posted 2004-05-19 00:00:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Going Round in Circles
After a sleepless weekend of trepidation it was a relief finally to get to work on Monday morning and to meet this ogre that they all feared.
Originally posted 2006-03-01 00:00:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Presbyterian Baptisms 1824 (1)
11 Jan COWDEN Margaret Anne, of James, North Street14 Feb McALPINE James of…
Lusitania’s local victims
On May 7 1915, during World War I the RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by German U-boat U-20.
Originally posted 2007-02-01 21:16:19. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Blackmen or not?
There was a programme on Radio
During the Second World War some Divisions of the American Army were stationed in Bessbrook prior to their departure to
‘ Sir, what can I get you?’
Originally posted 2005-08-03 00:00:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Lughnasa: Newpoint, tonight
Tonight is the big one, the performance we have all been waiting for, the appearance of the home side Newpoint, presenting Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa. It is the welcome return as director of Sean Treanor and as actors of the fabulous team of Patricia McCoy, Pauline Lynch, Denise Taylor, Paul McParland, Pat Mooney and Laurie Hodgett and the debut of Corrina Cunningham and Molly Finn.
Originally posted 2011-03-29 09:44:11. Republished by Blog Post Promoter