Newry News and Irish Fun

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

Here you will find the best places to visit in Ireland. These are…

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

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

In the early part of the last century there was a prominent priest in South Armagh who gained a reputation in many fields besides religion. He served in a number of parishes in the district but longest in Dromantee where he was known as Father Luke, or alternatively as Red Father Donnellan.

Originally posted 2006-04-01 12:15:32. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

In Shane O’Neill’s time (1550s-60s) there was acrimony and conflict within the O’Neill…

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

Presbyterian Baptisms 1824 (1)

11 Jan COWDEN Margaret Anne, of James, North Street14 Feb McALPINE James of…

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

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

There was a programme on Radio Ulster recently about the Bessbrook Mill. It reminded me of a story told to me by Billie McCaigue who was, at the time, a Unionist Councillor for Newry Town.

During the Second World War some Divisions of the American Army were stationed in Bessbrook prior to their departure to France. One afternoon one of the soldiers came into a shop in the village and the young lady asked,

‘ Sir, what can I get you?’

Originally posted 2005-08-03 00:00:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

As I walked down the busy footpath with my wife, knowing I was…

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

Discipline in the family was down to mother. I can recall only one occasion when my father punished me. I was swinging an old bicycle pump round my head in the street…

Originally posted 2008-10-23 22:27:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter