These photos show some parts of Newry, as it was forty years ago. The five views are of; the Bridge Street region; Dublin Road as Glenvale Park was being built; The first row of Barcroft Park and Raymond Kelly Park; Market Square; and Abbey Grammar and Masters House, two years before the new Grammar opened.
Year: 2003
Meadow: Pitch and Toss
I was scanning Newry Reporter back issues of fifty years ago when my eye fell upon a report from Newry Petty Sessions. Mr J C Austin R.M. on the evidence of Constables Ramsey and Moffett, found Bessbrook men Bernard O’Callaghan, William Walsh, Joseph Weir, Thomas McAteer and John Kane guilty of playing ‘pitch-and-toss’ in Frederick Street and fined each one ten shillings.
Meadow Memories 6
We had little call to leave the Meadow for the essential foodstuffs, having Brian Donaghy’s and Crawley’s on Clanrye Avenue and The Hut at Helen’s Terrace as local shops and a plethora of vans regularly calling to sell their wares.
Shoot the taximan!
Malaysia’s Minister of Tourism may have found a novel tourist attraction.
‘Putting a few taxi drivers up against a wall and shooting them, as an example to others,’ is his solution to alleged rudeness and overcharging on their behalf. Perhaps surprisingly – or maybe not so, given his country’s human rights record – his suggestion has met with a muted response.
Entering Newry from the South
Newry nestles in a low river valley with the eastern end of the Ring of Gullion on its western side, and rocky outcrops of Newry granite on its eastern side. Along the shore towards Warrenpoint on the east side of the estuary is the only flat access road – except of course for the parallel road to Omeath and Carlingford just across the water.
Old Rostrevor Slideshow
These five photographs illustrate Rostrevor at the turn of the twentieth century. The Great Northern Hotel is shown, as is Mary Street, The Square and the shoreline below Slieve Martin. Some photos, by nature of age, lack a little in clarity.
Newry bathed in snow
These five photographs were taken in winter 2002. They depict Pighall Loanan, showing Helen’s Terrace with St Bridget’s Church in the background. The first photo is of Cowan Street below St Patrick’s Church. Also shown are the Clanrye Estuary from Victoria Locks, Swans on Albert Basin and Fathom Mountain.
Throw another bottle!
The former model and wife of Sir David Frost is recovering in hospital from the effects of an overdose. Sir David found wife Lady Carina (50) unconscious at their
Linenhall Square: Beginning
As we have already for other estates, we will shortly list the tenants of Linen Hall Square from another age. Meanwhile we reproduce here a short article that originally appeared two generations ago, extolling the new working class residences.