We did a lot of potato gathering round Jerretspass then. One day we were gathering spuds up the
Month: April 2007
Stone of the Heart 1
A Newry friend of mature years was clearing out old papers of his late father when he discovered the following offering, that he rightly considered might be of interest to the Newry Journal. We are happy to reproduce it here (in two parts).
Abbey Leavers 1969
The Abbey school magazine that Nitram referred to contained the following list of previous year’s leavers (at least those who went on to Further & Higher Education).
Jerretspass: wash the byre
John McComb’s other son Jack was a real character.
Good Friday of yesterday
This time of year brings back a memory of many years ago – of 1964 to be precise.
The aul hag!
It’s hard to understand the ways of a woman and Bridget, wife of Patrick Molloy from remotest Mayo was no exception.
Forkhill COI Parish Church
With the huge fall in Church attendance not just in
The Schidt genealogy
As we on this site have stressed before, genealogy is important and interesting. We are therefore grateful for the following letter from an avid reader, who wishes to answer that often-posed question,
2007 Drama Awards
So late were we running in the Town Hall last evening that the final adjudication – and the prize-giving – almost overstepped into this Sunday morning April the First.