In its original form Newry Cathedral was significantly smaller than it is today. All the collected money and effort went into its outside construction so that the famous English novelist W M Thackeray, travelling through
Year: 2008
Canal Street electors of 1946
You will doubtless be familiar with a number of the names in the following list of electors in the
Kilkeel carters
The carters usually sat on cross-boards when travelling light but when their vehicles were loaded with pink sucking piglets, calves or lambs, the driver walked alongside.
More Down Dates
1245 The walls of Downpatrick Cathedral tumbled down in an earthquake, as did parts of the Abbey walls
Newry Cathedral
Brother Mallon’s final report published here earlier listed buildings/edifices in Newry with dates upon them. We cautioned you then that the list was not exhaustive – and here’s another.
1888 is the date in granite upon our Cathedral …