Newry News and Irish Fun
11 Jan COWDEN Margaret Anne, of James, North Street14 Feb McALPINE James of Robert, Rovinshaw19 GREER Mary of William, North Road19 McCOLLUM Margaret Anne of Thomas, Cloughenramer23 REID Eliza Anne of Isaac, Castle Street26 THOMPSON Margaret of William, Church Street5 Mar McBLAIN Barbara of David, Ballybot5 EDGAR John of Joseph, High Street5 PHILLIPS William …
A scribe of recent yesteryear reflected on Newry of old, in the form of scenes from an imaginary walk through our fair streets then. I consider his musings worth repeating. ‘Let us first, in the company of a group of other wanton boys recently released from the stern discipline of Brother Dempsey at the Carstands School, …
THE MEADOW : Early Days Reminiscence of the first generation Work began on the building of The Meadow housing estate in 1947.
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN HISTORY OF NEWRY 1819 St Mary’s Parish Church (COI) opened. 1823 Gas lighting comes to town: to Ballybot in 1834. 1825 Foundation stone laid of Catholic cathedral. 1828 Cathedral opened. In Parliament, Counsellor O’Hanlon’s son Hugh sponsored a bill for “the better lighting, watching, cleansing and …
When the Irish Citizens Association won the day at the Council elections of 1949 – and continued to dominate local politics here over the next decade – the sole surviving Labour voice was that of Tom Kelly (pictured here). Single-handedly he championed at Council level the cause of the poor, deprived and oppressed of the …
These photos show the River/Kilmorey/Boat St area: Albert Basin with Lock-keeper’s Cottage: Belfast Rd/Ardmore area: Balmoral/Upper Damolly Rd area: Bridge St/Quays/Ballybot area: and the Belfast Road leaving Newry. Perhaps most remarkable is how little has changed of the centre; and how much in the suburbs!
A large body of Scottish troops under Major-General Robert Munroe landed in Carrickfergus on 15 April 1642 to assist in repressing the insurrection.
The population of Newry is growing, which is why the dental care industry has also boomed in the area. There are many reasons for this. One is that there is more health care needed in Newry than elsewhere in the country. The people of Newry have higher numbers of people with cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. …
This Tourist Brochure differs little from its c.1994 predecessor. Anthony Russell has been brought on board to lend some historical and literary credence but it must be acknowledged that the misuse of the comma persists and still irks.