The photograph below was contributed. It depicts a few of the earliest families in the Meadow of the 1950s.
John McCullagh
Brown’s Yard
A few weeks ago I had cause to scan a number of old family documents and pictures. To enable me to perform this operation I first had to remove some items from their frames.
Calvary Slideshow
Any donation would be welcome and most appreciated to: Friends of Calvary Omeath at First Trust Bank, Hill Street, Newry account number 27289102 – towards the upgrading of The Way of the Cross, a new safer entrance at the Ave Maria Walk, a fenced and tarmac-covered Car Park (marked out) and the re-stoning of Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto.
Calvary, Omeath
Peter (Rusty) Mallon has spent his adult life as a man on a mission. It is no exaggeration to say that he practically single-handed launched and had funded, over the past three decades the Irish-speaking schools in Newry.
North Street Murals: more …
We present the second of three slideshows of the North Street Murals – with our own comments!
The first image here is of a cow and a milk churn, with a young mother and baby depicted in front of the North Street shops. Next: Thomas P Ledlie’s was a large drapery store on North Street long ago and appropriately enough it is depicted here with four assistants and a lady shopper in front of it.
Eva Clarke
The following article appeared recently in a free publication and I thought it deserved a larger audience …..
Holocaust survivor Eva Clarke spoke recently to the students of
Old Photo Slideshow
Another creditable effort for you to enjoy from the Youtube archive! [Turn SOUND on!]
Bridge Street Electors 1950
There will be many names familiar to you among this list. Foremost I note the family (O’Rorke) of our dear friend Clodagh Welsh and of the family she married into. Turlough O’Donnell also figues prominently. The Loys were relations of ours. Who else do you know?
Newry Cathedral: concluded
More work was done to the Newry Cathedral by later generations in the twentieth century and into the new millennium. The great organ was rebuilt and electrified in 1929. During the 1950s under the direction of Bishop Eugene O’Doherty a sound system was installed, much of the seating was renewed and a new lighting system put in place.
Another generation later and flood-lighting was installed in 1979. A handsome Chapter Room was built to the rear of the Cathedral in 1984. And just last year the extensive Parish Centre and priest’s quarters was complete across the street at the ‘Parochial House’. This year of 2007 saw the granite exterior of the Cathedral sand-blasted and power-hosed to bring our the original grey granite sheen.
Much of the more recent work was undertaken to reflect the innovations of the Second Vatican Council. The base of the Sanctuary was extended towards the congregation and most of the tradition Communion rail removed to bring priest and people into closer spiritual proximity. The present marble altar was erected. The turreted Reredos of the former High Altar was reconstructed in three parts. Each section was placed on a new marble plinth, the central piece adorned with the Tabernacle and Crucifix.
The Bishop’s Throne was moved from the rear to the front of the Sanctuary to be more in touch with the entire congregation. The Baptismal Font was relocated from the base of the tower (in the side porch) to
Finally on a commission from former Bishop Brooks, Dominican sculptor Father Henry Flanagan presented a carved statue of Saint Colman to the Cathedral in November 1991. It was located at the end (the street entrance) of the north aisle of Our Ladies’ transept.
To the present day our Cathedral is ever-open in daylight hours, providing regular Mass and services for the faithful and an oasis of calm and prayerful reflection for the city’s shoppers. Daily ten-thirty Mass sees the Cathedral more than half-full on a regular basis. Visiting priests comment favourably on the faithfulness of our congregations. They are inspired to divine worship by the sheer grandeur of their surroundings.