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John McCullagh

Imeall Geal : TV show in Newry

June 3, 2020January 31, 2008 by John McCullagh

Do you want to be on television?  Yes?  Are you under 25 years of age?  Are you free from Sunday lunchtime to go to the Arts Centre?  Here’s your chance!  Free tickets!!


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Don’t smoke in bed

June 3, 2020January 30, 2008 by John McCullagh
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Thirty years ago in Newry an elderly man became a fire victim in his own home.

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Native Americans unveiled

June 3, 2020January 29, 2008 by John McCullagh
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Because of the mitochondrial DNA genetic inheritance of  the female line (previous article – with caveats) it is possible for scientists/anthropologists/ geneticists to trace back thousands of years in their search for the origins of races of people. 

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McDonald’s Acadamy Graduates

June 3, 2020January 27, 2008 by John McCullagh
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Having recently announced their sponsorship of Fast Food-related studies, the McDonald’s chain proudly displays its first class of graduates!


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Narrow Water from the air

June 3, 2020January 26, 2008 by John McCullagh

Another Youtube special!

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Eamon Donnelly Remembered

June 3, 2020January 25, 2008 by John McCullagh
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On the 29th December 1944 a man by the name of Eamon Donnelly died. The Newry Reporter wrote of him on the 2nd January 1945:

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Got the dough?

June 3, 2020January 24, 2008 by John McCullagh
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Two rookie robbers in Chicago USA were today languishing in prison after perhaps the most foolish escapade of their young lives. Perhaps we ought to relive a little of their trauma with them.

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Final Dates in Down History

June 3, 2020January 24, 2008 by John McCullagh
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1766 Hilltown Church was erected for the parish of Clonduff in place of the one destroyed in 1641

1779 Formation of the Irish Volunteers

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For lack of a ..

June 3, 2020January 21, 2008 by John McCullagh
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Dear Agnes,

I hope you can help me here. The other day I set off for work leaving my husband in the house watching the TV …

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