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John McCullagh

Penultimate Down Dates

June 3, 2020January 19, 2008 by John McCullagh
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1596 Sir Hugh Magennis of Iveagh ceased to pay the ancient tribute to The O’Neill called ‘Bonought’ and took his lands instead by letters patent from the Crown: Magennis ‘coronation stone‘ at Warrenpoint redundant

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Model airplanes

June 3, 2020January 17, 2008 by John McCullagh
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Before Christmas I had cause, like many others to go up into the attic to retrieve the Christmas decorations.  When I was up I decided to have a look at some of the old junk gathered there. 

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Hillbilly hermaphrodite

June 3, 2020January 17, 2008 by John McCullagh
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I was just wondering ….

Would you buy a slightly-soiled second-hand Presidency from this particular Hillbilly?

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The Death

June 3, 2020January 16, 2008 by John McCullagh
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The cool of the rushing mountain stream

Splashed in the face of the wounded stag

As he sank to his knees in the shadow cast

By the lonely mountain crag.

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phi

June 3, 2020January 15, 2008 by John McCullagh
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I am returning to a topic touched upon earlier, the significance of certain concepts in mathematics [and nature] and in particular, to the Fibonacci sequence of number …

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North Street Murals: 1

June 3, 2020January 14, 2008 by John McCullagh

The first in a 3 part Slideshow of those new murals painted on the back wall of the old Flats Complex.



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North St Murals: 3rd part of 3

June 3, 2020January 11, 2008 by John McCullagh

We hope you enjoy this third and final part of the North Street Murals slideshow series.  Commentary will follow on main pages.  Your views are welcome.  Start A Thread !



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North Street Murals: 1

June 3, 2020January 11, 2008 by John McCullagh

Driving past too busy to stop and take notice ? Well, never mind.  We have caught the images for you on 3 Slideshows.  This is the first!



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Newry Cathedral: beginning

June 3, 2020January 9, 2008 by John McCullagh
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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 Ireland in 1841, commented as follows on its interior …

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