You will doubtless be familiar with a number of the names in the following list of electors in the
Canal Street electors of 1946
John McCullagh
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 …
Religious & Military Dates in Down: 1
Dates (mainly ‘religious’ but also political/military) in Down’s history
432 AD St Patrick’s (second) landing in Down
493 Patrick died at Saul and was buried at Downpatrick
Hector etc: Memories 5
This is my favourite sequence to date: the video moves to the centre of the town and to the Back of the Dam area.
Kilkeel Square
With two notable exceptions each day of my life until I was fourteen was spent in and around Kilkeel.
Yesterday’s Memories : 4
Arthur McCann’s Bakery and much of the South Ward reviewed from 60 years ago …….
Father Coigly executed
According to the historian Brendan McEvoy Father Coigly was sworn to the United Men in May or June of 1796. This is the period when a merger took place between the Defenders and the United Irishmen.