I was watching the GAA Gaelic All-Ireland Final yesterday (congratulations again to a magnificent Kerry side, once more victorious) when the following tale from Old Newry came to my mind.
Gaelic football
John McCullagh
O’Hanlons: traitors in the fold?
It would be wrong to paint any members of the O’Hanlon clan of the sixteenth century or earlier as traitors because of cooperation or compliance with the dictates of the ruling English. Even Hugh O’Neill ….
Barracks Curfew: final
The relief that my mum must have felt hearing that item of information regarding David’s whereabouts was evident to me by the fact that her vice-like grip on my hand relaxed a little.
Curfew 1957 : Part 4
Holding Kate’s hand I stood and watched my mum as she departed down the street in search of our Davy. I don’t know what came over me …..
Mr & Mrs Peter Donaghy ..wed
I was pleased and honoured to attend the wedding of my friend Peter Donaghy to Lislea woman Kate Hughes. Also is the slides are bridesmaids, flower girls, Peter’s mum and sister and your editor’s party at the celebration! A great day was had by all! Good luck to the newly-weds!
Curfew: Barracks: Davy lost
Before the curfew hour started the parents of the children playing in the streets would go out and bring their children home. My Mum was no exception. I recall ….
O’Hanlons in Tudor times
We have sadly neglected of late, our genealogy section and especially the history of the O’Hanlons in this area. We right this now by resuming our outline history of that clan………..
Barracks’ Curfew 2
To understand how the youths of