Christmas was always a busy time for us in the old Newry Mineral Water Company and the year of 1967 was no exception.
John McCullagh
An Inspector Calls
‘He was very well dressed – in a pin-striped charcoal grey suit, with white shirt and stylish tie and he carried a smart, modern suitcase. It was easy to believe ….
Give THEM a urine test!
Dear Agnes,
I have a job. I work. They pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as they see fit.
Fire Station History
This year 2007 is the one hundred and thirtieth anniversary of fire fighting in Newry. In the year 1877 a group of Newry businessmen ….
Abbey 1955 Seniors
This old school photo was donated from California by Michael Petty – who features here (see Threads latest). But we don’t know many of the names! Can you help? Post names in the guestbook/discussion forum. Click on the photo below for a larger version.
Old duck
I can vaguely remember my father coming home from
Mrs Heak’s rice
We did a lot of potato gathering round Jerretspass then. One day we were gathering spuds up the
Stone of the Heart 1
A Newry friend of mature years was clearing out old papers of his late father when he discovered the following offering, that he rightly considered might be of interest to the Newry Journal. We are happy to reproduce it here (in two parts).
Abbey Leavers 1969
The Abbey school magazine that Nitram referred to contained the following list of previous year’s leavers (at least those who went on to Further & Higher Education).