John McComb’s other son Jack was a real character.
John McCullagh
Good Friday of yesterday
This time of year brings back a memory of many years ago – of 1964 to be precise.
The aul hag!
It’s hard to understand the ways of a woman and Bridget, wife of Patrick Molloy from remotest Mayo was no exception.
Forkhill COI Parish Church
With the huge fall in Church attendance not just in
The Schidt genealogy
As we on this site have stressed before, genealogy is important and interesting. We are therefore grateful for the following letter from an avid reader, who wishes to answer that often-posed question,
2007 Drama Awards
So late were we running in the Town Hall last evening that the final adjudication – and the prize-giving – almost overstepped into this Sunday morning April the First.
Jerretspass: Prefect
John McComb was a very quiet man. He bought one of them new-fangled cars – a wee ‘Prefect’ – even though he could not drive it.
Another Newpoint Triumph!
When, in his assessment of Newpoint’s modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s Scottish play, adjudicator Scott Marshall opened with a brief comparative reference to the century’s great dictators, we in the audience hoped he had a comprehension of the masterstroke executed by Newpoint’s Director Sean Treanor in this production.
Not so. After that initial remark, Mr Marshall simply chose to ignore all the modern relevance!
Beauty Queen of Leenane
Ballymoney Literary and Debating Society gave us The Beauty Queen of Leenane on stage in the Town Hall last evening.