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John McCullagh

Lislea Festival : Moll

June 7, 2020March 2, 2007 by John McCullagh
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My admiration for the people of Lislea knows no bounds. I attended the mid-week Drama Festival play – Antigone by Kilrush Players of Wexford – and hugely enjoyed it. I shall return on Saturday evening for Moll by John B Keane.

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The other woman’s man!

June 7, 2020March 1, 2007 by John McCullagh
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Dear Agnes

My lady friend and I, we are of a certain age but the juices still flow and we have womanly needs and desires.

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Corn Market Soldiers

June 7, 2020March 1, 2007 by John McCullagh
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The soldiers billeted in Haldanes and Stark’s Factory during the War were often drilled in the streets around Corn Market where I lived. We all thought it fun to watch them.

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Smugglers & Criminals

June 7, 2020February 27, 2007 by John McCullagh
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A number of stories of ‘severe’ misconduct and ever more severe judicial retribution caught my eye in the pages of the Reporter from 16 May 1942, in the middle of the War.

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The End

June 7, 2020February 24, 2007 by John McCullagh
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My dear spouse died – a tumour of the brain –

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Saucy affair of the bottle

June 7, 2020February 23, 2007 by John McCullagh
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I received the following communication recently and wanted to share it with you.

Not that Erica has a problem for Dear Agnes to solve. Indeed, lass, I believe you could teach me a thing or two!

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Annamar School 1930s

June 7, 2020February 21, 2007 by John McCullagh
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I am greatly indebted to Mrs Norris and her husband, teachers of Annamar Public Elementary School way back in the 1930s. 

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Why

June 7, 2020February 20, 2007 by John McCullagh
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Willie you were just a child



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Recently deceased .. and baptisms

June 7, 2020February 19, 2007 by John McCullagh
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We offer our sympathy to the recently bereaved in our parish; the relatives of .. 

Pearl Cully, mother of our esteemed colleague John, Newry Man of the Year 2006 …

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