It was the year of The Somme and many of Kilkeel’s sons fought and died there. It also was the year of the Carlingford Lough Disaster when the
Kilkeel People 1916 : 2
John McCullagh
Bradshaw’s Directory 1
One of the interesting general histories of Newry past is that of Thomas Bradshaw, contained in Bradshaw’s General Directory of Newry (and other towns) of 1820. We quote sparingly from it ….
Burn the furniture!
I remember during the early part of the war – the Second World War – that most things, including fuel, were rationed.
Newry Strangler
McGladdery had evil intent even before he left the dance hall. He knew where Pearl lived and the exact location of her home. He gambled that any lift she received would drop her ..
Before veil of grace descends
We, on Newry Journal, are very grateful to John Macan who has contributed many of his original poems to this site. John’s work is copyright – as indeed is all original work on this site! John has published in the past – and continues into the present – so we are especially grateful for his generosity towards Newry Journal!
Kilkeel Residents 1916
This is another in our occasional series intended to help those in search of their forebears – this time in Kilkeel, County Down. There will be two more of Kilkeel 1916 to follow …
Nailer’s Prize Buggy
The usual starting and finishing points for these gladiatorial buggy contests were the Egyptian Arch (actually a point 500 yards to the town side of it – where the entrance to Derrybeg Park is today) and the corrugated fence of McClelland’s chicken coop, at the foot of the Pighall Loanan.
Radiocarbon Report?
Why would Newry & Mourne Council – at the ratepayer’s expense – commission a survey, inquiry and report upon bones found at the old Monastery site and then not release the results to the ratepayer?
Workhouse Nurse
There is not in this Green Isle a
As the workhouse of Newry where Guardians do meet
The last rays of feeling and joy must depart
Ere the bloom of their counsel shall fade from my heart