The highest mountain in our region is Slieve Donard, which dominates the lovely seaside resort of
Slieve Donard
John McCullagh
George’s Lane children
A photo worthy of the lovely Janine Masters herself though this one was supplied instead by Gerry Monaghan, brother of our recently-deceased dear friend Donal.
Hill Street 1914 : odd!
Fred McIlroy wondered where the odd numbers of
Tower Houses: N Water Castle
The thick-walled fortified Tower House (in town, merely called a Town House) became, in the late Middle Ages the ordinary and typical residence of the Irish and Anglo-Irish Gentry.
Lassara poem
Dark Narrow Water your secrets you hold
Though the days are long gone since your knights were so bold
Yet your name’s still remembered when tales they are told
Of you and the lovely Lassara.
Newry Ropeworks
I came across the following extract lately on another website and I reflected on the phrase in bold type. As a very young boy I had looked up ‘Newry’ in an encyclopedia at home, and learned that one of its chief manufactories was a ropeworks!
Hill Street 1914
What about
This is the list from the Markets to the Town Hall.
Historic Carlingford Slides
Photos of : P J O’Hare’s jazz venue: the Mint: Mountain Road: ornate slate-carved windows: children on swings: McQuillan’s, one of many new developments: the Tain Trail. Visit anytime!