The story of the nicknames reminds me of another one concerning a gentleman whose nickname was Jazzer. He drank with the lads from Newry Celtic ….
John McCullagh
Pink-House Mary’s Jack
There’s a musician in Glencolmcille who goes by the name of Sean Conn Johnny.
Our Home
Grandad’s chair stood by the fireside: it was a high-backed armchair with sugan seat and cushion. When Grandad was in bed – often enough later, when he was unwell – Mother sat in it sewing or reading.
John Haugh: earliest memories
John Haugh – earliest memories
Like most people, I can remember little of those early days. But what I remember is important to me and rests deep in my soul.
Seraphine, 1850
There were other emigrant ships out of Newry during the Famine which encountered harsh conditions on the high seas.
Vinny Smith
Vinny Smith was born in
Abbot Prowte et alia
The principal late 16th century English tactic to destroy the Gaelic clan system was known as ‘surrender and re-grant’. Under it Gaelic leaders would submit ..
Survey 1 of Abbott’s House (?)
The Environment and Heritage Service Survey in Castle Street in December 2000 concluded that of six ‘blocks’ examined, only one (what they refer to as Block 4) was of ‘interest’. This is what they said of it …
Kilkelly, Ireland
It was many years after the events outlined in the following ballad that the box of letters upon which the story is based, was found in an abandoned drawer. The tale was heart-rending: