It was old, carved and made of wood
For years at the foot of her bed it stood
We never ever thought to look inside ..
Box of Memories
John McCullagh
Christy Roe
Christy Roe was one on Newry‘s characters. He was a man of simple pleasures – a flutter on the horses and a pint were his pastimes in later life.
Archaeology Tour 18 June
We had a full bus, great weather, your editor as guide and everyone had a great time. Ti Chulainn later! What more could anyone ask? Look out for further tours organised by Journal in the near future.
School stories
Newpoint Cleans Up!
Newry Journal is delighted to commend Newpoint Players on their great victory last night in the Amateur Dr
Local Hero
Beehives and ponytails, skirts below the knees
High collars, low necks, designed for all to see
Human Chain: Seamus Heaney
I have to confess a deep-felt preference for rhyming over blank verse (and remain much-amused by Hewitt’s sonnet on the subject) and regret that Seamus Heaney – in his latest anthology Human Chain – continues to forsake the former in favour of the latter.
The School Run
Dear Agnes,
My grand-daughter’s usual childminder will be unavailable for two weeks from Monday next (winter Caribbean holiday, apparently, with her fancy-man – or whatever name they put nowadays to these reprobates!) and I have been designated to ferry young Penelope to and from school.