My black hills have never seen the sun rising,
Eternally they look north towards
Incurious as my black hills that are happy
When dawn whitens Glassdrummond chapel.
Shancoduff
John McCullagh
Survivors
It took months to persuade the aircraft crash survivor to re-enter the social scene and longer still before she could talk about her ordeal.
Diagonal Steam Trap [3]
Now the ship was the finest ever seen
An’ they sent it away off to the Turks
An’ they toul’ them, that Steam Trap’s a secert
We’re the on’y ones know how it works!’
from Jail Journal (and O’Hagan)
John O’Hagan, Young Irelander, was of course, like John Mitchel and John Martin, from Newry and like them he was incensed with
Deirdre & the Defenders
Ah, sure you remember them!!
Indeed occasionally you’ll get Gerry or one of the other Morgans playing the odd gig yet.
Deirdre was of course Madge Murphy from Dromalane. She married Johnny Bagenal and lives now on High Street. Indeed you might see her any day, for she works in Elmore’s Store on the top of the hill.
I’m not certain I’m right but I think there are four Morgan brothers here: Gerry, Ray, Cyril and Tom, along with Kevin Hayes. So who’s the last guy?
One clue: the guest artist with her arm around ‘Deirdre’ is of course the famous Mary Dean.
The Diagonal Steam Trap [1]
Now they built a big ship down in Bell-Fast
Construed for till sell to the Turks
And they called on the Yard’s chief designers
To test all the engines and works
An’ finally the engines were ready
And they screwed on the very last part
An’ yer man says, ‘Let’s see how she runs, lads’,
KathleenO’Hanlon: obituary
Kathleen O’Hanlon 1914 – 2005 – Her Funeral Oration
My mum was born Catherine Josephine Hoey on 9th June 1914 in Adavoyle. To put her long life in context, that was the year WW1 broke out. She was one of twin daughters to Hugh Hoey and Mary Catherine Dowdall.
Devil Drink
‘Beware the demon drink!’ the minister roared from the pulpit.
‘It has brought ruin, immorality and disaster upon individuals and families alike. It is sinister too, creeping up on people: it may start with just one, but that leads to another.
That 1956 Abbey Class in Full
When we say “in full” we mean, as far as we know! But YOU know better!!
Please mentally knit the two photos together: we couldn’t show it as a continuous snap without reducing the size too much!!