Early in July 1916 some Volunteers from both North and South Camps were taken under escort to a nearby railway station. About 10.30 am some one hundred men were boarded, bound for London.
John McCullagh
Mocha?
‘I cannot apologise enough, Sir,’ the Manager of Fosters spluttered.
‘I have no idea how this happened!
Amadan gets it wrong!
There was an amadan one time lived wi’ he’s mother out near Crossmaglen and she wud send him the odd erran’ till the shops. She knowed he’d not remember unless he kept repeatin’ what she toul’ him.
Children of Lir
The Children of Lir legend is of particular interest to the people of South Armagh since the Palace of Lir was located hereabouts, South Armagh, in the townland of Armaghbrague and reputedly about a mile from the present day Newtownhamilton.
Father James Coigly
We mentioned again recently Newry’s Arch-Traitor Samuel Turner (The Glen on Newry’s
That the dead might rise
When Eddie Maguire first got the job of digging graves and tending the lawns up in the cemetery, he was more than content to be well off-side from snooping Dole men, busybody neighbours and sarcastic so-called ‘mates’.
Final Memories
Guest Teas: These were the big thing in the 50’s, organised by ladies of Newry in support of various charities. No alcoholic drink, mind you! Just teas and a plate of sandwiches and sweet things, prepared earlier by the same women. They were great places to exchange all the gossip! The relative popularity of one before another depended on the reputation of the hostesses either for their culinary skills or the breadth of their gossipy connections!
Relaxed children
Another in the Janine Masters series of photos. You may have seen this one before – I know I have – but I’d never noticed a few of the interesting features!
Life Poem
Covet neither wealth nor the prize it brings
Lest you make material things your master.
Nurture your inner self. Whatever your role in life
Seize every chance to be of assistance to others
And God’s happiness will shine through and on you.
Hold fast to family and friends. Put your children first.
They are your passport to eternity on earth.
Shower them with love, even when they are most ungrateful.
You have but a few short years to form their character.
Show respect for age and for the ageing process too
But ..’Let not time brag thou wanderest in his shade’.
Know, and learn to live with your own faults and failings
And you will grow in wisdom. Make allowance ..
But do not allow others to take advantage of your goodness.
Now and then give free rein to your spirit of adventure.
Dance to the music of life.
Have no care if you look a fool for love.
Live those days of childhood innocence
On holiday, and ignore that mirror on the wall.
Be always ready to learn. Each day and every person can teach a new lesson
But remember that your best friend is within you.
This above all else, – to thine own self be true.
If you are faithful, you are worthy of trust.
Search for the beauty – it is always there.
Suffer pain in silence. Love God. Do your duty.
Champion justice. Celebrate the good fortune of others.
Know how to relax, in silence and in your own chosen place
And you will be your own haven of peace and a guide to others.