‘Eenie meenie, monie my
Bessalooney, boney, stry
Hare, ware, crown, nack
Alko, balco, wee wo wack!’
Eenie, meenie, monie my
John McCullagh
Mission to Alabama
Though most people know of the enormous contribution to our people’s development made by the Sisters of Mercy, it is a reasonable bet that very few are aware of the local Sisters’ contribution in the far-off Southern State of Alabama, USA.
Derrybeg : 5
On another occasion I came upon a group of British soldiers busy digging in my back garden. I identified myself and enquired of a sergeant whether they had received intelligence that something was buried there – arms and explosives or whatever.
Call Centres Away
EveryBank Ltd
Hill Street
NEWRY
12 April 2004
Dear Valued Customer,
We are delighted to inform you of an exciting new improvement to our banking services which will take effect from 1 May 2004.
As and from the above date all calls to your local branch will be re-directed to our fantastic new Call Centre recently opened in Bacca Beyon, The Keys, Dacca Peninsula, Punjab. This is guaranteed to save our shareholders millions of pounds which naturally will eventually benefit you, our valued customer, by the process we like to refer to as the ‘trickle-down’ effect.
We anticipate no serious problems in the transfer process but would like to make the following observations, and perhaps appeal to your patience and understanding over what might be considered as early teething problems. Please allow for a 20 second delay as your call is re-routed via satellite 26,000 miles above the Earth!
Newry Drama Festival begins
So rich in anecdotes has Newry Journal been in recent days and weeks that I have sometimes forgotten to highlight my favourite week of the year, Newry Dr
The Band Played …..
I was listening to Eric Bogle’s anti-war song, The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, when I recalled the local story of the same ilk – indeed the same period.
Farewell Poem
Farewell to every hawthorn hedge, from Killeen to Belleeks
And every pool of sticklebacks and every shady creek
O’Hanlons banished
Sir Oghie O’Hanlon, the last of the line to hold the title The O’Hanlon, and the last to live in the ancient O’Hanlon Castle at Tanderagee (the Tayto Castle today) ….