If you listen very carefully, you might still hear these wonderful young people singing gaily over all the decades … you know the song … why not join in ?
John McCullagh
Histoire du Tango
The Newry Chamber Music midsummer concert takes place this Saturday at Sean Hollywood Arts Centre at 8.00pm. You must, of course, attend!
Scottish Highland Slideshow
The slideshow below of the Scottish Highlands was taken mainly in the vicinity of the beautiful Loch Lomond.
Newry Chamber Music Summer 2010
Twelve months ago the Quigley Concert had for the first time as venue, the lovely Friends Meeting House in Bessbrook. Now we are returning there!
Newly Confirmed – lists
Among the newly confirmed in the faith on Saturday last at Newry Cathedral was my grand-daughter Niamh. In addition to the two St Ronan’s classes there was a Ballyholland class of Mr Shields (listed first below).
Cold-Blooded Murder
It is rare that a new novel’s content lives up to the blurb on the jacket: “a must-read for any true crime fan”, we are told here, but in this case it is all that, and more!
Tramp class again!
From the papers of 100 years ago we read the following:
“Two tramps of the most objectionable class have been creating fun around Newry for the last few days.
Sinn Fein attack 1920
They may have gone through two incarnations in the past ninety years, but the police here have evidently not improved, if last week’s debacle in South Armagh is anything to go by. Two people languish in Daisy Hill Hospital from injuries received in a bomb attack …
Bush back at school
There was a collective sigh of relief when he left office, but now ex-President George W Bush has decided to return to school to learn to read.