Ireland top goal-scorer ever!

We were in Dublin to celebrate our achieving more than 100,000 visitors on Newry Journal.  The aul’ mate Keano wanted to share the photo-opportunity.  What can one do? ‘I believe you have something yourself to celebrate.  Ireland’s highest goal-scorer ever!’  ‘No comparison,’ he generously conceded. ‘You’re my main man!’ 

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Cooley Peninsula Slideshow

This latestest slideshow was made for Dan Callaghan of NY, USA who contributed to Guestbook.  Fathom Mountain – containing Killeen – out of Newry continues into the Cooley peninsula, famous in legend for the Tain Bo Cuailgne, the Brown Bull of Cooley and Cuchulainn.  St John’s Castle is in Carlingford.

Ring of Gullion

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The young lady featured here is Katharine Beaven from Kirkwell in Orkney who holidayed here last Summer. The slides include images of the western end of the Ring of Gullion, Sturgan and Camlough Mountains, Mullaghbane and Forkhill, an abandoned nineteenth century homestead and some new house building. The cross is in Lislea cemetery.

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Warrenpoint: for Isobel

This Warrenpoint selection has been created, especially on request, for a dear friend Isobel McMahon (nee Tohill, of Warrenpoint). Best regards to your sisters Phyl, Josephine, Antoinette, and especially to Mary, for an early and full recovery of health. The locations of all these slides is known to everyone! [Now, will you let me win, once in a while?]

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