Newry Journal
Community, History and Culture from Newry, Ireland
Dear Agnes, I might have applied for one hundred jobs without success and I'm beginning to lose hope of… Read more…
Tom Clarke introduced me to Harry O'Hanaghan who was in charge of rifles and munitions. He gave me a Lee Enfield… Read more…
Come to this place where I lay See the beauty of the bay Feel the peace, the solitude On this… Read more…
Here are a few more streets and their residents of 100 years ago. More later.To the left here was Postley Place!… Read more…
On Santanta's instigation I took another look recently at Bill Cullen's 'It's a Long Way from Penny Apples'. A decade… Read more…
The class photo below arrived from an anonymous well-wisher. Every single boy - I hear - passed the 11+ from… Read more…
After three years at University and a year of teacher training, which included three extended stints of 'teaching practice' in… Read more…
As we prepare to celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany and bring our seasonal celebrations to a close, it might… Read more…
Holding Kate's hand I stood and watched my mum as she departed down the street in search of our Davy.… Read more…
Dear Agnes, I am plagued by the worst neighbours in the world, who constantly host all-night orgies with thump-thump-thump… Read more…