Newry Journal
Community, History and Culture from Newry, Ireland
Purchase this rare pre-decimal Irish Lucky Penny, framed in a traditional wooden frame, with celtic design and Irish poem. Give the wonderful gift of… Read more…
Recent pictures and stories of Mary Street and its residents reawakened my own memories of the street. In fact my… Read more…
We have been offered the personal history of one of the Great War recruits, which we will serialise shortly. Meanwhile… Read more…
Forkhill parish, 41/2 miles NNW of Dundalk, has currently 7063 inhabitants of which 152 are in town, writes Lewis in 1837.… Read more…
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN HISTORY OF NEWRY 1819 St Mary's Parish Church (COI) opened. 1823 Gas lighting comes to town: to Ballybot in… Read more…
Our next nearest neighbours in Sunnyside was the Morley family who lived a mile off down the road. One… Read more…