Isn’t it strange how customs have changed, even over the few decades we have recently lived through?
Reminiscence
Goldings/Hobdens in Paphos
The photo below shows two happy Newry men on holiday in Cyprus last January (2010).
Austin Golding and Gerry Hobden grew up in Cecil Street.
Soon they moved to different parts of the town and lost touch.
Then they moved (separately) to England. In 2009, through the Newry Journal, they met again and decided to holiday together.
They wined and dined in the First & Last Bar in Paphos!
Gerry and his family now live in Darlington.
Austin and his wife in Bolton, Lancs.
He is back home regularly in Newry.
Recently he met Peter and Colette Murphy (late of England, now Rostrevor) on the boat to England.
Through the Journal, Austin is also in contact with Bernie Manley, once of Magennis Street, now resident in the USA.
Newry Journal is proud and happy to be a conduit for Newry exiles!
Altnaveagh 1947: Slice B
We publish the third slice of that great Altnaveagh School 1947-8 photo today.
Altnaveagh School 1947-8 : A
The complete photo will follow: this is Slice A, including the class teacher.
Altnaveigh School ’47-’48 ‘C’
Tom Wharton has been good enough to contribute here regularly. Payback time! We have found his old school photo! We will show it in 4 slices, A B C and D. This is C because it includes Tom!
T’as outwits the donkey … and Junk!
The traffic was stopped in every direction, waiting for us .. or for the donkey. Everybody came up with ideas or gave a hand. Would that donkey put a foot on the wooden bridge? No. It was like Delaney’s donkey in that song.
T’as Murphy and the donkey
One of the town’s great characters, T’as Murphy of Dromalane has agreed to share a few reminiscences on Journal with us. We are honoured.
1960 Barrack Street
1960 residents of Barrack Street (runs between Canal Street and Linenhall Square)