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‘Point Residents 1916 ..more

June 7, 2020August 13, 2006 by John McCullagh

This is the second part of those promised lists of Warrenpoint residents of ninety years ago!

Jackie Gorman

June 7, 2020August 12, 2006 by John McCullagh

The present Monaghan Street Hairdresser Hugh Gorman has in his possession the original bill of transfer of his salon from the then owner, Bridget McCullagh of 43 Monaghan Street, to his grandfather Tom in 1933.

Warrenpoint 1916 Residents

June 7, 2020August 11, 2006 by John McCullagh

My friend Isobel McMahon (nee Tohill of Warrenpoint) might think I have forgotten her so, by way of compensation, here is a list of some residents of Warrenpoint some ninety years ago.

The final morning

June 7, 2020August 8, 2006 by John McCullagh

I had hardly lain down it seemed to me, before it was time to get up again on that fateful departure day. The sun had risen and light flooded into the bedroom through the east-facing window.

Leaving Old Eliza

June 7, 2020August 6, 2006 by John McCullagh

He was not the first of her children to leave. A daughter had parted for England years before. But there was always the chance to see her again. This parting was different.

Ardboe Exile c1920

June 7, 2020August 5, 2006 by John McCullagh

The story of unwilling Irish emigrants to Canada

If you check on Google Earth, you will find that St Bride’s, Alberta, Canada is on a similar latitude to Newry but being in the centre of the North American continent, it experiences a radically different climate.

Sinclair Street 1914

June 7, 2020August 3, 2006 by John McCullagh

There was not a single family the same in Sinclair Street in 1914 as those we earlier listed from the 1940s. Here is the earlier list ….

George’s Lane children

June 7, 2020July 31, 2006 by John McCullagh

A photo worthy of the lovely Janine Masters herself though this one was supplied instead by Gerry Monaghan, brother of our recently-deceased dear friend Donal.

The location is George’s Lane, off Lower Mill Street.

Hill Street 1914 : odd!

June 7, 2020July 30, 2006 by John McCullagh

Fred McIlroy wondered where the odd numbers of Hill Street a century ago went to. Well, just for you, here they are, from Kildare Street to Hyde Market!