More on the first homes built in Clanrye Avenue two generations ago ….
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Barracks Curfew: final
The relief that my mum must have felt hearing that item of information regarding David’s whereabouts was evident to me by the fact that her vice-like grip on my hand relaxed a little.
Curfew 1957 : Part 4
Holding Kate’s hand I stood and watched my mum as she departed down the street in search of our Davy. I don’t know what came over me …..
Curfew: Barracks: Davy lost
Before the curfew hour started the parents of the children playing in the streets would go out and bring their children home. My Mum was no exception. I recall ….
Barracks’ Curfew 2
To understand how the youths of
Curfew in Linenhall Square
August 12th of this year was the fiftieth anniversary of the introduction of a curfew in the Newry area. The then Stormont government introduced the curfew as a measure to combat the IRA’s border campaign of 1956-1962.
Great Coal Rush 1951
In 1951 the
Growing up in Erskine Street
The original Erskine Street houses were built for military officers, and were highly esteemed. Those who lived in them were considered as ‘swanks’.