Newry Journal

Community, History and Culture from Newry, Ireland

Sport

Celtic play Golf, virtually

John McCullagh July 1, 2011

Rory McElroy’s exploits in the field of golf brought back some memories of a trip to Glasgow some years ago.

Darts at the Crown Bar

John McCullagh February 23, 2011

My but doesn’t time fly by? The Crown Bar is gone (now it’s McSwiggans and is run by Andrew Connolly, George’s son) and, sadly, so too are some of the Darts stars of yesteryear, pictured here.

That Team with Austin Golding

John McCullagh April 4, 2010

By the time I went looking for Austin Golding in the Foresters last evening he was already off home, merry as a lord. So I had to enlist the help of Tony McKevitt in naming the footballers below!

There was another photo of the same era with some of the same gymnasts and Gerry Brown, that appeared in Cuisle na nGael many years ago. I must dig it out later. Meanwhile here is the second part as promised.

Gymnists/Gerry Brown 1

John McCullagh February 20, 2010

Regular reader Gerry Hobden found a photo in an old newspaper clipping that featured himself and some friends of old. The quality is poor so I divided the picture in two: the second will follow.

Gerry Monaghan Part 5

5. Thirsty Work Joe had served as a soldier in the Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War (First World… Read more…
St Bridget

Saint Bridget was closely associated with our area. Saint Patrick, said to have planted the yew trees that lent their name… Read more…
Gun Battles & Top of the Pops

We were walking home from school talking about football, girls and who might be on Top of The Pops later… Read more…
Bradshaw’s Directory 1

One of the interesting general histories of Newry past is that of Thomas Bradshaw, contained in Bradshaw's General Directory of… Read more…
Gullion Legends

Slieve Gullion is the most mystic of Irish mountains, linked with Irish literature through the 'Chase of Slieve Gullion'. It… Read more…
Pearls & Gold

'Pearls and gold galore lie in the lake but the devil a one has iver seen them for the dragon… Read more…
Tourist Guide: In from the South

Tourist Guide to South Armagh , Newry and South Down Among the many outstanding features of our beautiful region of… Read more…
Street Games Revisited

What games did we play in yesteryear? Well, it depended on 'The Seasons': not those with which you are now… Read more…
Workhouse 8

Numbers gaining admission to Workhouses fluctuated over the decades of the second half of the nineteenth century according to several… Read more…
Modern Life

In the bygone days of yore Life was slower - that's for sureEverything was in its placeGod in heaven, no… Read more…