As promised here is an account of the residents of Now that it’s all over, let me be the first (you mean, I’m NOT??) to congratulate you, the Prince of Wales on your marriage to your very own Cinderella. It’s been a busy week for you, what with socialising with President Mugabe, attending the Pope’s funeral in For as far back as I can remember my Mum had the ‘cure of all cures’ for colds, flu, bronchitis etc. This was referred to as a ‘wee cough bottle’. An old Tan Yard separated Numbers 2 and 3 (Turleys and Carrs) and was a long time abandoned when I became aware of it. Windows were blocked up and the entrance gates were never opened. It was, in other words, irresistible to us! We thought it necessary to put our video of the Newry Civil Rights March (6 Feb 1972) in context. Our journalist Tom McKeown shot this short footage (more will follow) in 8mm cine. It was exactly a week after
‘Paddy O’Hanlon and John Hume proposed another march in Our photo, taken in 1989 shows: Robert Quinn: Aidan Campbell: Paul Campbell: Joseph Kavanagh: Jacqueline Kavanagh: Cathal Grant: Carla Campbell: Angela Campbell: Martin O’Brien: Aine O’Riaordan: Patrica Kavanagh: Sinead Campbell: Charlene McNally: Stephen Campbell: J J McAnulty: Darren McNally: Francis McNally Well everyone had told me to be ready for the “big changes” in Newry… After all Newry isn’t “the little town” it used to be, but a city now. There may have been plenty of vehicles on the roads.. and even traffic jams down Hill Street … but it was the same old Newry to me.
In the War Years, British Summer Time added two hours to summer evenings, the government’s intent being to facilitate the harvest. It helped us too. Darkness didn’t fall until eleven or half past and the stretch on the evenings was enjoyed and appreciated by those of all ages. ‘The Viagra company seemed pleased enough with this photo I sent,’
he began enigmatically.
‘They enquired whether this was the full extent. They had concerns about breadth of exposure. ‘In advertising, exposure is vital’, they said.
I had my own concerns over exposure, but I kept them to myself.’ The letter from the mail people, under the logo in the top right had a textphone number for ‘the deaf and the hard of hearing’. The text of the message below was clearly aimed at the ‘slow of learning’. I was talking about the Missioners a while back. This was the time that parishioners could renew their spiritual lives and people turned up in droves. A ‘fire and brimstone’ priest, usually from one of the Orders, like the Jesuits would be brought in to exhort people to turn away from the temptations of the flesh and dedicate their lives to God. Dearest Agnes, Being the soul of discretion and much to be admired, perhaps you could tell me what will happen when the Bolshi Council in that wonderful City of Will the populace pay the bill or will they resort to withholding payment or even to striking as they have done in the past. Would it be too much to hope for, that responsible Councillors might get kicked in the ‘cooley kickem’s? What about a separate vote on this one? Regards Water Tight. Dialect ‘S’ 5 of 7
Snig : cut or slash; remove burning end of cigarette with the intention of re-lighting it later Snigger : laugh Soople : active Post-War Linenhall Sq People
Open letter to Charles from Agnes
Mary Dean’s Cough Medicine
Street Battles
Newry Civil Rights March 1972
Loughview Grandchildren
Newry as it was
Boys’ and girls’ street games
Advertising Tattoos
Lost in the Mail
Missioner fails to Show
Agnes on Water Rates
Fews Glossary: S 5
