On this date in 1961 the Newry Reporter carried a story of a presentation to newly-created Bishop Carroll who was, the next month, to be consecrated Bishop of Monrovia ( The first metal-workers came here c. 4000 years ago and the nature of the burials changes with them. In place of large communal burial chambers there were individual burials in small pits and stone cists, sometimes covered with a round cairn. Such a cairn with two cists survives on the North summit of Slieve Gullion. Mr Peter Mandelson, Her Majesty’s Pro-Consul to McArthurland (formerly the All of the following are real-life examples of answers given by contestants on British TV programmes such as ‘The Weakest Link‘ … First, a puzzle for you: Just one number, written as a word, has its letters in alphabetic order: AND just one has its letters in reverse alphabetic order. What are they? Answers at the bottom of this page. Don’t look yet! After the order for surrender came, we were marched to O’Connell Street and halted between Parnell’s statue and Nelson’s Pillar. Each volunteer laid his arms and ammunition in front of him. We were then eased off from our original positions to make room for further Volunteers. Forget each kindness that you do As soon as you have done it: Forget the praise that falls to you The moment you have won it: The woman was old and feeble and grey Last night’s concert was – as predicted -supurb ! The Italain quartet Quartetto Indaco (actually one Italian, one Japanese-Italian, one Irish and one Moldovan) excelled in both traditional and contemporary classical music. But … Kevin McAllister was ‘hired out’ from the hiring fair at the top of North Street, where the Butter and Egg Market was then located. Later the hiring was done at the bottom of Mill Street. We previously covered the 1975 Monaghan Street residents. Now we move past the roundabout and up Monaghan Row!Bishop Carroll and Irish Labour
New wave of invaders
Mandy gets the job!
Silly Quiz Contestants
Agnes: Recovered
In the hands of the enemy
Forget: Remember
Somebody’s Mother
And bent with the chill of the winter’s day;Midsummer Concert 2010
Tatey-Hoking
1975 Monaghan Row Residents
Dear Agnes,
We all hope you are well and fully recovered from your recent ordeal at the hands of the Health Service













