Newry Journal

Community, History and Culture from Newry, Ireland

Canal Street Residents 1914

John McCullagh August 21, 2006

Canal Street used to have its own Police Barracks and its own Picture Palace. My father once worked for Joe McCullough of Number 19 who was a carpenter.

Gorman’s Clientele

John McCullagh August 18, 2006

Before we leave the subject of Gorman’s Hairdressers ……

1916 Fruiterers etc

John McCullagh August 18, 2006

So who were the other town’s tradesmen way back in 1916? This is a second list.

St Bridget’s Cross

John McCullagh August 17, 2006

Faughart today is best known for its shrine to Saint Bridget. The original ‘Calvary’ built there in the Marian Year became a place of pilgrimage for Catholics from all parts of Ireland.

Faughart

John McCullagh August 17, 2006

Faughart, a parish in the barony of Upper Dundalk had in the late 1860s a total population of 1,640 souls. The parish is probably named after an ancient fort located on an elevated site in the area.

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