‘Point News 100 Years Ago
News, too, ain’t what it used to be! The following were extracted from the local papers of 100 years ago.
Warrenpoint Clerks/Chairmen
Mr Bernard McKernan served as Warrenpoint Town Clerk for all of thirty-two years up until the outbreak of the Great War.
Behind the Horse’s Tail!
Those who choose to trivialise our local history do a great disservice to present and future generations.
Abbey Carvings
The long-defunct ‘Open Window Annual’ may, or may not, have been just that, but to the best of my knowledge the only extant editions are those for 1901-2 and 1902-3. It was a local magazine – not unlike today’s Newry Journal
Ebenezer Chapel Marriages
We like occasionally to upload items that might be of use to readers in search of their ancestors. To this end, glancing through a certain ‘roots’ website, we found someone seeking evidence of the marriage in Newry in 1847 of one Henry Martin.
County Down Hero
This poem’s my opinion,
there’s no scientific proof,
some readers they will disagree,
and say it’s not the truth.
Captain Francis Crozier
Captain Crozier: Last Man Standing [Collins Press,
Free Cash!
We have recently learned that The Mournes has been awarded the coveted title of ‘Best Holiday Destination in the
St Mary’s Republican Plot
The recently erected steel tribute panel to fallen comrades on the Republican Plot in St Mary’s Cemetery pays homage to the three men who died during and after the Egyptian Arch ambush of Monday 13 December 1920.
Paddy Boyle of Tiffcrum
Paddy Boyle of Tiffcrum, one-time known as a beggar-man, worked, while he was able ‘digging spuds’ for local farmers.
Ireland sold at Derramore?
Certainly Castlereagh and Isaac Corry were co-conspirators in the betrayal of
Castlereagh prospered on the larger stage of British politics.
Making your own Blackthorn
There was a time when you could purchase a good blackthorn walking stick…
Bridget’s Hiring
Bridget was born on 11 February 1898 and grew up in the scenic townland of Ballintemple – making her a contemporary of your editor’s aunt Elizabeth who, though nine years junior, was her neighbour …