I haven't been around much of late.  It's nice to get back online and have a chance to post some new material. By the way, I note there appears to have been an issue, during the past month, for...

Several hours last Saturday were spent, rather than writing up a weekend post, brushing out the flood in my house.  I had turned on the bath and forgotten about it.  I stepped off the sofa, to...

I hope that you are all keeping well.  If you are struggling, please turn off the fear box.  Don't let the tyrants, that rule this world, grind you down. Re One Irish Rover.  Many thanks for...

Last year, I covered a story, from the early summer of 1909, which involved two folk from Belfast going on a walk around Portglenone. In the article, and in the follow-up comments, on that story,...

I trust that you are keeping well. Thank you for the emails and the continued support.  I am always behind in communications, so do not fret (two weeks behind currently). There are lots of...

Every once in a while, usually after a glass of red wine, I have a look at mum and dad's old photos.   They met in the late 1950s, in a hall over in Garvagh.  Although dad was ten years older,...