William Butler YeatsW.B. Yeats was born in Sandymount, County Dublin, in June 1865. He studied in Dublin and London. Yeats loved County Sligo and spent childhood holidays there. ...
This old graveyard is situated less than one kilometer out the Townhill Road in Portglenone. It sits on a hillside on the right hand side as one drives out of the village.Second Portglenone...
Here's an old photo from the mid 1940s of the seventeen members of Tirgarvil Ancient Order of Hibernians band AOH, Upperlands. Brother Patsy McEldowney is in the front row.[caption...
Short History of Kilrea St Patrick apparently visited the Kilrea area during the fifth century. The story was referenced in the excellent mid 1990's book 'The Fairy Thorn' written by local Kilrea...
Here's an old wartime photograph, of Innisrush Primary School, during the 1940-1941 academic year. This took a fair bit of work in photoshop. STUDENT NAMES For the purposes of google and the...
In perusing old newspapers, one occasionally encounters some locally written poetry (which will often bring to life an era, and and the people of that time). Here's a delightful example of such a...
