On Thursday, the 26th February, 1863, thousands of people from the Portglenone area welcomed their recently married Justice of the Peace, Julius Casement, back to Portglenone House. The couple were...

The North Antrim coast, and the Glens of Antrim, are stunningly beautiful. A summer day in this part of the world is heaven. Visitors coming to the North of Ireland often focus their time on...

There is a wonderful old black and white photo in mum's archives, of an assembly of people.  Unfortunately there was nothing written below or on the backside of the photo.  So the question is,...

I recently cleaned up an old photograph of a late 1800's tenant eviction.  This proved very timely because around the same time, a lovely old related poem came to light.  The poem (no...

Five months ago, in early November 2020, I decided to look more at the British government's excellent 1876 publication: Owners of land of One Acre and Upward, Ireland Return.  This publication...

The Reverend James Smyth, Minister of Drimbolg between 1827 and 1869, was much-loved in the local community.  This website has previously covered his time in charge at Drimbolg, and referenced the...