Education Archives — One Irish Rover

Patrick Given – Somebody Thinking of You

During the lock-down last year, I started to read a lot more about the three exceptionally talented Given brothers from Cullybackey - Patrick, Samuel and Thomas. I'd been aware of the younger...

Portglenone Primary School Photograph 1976

[caption id="attachment_18574" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Portglenone Primary School 1975-1976[/caption] Portglenone Primary School, on the Townhill Road, is where I spent the first years...

Portglenone Schools Sports Day 1925

When it comes to tracing old family names in a region, it's always nice to find a new unexpected source of information. A few months ago, while perusing old newspapers, I discovered this...

Innisrush Primary School, Wartime Photo 1940-1941

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...

Aughnacleagh Primary School Photograph from 1961

Aughnacleagh is a townland on the outskirts of Portglenone, in County Antrim. It is in the Barony of Toome Lower. The Irish name for Aughnacleagh is Achadh na Cleithe. Here is a wonderful old...

Memories, Portglenone Primary School, Townhill Road

Ok, this is very much a work-in-progress. Hoping to see past pupils send in their memories of their time at this wonderful little school on the Townhill Road in Portglenone. Master Mills, Miss...

About One Irish Rover

One Irish Rover focuses on the history and the people of the area in Northern Ireland where I grew up i.e. the Portglenone, Kilrea, Maghera and Tamlaght areas, in Counties Derry and Antrim.

My mother took many photos and saved lots of old newspaper cuttings. Many of these appear on this website.

I love to delve through old newspapers, discovering and piecing together local stories. You will find originally researched articles on this website, that aren't available elsewhere. Indeed, many of the old events have been pieced together, using various resources, and are now only being told fully for the first time.

I am also delighted to receive old photos, and stories. Feel free to drop me a line, via the Contact link (in the MENU above). Thanks for all your contributions.