Category: People & Places

It's always nice to get correspondence.  I was contacted several months ago by Iben Olsen, a stamp collector from Denmark.   He had a fascinating old envelope in his possession, sent by the...

In the late 1800s, the life of the farmer was very difficult.  Farm landlords could demand any price they wanted and could throw tenants out on a whim. Locals worked long hours on the land and were...

A Moment in Time My parents, Richard Mulholland and Eleanor Quinn, got married in the summer of 1961. After the wedding at First Moneymore, the wedding party drove the 34 miles northwards for the...

It was a delight to recently discover a very old book of local poetry by Henry McAnally. The book is called 'Effusions After Toil - a collection of poems and lyrics' McAnally was reared locally,...

I came across an old photo in mum's archive.  She had written below it, Herbie Stewart.   The picture looks like it was taken in the late 1950s, or maybe early 1960s.  But most likely, given...

CHRISTMAS DAY SHOOTING TRAGEDY IN EDEN ROBERT LAMONT DEAD, WILLIAM MULHOLLAND CHARGED On Christmas Day 1912, in Eden, near Portglenone, a struggle took place as to which member of a party would...