The Somme offensive in 1916 was one of the biggest and bloodiest battles of the First World War. With well over one million casualties and 300,000 fatalities, the five-month battle finally came to an …
The Moneymore Ghost
Moneymore is a village of some 1900 people, situated in County Londonderry. The plantation village was built by the Drapers' Company of London, who also had land in nearby Draperstown (hence the name …
Photo of McFadden Family Glarryford
An interesting follow-up to the last week's article about an infamous Glarryford collector of other folks' property. A reader writes: The photo being referred to, is this one, …
Glarryford Barefoot Thief Caught Red Handed
Glarryford is some seven miles north of Ballymena. It was known to me (when I was growing up, in the 1970s and early 80s) for two things - the famous Glarryford Young Farmers, and the great church …
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Ireland’s Ghost Ship
❖ Half the County Down coast watched her sail in from the sea, that autumn of 1934. Not one of them could say where she went. In the autumn of 1934, a good stretch of the County Down coast …
World War One Letter – William Caldwell of Garvagh
I trust that you are all keeping well and staying safe in these difficult times. Apologies to those who I have not had a chance to respond to in email. I am a little behind. This year, when the …
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