"At the meeting of the Market Committee it was reported that the new market-house at present being built would be ready for occupation shortly. The Secretary’s report the working of the markets during …
Reverend Rainey Churchtown Presbyterian Church Tamlaght O’Crilly
The Reverend John Joseph Adams Rainey was a much loved minister at Churchtown Presbyterian Church in the village of Tamlaght O'Crilly, and preached there from 1933 to 1992. From his very first day, in …
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Henry Stewart family, Ballymacombs, Portglenone, buried Tamlaght Lower
A few nights ago, 27th December 2019, I received an email with a lovely old photograph attached. It was taken some 100 or so years ago. The email was from a regular visitor to this website, who …
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First ever rugby international held in Ireland December 1871
In December 1871, the first ever rugby international in Ireland was held. One source says the match took place on 18th December. But Saunders's News Letter (a Belfast newspaper) in it's edition of …
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Emmet’s Pipe Band, Tirgarvil, Upperlands
Here's an old photo, from the mid 1940s, of the seventeen members of Emmet's AOH Pipe Band from Tirgarvil, near Upperlands. Brother Patsy McEldowney is in the front row. Band Members: Back …
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Poem – Farewell Song, Robert Kidd, Portglenone, 1874
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 …
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