Henry Lynn poem from 1937 The Banks of the Clady Around the banks of Clady, it's a lovely place to dwell, With banks and braes and bonny glens, it's hard to bid farewell. I remember …
Drumoolish Bridegroom Accidentally Shot Dead
An inquest was held in the National School House at Innisrush, on Monday the 8th December 1851, before Hercules Ellis, Esq., of Innisrush House, and James Courtenay, Esq., of Glenburn, magistrates for …
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Innisrush Flax Mill
The mill wheel at Innisrush was powered by the waters of the Clady River. This subsidiary ran into the River Bann, nearby, at Portglenone. The first references to Innisrush flax mill in local …
Innisrush signs the Ulster Covenant
In September 1912, some 299 locals from in, and around the Innisrush area, signed the Ulster Covenant (or the 'Declaration' if you were a female), in Innisrush Orange Hall. Adam D. Glasgow was the …
Kitty of Coleraine
Coleraine is a town some 30 miles East of Londonderry and 55 miles Northwest of Belfast. The name comes from the Irish term 'Cúil Rathain' which means 'nook of the ferns'. The town is …
Augustine Henry, Botanist
Augustine Henry was born to an Irish family, on the 2nd July 1857 in Dundee, Scotland. His mother was Mary McNamee from Ballinascreen, near Draperstown, in Ireland. His father, Bernard, was …