Derry Central Railway Derry Central Railway, after being instigated by the Derry Central Railway Act of 1877, was constructed from Macfin Junction (which lies between Ballymoney and Coleraine), to …
Deer Hunt from Shane’s Castle to Ballymacpeake
Oh Deer: The Great Portglenone Stag Hunt of 1849 Or, how a single bewildered deer contrived to get half of south Derry out of bed before breakfast — and a good few of them out of their …
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St Patrick’s Night Concert Portglenone Hall
The advert below appeared in the Friday 5th March 1943 edition of the Ballymena Observer. The newspaper, costing two pence, outlined the line-up for a splendid all-star performance to celebrate St …
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1884 – Largy Accident – boy killed by mill wheel
On Sunday evening, 14th September 1884, a number of boys were playing at a mill at the Largy, near Portglenone, when a sad accident occurred, by which a boy named Magill lost his life. September …
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1896 Advert for White House in Portrush
The White House in Portrush Here is a wonderful 1896 newspaper advertisement for the young White House department store in Portrush. The store was founded in 1891, so it was only 5 years old at …
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Emigration – One Family leaves County Derry for America
Emigration - Leaving Ireland for America The 1720s witnessed the first significant wave of emigration from Ireland to the New World. This decade saw the arrival of the Scots-Irish, i.e. Irish who had …
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