Ken Wells, from Maryland, in the USA, would love to get more information on the Taylor part of his family tree in Cullybackey. The Taylors are buried in the Craigs churchyard just outside the …
Dancing in Ireland in the 1950s
My father, Richard Mulholland, died some years ago. In recent years, two of his siblings have also passed on. There is now only one left. Sammy Mulholland, who lives at the top of Portglenone, …
1865 – Thomas Davidson Remembers his Time in Cullybackey
Early last year, Trudger came upon a very early reference to Cullybackey in an old book, The Life of a Scottish Probationer: Being a Memoir of Thomas Davidson, with His Poems and Extracts from His …
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Henry McAnally – Portglenone
I am still enjoying Henry McAnally's book of poems from the early 1880s, "Effusions After Toil." Henry was reared near Portglenone. He left in 1859, to find work in Scotland, ending up as he admits …
1946 – Portglenone Rectory’s Undelivered Polish War Letter
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 …
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Henry McAnally Poem – The Banks of the Bann
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 …
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