Category: Poems

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...

It was a delight to recently discover a very old book of local poetry by Henry McAnally. The book is called 'Effusions After Toil - a collection of poems and lyrics' McAnally was reared locally,...

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made: Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee, And live alone in the bee-loud...

Here's a photo from the late 1960's.   After cleaning the image up a tad, mum's handwritten comment from below the original photograph in her scrapbook was re-inserted.  On the left, Aunt May...

Here's a wonderful old poem, written in early 1926, by a woman from the Ballymena area. It should be noted that the local newspapers of the late 1800s and early 1900s often invited their readers to...

Here's a very old local poem from near the beginning of the 20th century.  The author, who lives in Belfast, and his friend, R.C. Mackbee, go on an early summer walk in the Portglenone area. ...