Poems – One Irish Rover – Northern Ireland, bringing history to life

Back to Ireland by Moira O’Neill

I have resided overseas for an extensive period of time, yet I remain engaged in the sporting events and current affairs transpiring in Ireland. Yesterday, in the rugby world cup quarter-final...

The Moneymore Ghost

Moneymore is a village of some 1900 people, situated in County Londonderry. The plantation village was built by the Drapers' Company of London, who also had land in nearby Draperstown (hence the name...

The Old Year Sinks in Time’s Ocean

In recent years (the tropical chapter), the week before Christmas each year, my next door neighbour, Carol, would play festive tunes. Classics from a bygone era, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Dean...

Christmas Day

I would like to wish all the readers of the website, a very Merry Christmas. We have people browsing from such countries as Ireland, England, Scotland, Germany, France, Holland, Italy, Asia,...

Ireland’s Ghost Ship

In the autumn of 1934, reports started appearing in the local Irish media of sightings of a ghost ship off the East coast of Ulster. The Belfast media picked up the story, and their headlines...

WB Yeats – An Irish Airman Foresees his Death

At the end of last year, I was trying to enhance an old photo of Joseph Bamford's store, at the Arcade, in Kilrea. The photograph was taken over a hundred years ago. It was of very poor quality,...

About One Irish Rover

One Irish Rover focuses on the history and the people of the area in Northern Ireland where I grew up i.e. the Portglenone, Kilrea, Maghera and Tamlaght areas, in Counties Derry and Antrim.

My mother took many photos and saved lots of old newspaper cuttings. Many of these appear on this website.

I love to delve through old newspapers, discovering and piecing together local stories. You will find originally researched articles on this website, that aren't available elsewhere. Indeed, many of the old events have been pieced together, using various resources, and are now only being told fully for the first time.

I am also delighted to receive old photos, and stories. Feel free to drop me a line, via the Contact link (in the MENU above). Thanks for all your contributions.