Back to Ireland by Moira O’Neill
I have resided overseas for an extensive period of time, yet I remain engaged in the sporting…
Poems
Local poems from the mid Ulster region of Northern Ireland.
The Moneymore Ghost
Moneymore is a village of some 1900 people, situated in County Londonderry. The plantation village was built…
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,…
Christmas Day
I would like to wish all the readers of the website, a very Merry Christmas. We have…
Ireland’s Ghost Ship
In the autumn of 1934, reports started appearing in the local Irish media of sightings of a…
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…
Cutting Turf
I haven’t been around much of late. It’s nice to get back online and have a chance…
The Ploughman Alone is King
Several hours last Saturday were spent, rather than writing up a weekend post, brushing out the flood…
Poem – County Antrim
I hope that you are all keeping well. If you are struggling, please turn off the fear…
The Legend of Lisnahuncheon
Last year, I covered a story, from the early summer of 1909, which involved two folk from…
Sweethearts Always
Every once in a while, usually after a glass of red wine, I have a look at…
Thomas Given – A Song for February
UPDATE – getting very slowly caught up with old emails. Doing lots of photoshop and research…