William Marshall poem – Living in Drumlister
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Local poems from the mid Ulster region of Northern Ireland.
Just a quick mention, before getting started. To keep everyone abreast of the latest developments at One…
I am still enjoying Henry McAnally’s book of poems from the early 1880s, “Effusions After Toil.” Henry…
In the late 1800s, the life of the farmer was very difficult. Farm landlords could demand any…
It was a delight to recently discover a very old book of local poetry by Henry McAnally….
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of…
Here’s a photo from the late 1960’s. After cleaning the image up a tad, mum’s handwritten comment…
Here’s a wonderful old poem, written in early 1926, by a woman from the Ballymena area. It…
Here’s a very old local poem from near the beginning of the 20th century. The author, who…
A Scottish man, who referred to himself as “J. O’D. D.” came over via ferry to Ireland…
As many of you know, I take great pleasure in cleaning up and enhancing old photographs, using…
The name Carnlough derives from the Irish word, Carnlach. It means ‘place of cairns’. The village, which…
The Coleraine chapter of my life began in 1990. It lasted over 18 years, before I left…