Northern Ireland, bringing history to life
A few nights ago, 27th December 2019, I received an email with a lovely old photograph attached. It was taken some 100 or so years ago. The email was from a regular visitor to this website, who …
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In December 1871, the first ever rugby international in Ireland was held. One source says the match took place on 18th December. But Saunders's News Letter (a Belfast newspaper) in it's edition of …
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William Butler Yeats W.B. Yeats was born in Sandymount, County Dublin, in June 1865. He studied in Dublin and London. Yeats loved County Sligo and spent childhood holidays there. Indeed, …
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This old graveyard is situated less than one kilometer out the Townhill Road in Portglenone. It sits on a hillside on the right hand side as one drives out of the village. Second Portglenone …
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Here's an old photo, from the mid 1940s, of the seventeen members of Emmet's AOH Pipe Band from Tirgarvil, near Upperlands. Brother Patsy McEldowney is in the front row. Band Members: Back …
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Short History of Kilrea St Patrick apparently visited the Kilrea area during the fifth century. The story was referenced in the excellent mid 1990's book 'The Fairy Thorn' written by local Kilrea …
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