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, Canada, …
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 …
World War One Letter – William Caldwell of Garvagh
I trust that you are all keeping well and staying safe in these difficult times. Apologies to those who I have not had a chance to respond to in email. I am a little behind. This year, when the …
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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, and …
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American Letter Kills County Antrim Cobbler
Tragedy ensues when a North Antrim cobbler is told of a 5 thousand pounds American legacy. On the 24th February 1932, in the beautiful little coastal village of Glenarm in County Antrim, tragedy …
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1964, Teady McErlean and Building Dreenan
Apologies, I have not been posting much in recent months. I have not been writing anything at all. But the creativity is still there, and I have been working in the evenings, on enhancing a lot of old …
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