Northern Ireland, bringing history to life
Here's a great 1930/1931 photograph, supplied by Barry Mulholland, of the students at Pound School, the Grange, near Randalstown, in County Antrim. Mulhollands of Randalstown (the …
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Harvest time in Eden, near Portglenone, 1940s. There were very few tractors back in those days. Farm work involved hard labour. The summer time was especially busy. Featured in this old photo are …
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Here's a very old poem. It was written by a man from Raceview in Broughshane in late 1899. The humourous verses focus on the fun to be had at the local bar in the village. Ulster-Scots terminology …
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Morning brings us many a flower, All delightful to the eye, Trees and shrubs of dewy grandeur In the rays sunshine lie. Lovely though they are, and cheering, Dearer, far, are you me; All my love …
Here's a wonderful old poem that was submitted to the Ballymena Observer in September 1923. The poem was by a Portglenone person, and referenced local friends who fell in the great war. It’s …
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The demolition, in the late 1950s, of the bridge at Kilrea Railway Station caused much regret in the local community. One unknown person from the area wrote the following poem, which was published in …
