Northern Ireland, bringing history to life
Oh Deer: The Great Portglenone Stag Hunt of 1849 Or, how a single bewildered deer contrived to get half of south Derry out of bed before breakfast — and a good few of them out of their …
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The advert below appeared in the Friday 5th March 1943 edition of the Ballymena Observer. The newspaper, costing two pence, outlined the line-up for a splendid all-star performance to celebrate St …
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Father John Cassidy, who was the parish priest of Ahoghill and Portglenone, bought in 1779 from Charles Hamilton a small section of ground. The Aughnahoy church was built in 1782 and would serve the …
On Sunday evening, 14th September 1884, a number of boys were playing at a mill at the Largy, near Portglenone, when a sad accident occurred, by which a boy named Magill lost his life. September …
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My …
Drimbolg church, or meeting house as it is commonly referred to, was built in 1837. It is situated a few hundred yards from the village of Tamlaght. In tracing the origins of this historic …
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