Northern Ireland, bringing history to life
The White House in Portrush Here is a wonderful 1896 newspaper advertisement for the young White House department store in Portrush. The store was founded in 1891, so it was only 5 years old at …
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Portglenone Poem - Sailing Down the Bann The poem below, about sailing down the River Bann in a rowing boat, is reproduced from an 1883 book by Norah Pembroke, called "Days in a Life". Norah …
Thompson Mulholland Confirmation My grandfather, Thompson Mulholland, of Ballymacpeake, Eden, Portglenone, got confirmed in Kilrea Parish Church - aka St. Patrick's Church of Ireland - on Tuesday …
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Emigration - Leaving Ireland for America The 1720s witnessed the first significant wave of emigration from Ireland to the New World. This decade saw the arrival of the Scots-Irish, i.e. Irish who had …
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Here is an exceptionally rare list of County Londonderry's High Sheriffs, across over two hundred years, from the late 1600s to the late 1800s. Unfortunately, unlike with the Country Antrim …
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The High Sheriffs of County Antrim 1603 to 1854 Between 1603 and 1854, three Portglenone men held the office of High Sheriff of County Antrim, namely: 1667, Francis Stafford, Portglenone. 1765, …
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