A local Cullybackey man, named Calderwood, in the 1920s, wrote a poem about the essential contribution of the local farmer. The poem was published in a local newspaper (sadly long since …
Harvest Time in Eden during the 1940s
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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Player’s Cigarettes & John Mulholland of Eden Portglenone
I recently encountered an old newspaper advertisement for Player's Cigarettes. It was from 1916. Long since all-but-forgotten memories of John Mulholland, of Eden, immediately flooded my thoughts. …
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1962, Alfie Brown with the Mulhollands in Eden
Alfie Brown & the Mulhollands, Eden, Portglenone In these photographs, taken in 1962, from left to right we have, Richard Mulholland, Alfred Brown and Samuel Mulholland. They are taken …
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James Richardson Mulholland, Hill House, Eden, Ballymacpeake
James Richardson Mulholland, Eden, Portglenone The photograph below is probably James Richardson Mulholland. James was born in 1861. He was the son of Thompson Mulholland and lived and farmed at …
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Ballymacpeake farmers
Ballymacpeake Farmers, Eden, Portglenone Not far from the village of Portglenone, on the County Londonderry side, is Ballymacpeake. Here is an undated photograph - probably late 1960s or 1970s - …