I am still enjoying Henry McAnally's book of poems from the early 1880s, "Effusions After Toil." Henry was reared near Portglenone. He left in 1859, to find work in Scotland, ending up as he admits …
Henry McAnally Poem – The Banks of the Bann
In the late 1800s, the life of the farmer was very difficult. Farm landlords could demand any price they wanted and could throw tenants out on a whim. Locals worked long hours on the land and were …
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Thomas Moore – Let Erin Remember the Days of Old
In the 1497 book by Caxton called "History of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland” there is the following quotation: It was from this legend, that Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852) found inspiration …
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1892 – Fishing in Lough Neagh and the Lower River Bann
Lough Neagh Freshwater Lake Lough Neagh (Loch Neathachis) is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. The Lough Neagh Basin is a depression, built from several tectonic events which date as far …
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1882 Poetry – Beside the Silvery Bann
Last weekend, while researching an article on those times across recorded history, that the River Bann was frozen over, I chanced upon two old poems related to the river, from the late 1800s. …
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Increasing Cost Building Innisrush Foot Bridge
The foot bridge at Innisrush was built around 1900 or shortly there after. Looking at old newspapers, the small bridge was first proposed at a Magherafelt Rural District Council meeting held at the …
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