Northern Ireland, bringing history to life
I love looking through old newspapers and books, and finding articles and images that are long since in the public domain (i.e. out of copyright and usable). The long-forgotten stories can then be …
Continue Reading about Oregon, 1910, Wilkinson’s Celebrate Golden Wedding
Quick update. Apologies, I am three weeks behind in emails and responding to comments. Thank you all so much for your kindness re Tiger. I don't believe that I have encountered so many messages, …
Continue Reading about September 1914, Outbreak War, Fleeing Paris for Bellaghy
The Reverend James Smyth, Minister of Drimbolg between 1827 and 1869, was much-loved in the local community. This website has previously covered his time in charge at Drimbolg, and referenced the …
Continue Reading about Obituary Reverend James Smyth – Drimbolg 1827 to 1869
My father, Richard Mulholland, died some years ago. In recent years, two of his siblings have also passed on. There is now only one left. Sammy Mulholland, who lives at the top of Portglenone, …
Early last year, Trudger came upon a very early reference to Cullybackey in an old book, The Life of a Scottish Probationer: Being a Memoir of Thomas Davidson, with His Poems and Extracts from His …
Continue Reading about 1865 – Thomas Davidson Remembers his Time in Cullybackey
It's always nice to get correspondence. I was contacted several months ago by Iben Olsen, a stamp collector from Denmark. He had a fascinating old envelope in his possession, sent by the …
Continue Reading about 1946 – Portglenone Rectory’s Undelivered Polish War Letter
