Northern Ireland, bringing history to life
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 …
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A local source tells me that this week (i.e. week beginning 12th October 2020), there was filming in Craigs Church and graveyard, in Cullybackey, for the top British TV series, Line of Duty. …
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A Brief History of Cullybackey Methodist Church Cullybackey Old Methodist Church has a complex history. The church initially, way back in 1839, started out as a Presbyterian church. It was built by …
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Earlier this week, I was doing some research for a future Cullybackey post, when I stumbled upon this beautiful song by Canadian lady Anne Walker. It's not often a new voice immediately hits a …
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 …
This delightful country church sits a short distance outside Cullybackey. In modern times, the Craigs Parish Church is grouped with Dunaghy & Killagan. Cullybackey Church Records History notes …
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