In recent years (the tropical chapter), the week before Christmas each year, my next door neighbour, Carol, would play festive tunes. Classics from a bygone era, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Dean …
The Ploughman Alone is King
Several hours last Saturday were spent, rather than writing up a weekend post, brushing out the flood in my house. I had turned on the bath and forgotten about it. I stepped off the sofa, to …
Poem – To the Old Year
I came across an old poem (see below) entitled To the Old Year, written on December 27th, 1884, by Susie Troland, a Coleraine lady. She was inspired by the year just ended, namely 1884. In …
Sad Fatality Near Maghera
On looking through old newspapers recently, I encountered a fatal accident that occurred in Eden, during June 1885. It involved two friends, George Hill Wilson (who lived in the townland of …
More on Isaac Workman’s Public House
It's funny, when you are looking for something directly, you often can't find it. But when you aren't looking, you discover it. If you recall, we recently covered the awful Christmas Day shooting …
Bessie and William Henry York of Eden
It was bad before, but after turning fifty, some years back, my memory has accelerated towards the abyss. It's now scarily bad. I need to keep writing fast. Funnily enough, and I suspect the same is …
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