Five months ago, in early November 2020, I decided to look more at the British government's excellent 1876 publication: Owners of land of One Acre and Upward, Ireland Return. This publication …
Old Ulster Voices and a Golden Wedding Anniversary
Apologies for the delay in responding to recent emails and those who have been in touch via the website's contact form. It's been 8 days or so here, without laptop access to the internet. Windows 10 …
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Dancing in Ireland in the 1950s
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, …
1912 Christmas Day Shooting Tragedy in South Derry
CHRISTMAS DAY SHOOTING TRAGEDY IN EDEN ROBERT LAMONT DEAD, WILLIAM MULHOLLAND CHARGED On Christmas Day 1912, in Eden, near Portglenone, a struggle took place as to which member of a party would …
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Eden Band LOL 2028 – 1950s Photo Colourised
In one of her albums, my mother kept a large (something like 8 inch by 11 inch) beautiful black and white photograph of Eden band. The image was taken in the 1950s, in front of Eden Orange Hall. My …
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Colourised Thompson Mulholland 1927 Wedding Photograph
On Wednesday 6th July 1927, my paternal grandparents, Thompson Mulholland (Tommy) from Eden and Isabella Armstrong from Moyagoney were married. The one photo taken of the wedding party was …
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