farming Archives — One Irish Rover

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...

The Armstrong Letter from America

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The Foundered Farmer

These cold wintry days of mid January, with endless grey skies, made me think of my memories of being cold. I reflected back on my father and his use of the word, founder. Anyway, to set the...

Tony Crockett, Who are Those Guys?

There is a wonderful old black and white photo in mum's archives, of an assembly of people. Unfortunately there was nothing written below or on the backside of the photo. So the question is,...

Landlords’ Rights and Tenants’ Wrongs

I recently cleaned up an old photograph of a late 1800's tenant eviction. This proved very timely because around the same time, a lovely old related poem came to light. The poem (no...

Land Owners in Ireland 1870’s

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...

About One Irish Rover

One Irish Rover focuses on the history and the people of the area in Northern Ireland where I grew up i.e. the Portglenone, Kilrea, Maghera and Tamlaght areas, in Counties Derry and Antrim.

My mother took many photos and saved lots of old newspaper cuttings. Many of these appear on this website.

I love to delve through old newspapers, discovering and piecing together local stories. You will find originally researched articles on this website, that aren't available elsewhere. Indeed, many of the old events have been pieced together, using various resources, and are now only being told fully for the first time.

I am also delighted to receive old photos, and stories. Feel free to drop me a line, via the Contact link (in the MENU above). Thanks for all your contributions.