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Back in 1740, a census was conducted in Ireland of Protestant Householders. This list of data was compiled by the collectors of the Hearth Tax. Unfortunately the original records were destroyed in...
I recently spotted, in an old newspaper, the death notice of a very old lady in Cullybackey. Martha Hanna was a stunning 126 years old when she died in March 1808. 1808 Cullybackey - 126 Year...
Recently, while researching a different topic linked to the River Bann, I happened upon two old poems written in the late 1800s about this beautiful stretch of water. This late 1875 poem called...
Swatragh was a few miles from our small farm. It is a small village with just over 500 residents. My father would go there only occasionally - and more often than not, to visit the Northern...
On doing a search for the first motor car to be seen in or near Portglenone, I came across this delightful old letter from September 1902. Mrs E. C. Herdman, writing from the Red House, in...
Short History of Kilrea St Patrick apparently visited the Kilrea area during the fifth century. The story was referenced in the excellent mid 1990's book 'The Fairy Thorn' written by local Kilrea...