I came across an old photo in mum's archive. She had written below it, Herbie Stewart. The picture looks like it was taken in the late 1950s, or maybe early 1960s. But most likely, given …
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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Portglenone Primary School Photograph 1976
Portglenone Primary School, on the Townhill Road, is where I spent the first years of my education. This would have been between the late 1960s and June 1976. It was very handy, because mum was a …
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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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Haymaking – Richard, Willie and Stanley Mulholland
Enda, over at the Photos of Portglenone Facebook Group, contacted me some ten days ago. He is currently doing a themed set of photos on the local group about farming, and wanted to know if I had any …
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