Samuel Fee Given – Reminiscences
Before I begin. I think everything is now fully functioning again, after the switch to the new…
poetry
Some poems of note, often linked to this part of Ireland. In some cases, they are general poems that were a part of my life, and/or inspired me.
Patrick Given – Somebody Thinking of You
During the lock-down last year, I started to read a lot more about the three exceptionally talented…
William Marshall poem – Living in Drumlister
Just a quick mention, before getting started. To keep everyone abreast of the latest developments at One…
Henry McAnally – Portglenone
I am still enjoying Henry McAnally’s book of poems from the early 1880s, “Effusions After Toil.” Henry…
Henry McAnally Poem – The Banks of the Bann
In the late 1800s, the life of the farmer was very difficult. Farm landlords could demand any…
Poem – Young Caroline Adair
It was a delight to recently discover a very old book of local poetry by Henry McAnally….
William Yeats – The Lake Isle of Innisfree
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of…
1926 – An Awkward Invitation
Here’s a wonderful old poem, written in early 1926, by a woman from the Ballymena area. It…
1909 – A Trip to Portglenone
Here’s a very old local poem from near the beginning of the 20th century. The author, who…
Antrim Coast – 1908 Feis in Waterfoot
A Scottish man, who referred to himself as “J. O’D. D.” came over via ferry to Ireland…
Old Ballymena Photograph and 1851 Poem
As many of you know, I take great pleasure in cleaning up and enhancing old photographs, using…
Carnlough Bay
The name Carnlough derives from the Irish word, Carnlach. It means ‘place of cairns’. The village, which…