The Coleraine chapter of my life began in 1990. It lasted over 18 years, before I left in 2008 for pastures new. Work back then involved travelling, each day, at all hours of the day and night, the …
The Farmer by Mr Calderwood
A local Cullybackey man, named Calderwood, in the 1920s, wrote a poem about the essential contribution of the local farmer. The poem was published in a local newspaper (sadly long since …
Spring by Joyce Montgomery of Ballymena
From time to time, one comes across a little gem when searching old newspapers. Here is a beautiful poem from the last century, called Spring, by Ballymena lady, Joyce Montgomery. …
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1881 Poetry – On the Bann
I was looking across old newspapers, last year, when I came across this old poem about the River Bann. I'd saved it, but never got around to putting it on the website. It's a tad unusual, in that …
1875 Poem – To the River Bann
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 …
Reverend Buick – Cuningham Memorial Church
In recent months, I have been working a fair bit on the photographs taken at the graveyards in and around Cullybackey. The research has also taken in very old newspapers and photo archives. This has …
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