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Poem – Young Caroline Adair

It was a delight to recently discover a very old book of local poetry by Henry McAnally. The book is called 'Effusions After Toil - a collection of poems and lyrics' McAnally was reared locally,...

Portglenone Primary School Photograph 1976

Portglenone Primary School 1975-1976 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...

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

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

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.

June and July - took over 28,000 photos, in some 25 additional graveyards. There is much work ahead, in photoshop and with transcribing headstones.

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