portglenone Archives — Page 7 of 8

St Patrick’s Night Concert Portglenone Hall

1943, All-Star Variety Concert for St Patrick's Night in Portglenone starring Olive Briggs, James Johnston, Louis Williamson, Molly Millar, Alfie Donnelly

1884 – Largy Accident – boy killed by mill wheel

September 1884, Fatal Accident at Portglenone On Sunday evening, 14th September 1884, a number of boys were playing at a mill at the Largy, near Portglenone, when a sad accident occurred, by...

Sailing Down the Bann

Portglenone Poem - Sailing Down the Bann The poem below, about sailing down the River Bann in a rowing boat, is reproduced from an 1883 book by Norah Pembroke, called "Days in a Life". Norah...

Emigration – One Family leaves County Derry for America

Emigration from Ireland to America. John Black and Jane Stewart Black's family left Innisrush, County Derry - Londonderry, for Coney Island, then Philadelphia.

1960s, Tea Break for Farmers in a Cornfield in Ireland

[caption id="attachment_792" align="aligncenter" width="650"] 1960s, Farmers in a corn field, Eden Portglenone[/caption] 1960s, Tea Break for Farmers in a Cornfield in Ireland The word 'corn' has...

1962, Alfie Brown with the Mulhollands in Eden

Alfie Brown & the Mulhollands, Eden, Portglenone [caption id="attachment_762" align="alignright" width="500"] Richard Mulholland, Alfred Brown & Samuel Mulholland, Hill House, Eden,...

About One Irish Rover

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

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

I love to delve through old newspapers, discovering and piecing together local stories. You will find originally researched articles on this website, that aren't available elsewhere. Indeed, many of the old events have been pieced together, using various resources, and are now only being told fully for the first time.

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.