yeats Archives — One Irish Rover

WB Yeats – An Irish Airman Foresees his Death

At the end of last year, I was trying to enhance an old photo of Joseph Bamford's store, at the Arcade, in Kilrea. The photograph was taken over a hundred years ago. It was of very poor quality,...

William Butler Yeats Poem – The Second Coming

UPDATE - Apologies. Still a little behind in my emails. When time permits, I am working currently on several very interesting articles. Among them are areas and names, such as McKeown, Irwin,...

William Yeats – The Lake Isle of Innisfree

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made: Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee, And live alone in the bee-loud...

Yeats Poem – He Wishes For the Cloths of Heaven

Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. Yeats 1899 short poem, Aedh (He) Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven, is a favourite of many.

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.