As my mate Brendan Milligan – and other returned migrants – once again embark on the Belfast Ferry (pictured), we offer you one last local glimpse of Christmas 2005.
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Photo Mix
By the reaction already to this morning’s new slideshow, I guage you prefer photo gazing this holiday time to reading story articles. So here’s another mix. Hope you like it!
Christmas 05 in Newry
A selection of images from our town and district this Christmas. Enjoy!
Martin Trail
Donaghmore is four miles out of Newry on the Belfast Road – at the corner named Four Mile! This was the home area of one of our greatest patriots, John Martin. Visit!!
Video: Pat Jennings
This video clip shows Pat Jennings lining out for Newry Town FC
Old Newry People
It would be nice if we collectively were to identify all, or as many as we can, of the people in the photos below.
If you have any issues viewing the images then keep scrolling down the page.
And if you’d like to read about one of Newry’s famous daughters then click here to read about Valene Kane The Fall
Video: Narrow Water Castle
This video shows the inside of the Elizabethian watchtower [keep] at Narrow Water. It is your Editor’s belief that this ought to have been the site of Newry’s new museum.
Video,Boarded shops: Nth/Wtr St
This is what the Water St/North St area looked like when our Troubles were at their worst!
Video: Canal Festival
A short video clip from Newry Canal Festival boat race in the 1970s. ‘Get me to the Church on time!’ [double vertical bars button to ‘pause’]