My story on ‘The Hobbies’ brought back to Martin Auden memories of his grandfather, Mr Hugh Mallon who frequented the ‘Housey Housey’ each night. As Martin added, ‘Hugh was there more for the social aspect than for the prize money’. This is my own story of Hugh Mallon who I remember from those early Bingo days.
Characters
Petie McKeown’s Smuggling Days
‘Did you do any smuggling in your youth, Petie?’
I did to be sure. I smuggled cattle across the border for the McMahons amongst others. And for John (Jock) Quinn.
Hollands and friends
It’s over fifty years ago now. These five girls and one boy posed for the camera perched on a large rock against the backdrop of the old and deserted Willis’s Bakery.
Tom McKeown delivers milk
In the mid 40’s every boy tried hard to get an after-school job. I was no different. My first job was in Frank Sweeney’s chemist shop – now Connolly’s Shoe Shop. My job was washing medicine bottles using a bottle brush and a bath of cold water. All the old bottles that were returned to the shop had to be washed and dried for reuse and I was paid 3/6d for this task.
Brother Barney Liston
I happened to be out on the town with my wife on Saturday evening when the conversation turned on philosophy and its influence on Western thought ….
Christy Roe
Christy Roe was one on Newry‘s characters. He was a man of simple pleasures – a flutter on the horses and a pint were his pastimes in later life.
Cassie’s Wedding
The occasion of celebration was the marriage, exactly a half century ago, of Cassie McLoughlin to Anthony Fitzpatrick. Cassie was the youngest daughter of Addy McLoughlin, of whom we have a number of stories to follow!
When women ‘had their place’
Carmel found the following article and submitted it for our approval or otherwise!