I was so excited when Granda told me that we were getting our first Friesian cow.
The following morning my four sons and I waited patiently for the cattle lorry to arrive.
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My barber debut!
Back at home now, I noted that my father was still at work and my mother had gone to town to collect the ‘Family Allowance’. I wouldn’t get a better chance that this!
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The civil Barber
There was a battery of bone-handled shaving brushes of the cylindrical variety on display on the narrow counter at chest height before him and from these Hugh Gorman chose one with short, white-tipped, horse-hair bristles.
Haircuts: Charlie McGrath
Sadly I don’t have enough hair left now on my head to occupy any barber for more than a few minutes – but there was a time when I could rival Jedward for high-rising quiffs.
Train memories
I thought it a good idea, good enough to share with you. If the notion of the 36 mile round trip by bicycle to Portadown deters you, how about halving it? If you’re my age and have the Smartpass…
Ann Carroll: In Loving Memory
Throughout his long association with Journal, with your editor and with the other eejits of this site, never once did Tony Carroll ever complain about the harsh lot he was dealt in recent years, the trials he had to endure since his dear wife Ann was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease and the enormous pain he suffered as his life’s love degenerated physically before his eyes.
Newry Vintners …
There was a time when several dozen local bar owners and their spouses attended the annual Vintners night-out in Newry.