Today’s Patrick/Dominic Streets and
1917 Queen St/Downshire Court
Places
Talbot Street Newry 1917
We made mention a little while back of the Ragged School in Talbot Street. Let us take a step back 90 years and see who was in charge – and who were the other residents of Talbot Street in 1917, in the middle of the Great War.
Railway Stations
Newry’s first Railway Station was neither Edward Street nor Dublin Bridge, but was located at a red-brick building down the Warrenpoint Road in a place that later became the Abattoir.
Close Shave : 2
This darkness was rather fun for all the courting couples, but it was a little eerie whilst journeying through the deserted streets as you made your way home, not to mention dangerous in those troubled times.
Iveagh Crescent 1951
This list of the one-time residents of
Derrybeg Drive People
Any list of residents is a mere snapshot in time. Some became long-term residents – indeed a few homes are still held by the original tenants, or children or grandchildren of the first tenants.
Meadow Reunion News
Things are happening on this front. First, the date and venue have been confirmed as Friday 22 February in the Miller Suite of the Canal Court Hotel. Tickets (yet to be printed) will be sold on a first come-first served basis, but probably after Christmas.