My earliest memories of growing up in Newry include being taken into St Patrick’s and St Colman’s by my mother and one of my aunts to see the Christmas crib.
School Days
Sheeptown 1926
This is another excellent photo from the Janine Masters collection and we are most grateful to receive it.
Pre-Nursing Girls 1968/9
The
Kirk Ruddy’s School Days
You’ve heard of Tom Brown’s School Days.
But have you heard of Kirk Ruddy’s School Days?
Well, School day.. to be precise…
An exile in Canada
I recently came upon this memoir of an Irish exile from Moortown, Tyrone settled in
If not I shall desist after this entry: if so, you can have much more!
St Joseph’s Class of ’65
The Reunion of St Joseph’s High School Newry – Class of 1965 – was held recently in the Canal Court Hotel. The function was attended by the present Principal, Mr Hugh Mallon and the guest speaker was recently-retired
Bill Hanna’s life
In father’s absence at first – for six months or so – we stayed at Grandfather Bicker’s in Poyntzpass. Then my two sisters were fostered to two married aunts.
I was taken in by Granny Hanna who had already reared nine sons. She was more comfortable with boys. This was to my advantage as she was a lovely person and respected by all. Her life had been hard, helping grandfather to run the farm as well as rearing so many sons. It was a sad day for me when grandmother died when I was fourteen.
St Joe’s Chess & Debating 65
The Chess team below shows: B. (L-R) Joe McGrath, Eric Johnston and Raymond O’Neill
F. (L-R) M Hollywood, Martin Treanor (Captain) and J Strain
The team was ably coached by popular teacher of the time Brian O’Hare.
Lisraw, 1920’s
I spent the first fifteen years of my life on my grandfather’s farm in the townland of Lisraw. The routine was school, farm work, hunting with dogs and ferrets and, rarely, playing with friends.