Newry and Mourne Museum recently hosted a group from Kilkeel looking to explore their family history. Shane McGivern, Collections Research Assistant at the Museum gave the group a talk about the Collections held at the Museum. The Reside Collection and the Hugh Irvine Collection were discussed, both of which are rich in genealogical value. The […]
International Women’s Day is held annually on 8th March to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and across nations. To link in with this Newry and Mourne Museum, ,based at Bagenal’s Castle, Newry is holding two events. On Friday 6th March (10am – 4pm) there will be a mini-conference and period fashion show. In the morning […]
An important piece of Bessbrook’s industrial and transport heritage is about to get a new lease of life thanks to National Lottery players. The restoration of the Bessbrook tram is the first of many projects which will be undertaken through the £1.4million Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), NIEA […]
In our new column Newry Times columnist Sean O’Siridean takes a look back through the Newry of old. He takes a step back in time and looks at how history reported on Newry and the surrounding areas through past decades. Today we look Ireland’s former Taoiseach and president Éamon de Valera and the day he […]
In our new column Newry Times columnist Sean O’Siridean takes a look back through the Newry of old. He takes a step back in time and looks at how history reported on Newry and the surrounding areas through past decades. Today Sean looks at the local link to the youngest ever Mayor of New York […]
In our new column Newry Times columnist Sean O’Siridean takes a look back through the Newry of old. He takes a step back in time and looks at how history reported on Newry and the surrounding areas through past decades. Today Sean delves into the major military presence in Newry in 1972. It would seem […]
In our new column Newry Times columnist Sean O’Siridean takes a look back through the Newry of old. He takes a step back in time and looks at how history reported on Newry and the surrounding areas through past decades. Today Sean delves into the history of Bessbrook. Today I look back at my own […]
In our new column Newry Times columnist Sean O’Siridean takes a look back through the Newry of old. He takes a step back in time and looks at how history reported on Newry and the surrounding areas through past decades. Today Sean looks at how Newry was reported in The Miami News, dated 10th August […]
In our new column Newry Times columnist Sean O’Siridean takes a look back through the Newry of old. He takes a step back in time and looks at how history reported on Newry and the surrounding areas through past decades. Today Sean looks at how Newry was reported in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper after the […]
