| THE SOCIETY VISIT TO COUNTY DONEGAL 2002 | Harry Hume |
Account of society’s outing to Donegal, including stops in Lifford, Letterkenny, Glenveagh, Carrigart & Greencastle. |
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‘REFLECTIONS IN BALLYCASTLE’ |
Frank Rogers
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Poem. |
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NEELB LIBRARY SERVICE |
Yvonne Hirst
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This article examines the resources available in the Local Studies Service in the NEELB.
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Photographs of the Irish Room in Coleraine Library & The McSkimin Room in Carrickfergus Library. |
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THE SINKING OF THE DRAKE
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Frank Rogers |
In 1917, the armoured cruiser the ‘Drake’ was torpedoed by a German submarine off Rathlin Island; full account of the episode and follow-up stories. |
Photographs, maps & drawings. |
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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH PRESBYTERIANISM IN LAYDE AND CUSHENDALL |
S.Alex Blair
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Account of the Rev John Stewart , who attempted to minister at Layde and Cushendall from 1707 till his death in 1719. |
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A CHANCE MEETING
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John O’Loan |
Describes meeting a stranger in Italy who,as a submariner in WWII,sailed up and down the Antrim coast. |
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THE ROAD MENDER
RETROSPECT
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Annabelle Fisher |
Two pieces of reminiscence; of people and places around Red Bay; first cars; turf cutting; Kitcheners Army. |
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MARCONI AND BALLYCASTLE |
Hugh Alexander Boyd
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Text of a lecture given at Ballycastle’s Civic Week in 1968; early wireless experiments in Ballycastle.
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Footnotes by D J McGill |
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HUGH BOYD’S ROLE IN THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF BALLYCASTLE |
DJ McGill
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18th century collieries; the building of the harbour. |
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THE REV ROBERT STEWART OF TULLYBANE AND BROUGHSHANE (1783 – 1852)
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Eull Dunlop |
Anniversary observations of this formidable Presbyterian Minister of Broughshane; account of his early life and ministry (see also Vol. 30)
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Portrait of the subject; Photograph of Henry Cooke; Photograph of the house at Clough; Photograph of the author with Stewart family members. |
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THE POET FROM ARMOY
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Harry Hume |
In Volume 30 ‘The Civil Parish of Loughgiel’ included a poem ‘Lovely Loughgiel’ which went uncredited It was in fact by Tom Kinney of Armoy. Another of his poems entitled ‘Yesterdays Ploughman’ is published here. |
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GB NEWE |
Stephen Corr
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An account of his life and achievements; political career. |
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GB NEWE AND THE GLENS |
Harry Hume
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Extracts from the periodical ‘The Glensman’ to which GB Newe contributed. |