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WILLIAM.S.ARMOUR FOUNDER OF THE YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS OF ULSTER. |
S.Alex Blair
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Started YFC modelled on the Danish Folk High School Movement. |
Photograph of 3 young farmers shearing sheep at Cargan |
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SEA FARING : A GLENS TRADITION |
Captain Gerry Blaney (Rtd.)
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The tradition of seafaring in the Glens from the mid 19th century Wartime memories; list of men from the area who went to sea before , during and after WW11.
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Photographs of the author and family & the ship ‘Wahine’ aground in the Arafura Sea |
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THE STRONGMAN OF BALLYVOY |
Lawrence McHenry
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Short account of Charlie Davidson, local character from Ballyvoy.
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Photograph of John. L. Sullivan World Boxing Champion & friend of Charlie’s. |
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SAVING THE CUSTOM’S HOUSE PLAQUE |
Anthony McKinley
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After the bombing of the Marine Hotel in Ballycastle the author and friends rescue a plaque from the Old Custom House dated 1731.
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Photographs of the demolition & rescue; photograph of Ballycastle harbour. |
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THE DISPENSARY DOCTOR |
Dr Tony Redmond
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History of medicine in the 19th century; the Poor Law and cottage hospitals; folk cures and modern practices.
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Photographs : Cottage Hospital in Ballymena; painting ‘The Doctor’ by Luke Fildes; the old Dispensary Ballymena; a government leaflet about National Insurance scheme |
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THE NORTHERN IRELAND FILM AND TELEVISION COMMISSION’S DIGITAL FILM ARCHIVE |
Maebh McCaffrey
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The Northern Ireland collection of early film & television. The importance of conservation and access.
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A GLENSMAN’S JOURNEY AROUND THE FALKLAND ISLANDS |
Patrick MacNeill
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Author’s account of his time in the Merchant Navy;including a trip to the Falklands; with descriptions of the wildlife and people.
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Photographs: sunset over the Islands & a bird colony |
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JOHN WESLEY IN GLENSHESK: A METHODIST COINCIDENCE RECORDED |
Dr Eull Dunlop
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Wesley visited Ireland 21 times between 1747 and 1789.He was familiar with Ballymoney, Ballymena, Larne and Gracehill, and preached in Armoy in 1789.
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Portrait of Wesley; photograph of Armoy round tower |
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THE MCGREERS FROM GLENAAN IN CO. ANTRIM |
Dan McGreer
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Detailed history of the family, from 16th century Scotland to the present day.
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Photograph of family gravestone at Layde graveyard; drawing of a ship by the author; old picture of the Port of Coleraine |
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SEAMUS CLARKE HISTORIAN OF THE GLENS |
Padraig O’Baoighill
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Publican of Ballycastle, Born Murlough 1914. His interest in local history & culture; his involvement with Feis NaGleann along with Casement, Biggar, Margaret Dobbs etc.
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3 Photographs: ruins of Glenshesk school; Dan Darragh’s headstone in Ballycastle graveyard; Lough Na Cranagh,Fair Head. |
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ROBERT MCELHERAN (1852-1910) FROM GLENDUN TO GREENPOINT BROOKLYN |
Deirdre Roberts
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The author’s story of her great-grandfather, born in Straid; his emigration and career in America.
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4 Photographs: Brooklyn Suspension Bridge 1883; ruins at Straid; Susannah McElheran 1930s; Brooklyn Bridge and remains of docks 2004. |
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HEARING ‘BAB MCKEEN’ AGAIN : ISSUES IN RURAL SPEECH
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Dr Eull Dunlop
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The first publication (2002) of the Ulster Scots Society was ‘Bab McKeen -The Wit and Wisdom of an Ulster Scot’; the author examines the language and discusses its implications for the future. |
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| BROUGHSHANE HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S VISIT TO GLENRAVEL | Dominic O’Loan | Account of the visit. | |
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THE JOURNAL OF WILLIAM BISSET AUGUST 1799
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The Very Rev. Dr. Godfrey Brown
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William Bisset, his early life and career. |
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THE JOUNAL OF A SHORT TRIP
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The Very Rev. Dr. Godfrey Brown |
Account of Bisset’s travels through the Glens in 1799. Now published in book form by the Society.
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Portrait of William Bisset by Sir Thomas Lawrence |
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ULSTER SCOTS REVIVAL AND LITERARY HISTORY |
Ivan Herbison QUB
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History of the Ulster-Scots language in the 17th century; changes and Anglicisation; vernacular revivals in the 18th century. Now in the 20th century used as a marker of cultural identity.The importance of linguistic diversity. |
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| ‘SEASIDE IMAGERY’ | Ita McMichael | Poem | |
| THE BALLYCASTLE AND CUSHENDALL TOY MAKING INDUSTRIES 1901 -1914 | Joseph Mc Brinn U.U |
History of both these local craft industries; their importance to the local economies; their place in larger national and international craft revivals; reasons for their decline.
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Reproduction of 2 advertising posters; Photographs of Andreas Lang, German craftsman; Toy cottage set with figures |