Historical Places
Glenarm Castle – A History
A popular tourist destination, Glenarm Castle has been home to the Earls of Antrim and the McDonnell family for 400 years.
Forgotten Folk
Cushendall – A Colourful Village with a Colourful History
Cushendall, County Antrim is a pretty, friendly, colourful and busy village with a colourful history to match.
Historical Places
Church Lane, Belfast – Skeletons, bars and ‘Bullseye Braithwaite’
A small 17th‑century street, Church Lane has an impressive history featuring a myriad of occupants, ghosts, bars and ‘Bullseye Braithwaite’
Places
The Ancient Church of Ardclinis, its Crozier and its Fairy Tree
Travelling along the Antrim Coast Road, the ancient church of Ardclinis (and its Fairy Tree) in a picturesque setting is well worth a visit.
Historical Places
Lombard Street – Legg’s Lane, the Curiosity Shop & Gutta-percha
Lombard Street, Belfast replaced Legg’s Lane and Caddell’s Entry as a popular business location featuring the Curiosity Shop and Gutta-percha
Historical Places
Wilson’s Court – The Story of a Belfast Entry and its Northern Star
Wilson’s Court is a neglected narrow Belfast alley. It was once such a populous, busy and important thoroughfare!
Places
Portaferry – A History
Portaferry, on the beautiful shore of Strangford Lough is a lovely and exceptionally friendly place to visit.
Historical Places
St John’s Church, the Hill of Donegore and the “End of the World”
The tale of the ancient hill of Donegore, St John’s Church and its “corpse house”, and the “End of the World”
Forgotten Folk
Reverend William Bristow – A Champion of the Poor of Belfast
The Rev William Bristow is largely forgotten today but his efforts to improve the lives of the Belfast’s poor deserve to be remembered.
Forgotten Folk
Saint Cooey’s Wells at Temple Cooey
Temple Cooey and St Cooey’s Wells have been a pilgrimage site from, at least, the 13th century with an annual pilgrimage every June
Historical Places
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge – Don’t Look Down!
The Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, one of Co. Antrim’s most popular tourist attractions, spans a gap of 66ft to the tiny island of Carrickarede.
Places
Carnlough, Antrim Coast Road – A History
Carnlough, Antrim Coast Road – The story of a small coastal village, Marchioness Francis Anne Vane, Garron Tower and Paddy the Pigeon.
Places
St Malachy’s, Oxford Street – An Overlooked Gem
St Malachy’s Oxford Street – A “tiny and delightful sample of Victorian Gothic”
Historical Places
Armoy – An Eventful History
The small County Antrim village of Armoy, now known worldwide for road racing, boasts an wealth of historical stories
Historical Places
The Cookstown Ghost of Old Town Hill
The story of the Cookstown Ghost and the haunting of the grocery shop on Old Town Hill which attracted huge public interest in November 1874.
Historical Places
High Street Belfast – A History
As a historic commercial street leading from Belfast city centre to the Lagan, High Street can be viewed as the ‘birthplace’ of the town.
Historical Places
Newcastle, County Down – History, Tourism and Tragedy
Newcastle is a lovely coastal town on Dundrum Bay in County Down popular for Its long sandy beach and Mourne mountains backdrop.
Stories
The Cave Hill Legal Battle of 1859
An account of the 1859 legal battle to secure public access to the Cave Hill
Historical Places
St Peter’s Church, ‘The Rock’ – Upon this Rock…
The small church of St Peter’s (‘The Rock’) has a ‘big’ history of Christian worship over hundreds of years, often in times of persecution.
Forgotten Folk
William Orr – Trial and Execution 1797
The story of the trial & execution of William Orr – a man committed to establishing a new Ireland where all men were treated equally
Myths & Legends
A Battle of the Giants and Washington in Flames – Picturesque Rostrevor
Rostrevor, Co. Down, is a lively village known for its magnificent setting, a wealth of history & folklore and the friendliness of its people.