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Distinguished speaker bound for County Derry

Ballinascreen Historical Society will welcome Clive Scoular from Killyleagh, County Down, to their November event. Clive is an enthusiastic and popular speaker with a passion for Ireland’s history and he has the ability to engage with an audience, ...

27 Oct 2022 at 20:00

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Renowned military historian to speak in Ballinascreen

FEW battles of the Second World War compare with Cassino for drama, the prolonged agony of the combatants and tragic controversy. About halfway between Naples and Rome, the Allied armies ran into strongly entrenched German forces determined to ...

03 Nov 2019 at 00:00

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New book tells the history of local primary schools

A County Derry historical society has released a new book documenting the history of primary schools in the Gelvin area over a period of 40 years. Contributions for 'Those Were the Days', published by the Gelvin Historical Society, have been ...

06 Apr 2021 at 10:44

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Ballinascreen Historical Society to host first meeting of new season

For the first meeting of the new season Ballinascreen Historical Society is delighted to host a very well illustrated talk by Sebastian Graham, who is Heritage Projects Officer with the Ulster Architectural Heritage. In a recent interview ...

26 Sept 2024 at 21:30

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Talk on Bygone Days through local postcards to be held in Ballinascreen

Postcard collecting (deltiology) is believed to be surpassed only by stamp collecting as the most popular collecting hobby in the world. It is not difficult to see why. Everyone has at some stage sent cards from holiday, or bought a card ...

03 Feb 2023 at 11:25

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Ballinascreen Historical Society launches new book

Ballinascreen Historical Society’s very first publication in 1980, “The Wee Black Tin”, comprised writings from two deceased parish poets, one of whom was Geordie Barnett. At that time he was already a local legend as an historian, ...

25 Feb 2022 at 00:00

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Series of events to take place this week to mark Bellaghy Historical Society's 25th anniversary

Bellaghy is a place with a rich and deep history, culture and sense of identity. Various archaeological finds along the River Bann provide evidence of settlement dating back some 8,000 to 10,000 years. It was only natural ...

18 Feb 2025 at 19:00

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New book to build on legacy of late County Derry solicitor

A County Derry historical society is set to remember a renowned local solicitor by releasing a book to honour his legacy. Limavady solicitor David Brewster passed away suddenly in January 2021. As well as his background ...

03 Aug 2022 at 21:00

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Calling all history enthusiasts - Ballinascreen Historical Society to launch new book on local history day

Ballinascreen Historical Society has extended an invitation to the public to attend their local history day in November where the society will also be launching their new book. The local history day and book launch ...

23 Oct 2024 at 20:40

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Renowned Maghera musician to provide the entertainment at Ballinascreen Historical Society's social event

For many years the May meeting of the Ballinascreen Historical Society has taken the form of a social evening with supper – and entertainment. This year, once again, the venue will be The Shepherds Rest (220 ...

28 Apr 2023 at 13:15

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Heritage group calls on bank to 'donate' historic County Derry building

A County Derry heritage group have made a bold pitch for a soon to be vacant bank building adjacent to their current base. Maghera Historical Society (MHS), based on the town's Main Street, have called on ...

31 Aug 2022 at 09:00

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Ballinascreen Historical Society's guest speaker for December to give talk on her remarkable life story

Ballinascreen Historical Society’s speaker for December is Martina Tierney (nee McCullagh) who grew up in the townland of Derrynoid in the parish of Ballinascreen. Her talk will revolve around her ...

22 Nov 2024 at 19:00

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