County Down

Poems by Lois

Come from the meadows green

The Irish poet Thomas Caulfield Irwin, born in 1823, is largely forgotten. He was born in Warrenpoint in County Down, Ireland, the son of a doctor; his family were very wealthy and it seems  he was one of those young gentlemen who completed their education by travelling on the continent with a private tutor, and he even went […]

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Family Stories by Lois

Calendars

I love calendars, I really love them, and I’m lucky to receive several each year at Christmas time; my husband always makes me one using his own wonderful photos, and he always buys me one of Northern Ireland. We usually also receive one as a gift from someone else, this year my dear cousin Jackie gave me one of […]

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