History News 

Château de Noisy to be demolished / Newry Man Lost

CHATEAU de NOISY TO BE DEMOLISHED It comes as very sad news that we discover the beautiful and historical Château de Noisy [Show slideshow] 1 2 ► is to be demolished. It’s hard to believe that such a historic and amazing architectural masterpiece is for the fecking ball. The Fairytale Castle will be no more. Earlier in the year I boarded a flight to Brussels and hired a car to go in search of the legendary Castle Miranda in the heart of the Belgian country side. After a drive of…

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History 

Internationally acclaimed Play “A Time to Remember” hits the Sean Hollywood Arts Center this Newry Friday the 28th of October / Newry Man Lost

“A Time To Remember” by the Greenore Drama Group will be gracing the stage of the Sean Hollywood Arts Center this Friday night 28th of October and it is a show not to be missed. Earlier in the year I had the absolute privilege to be invited along to the Greenore Drama Group’s production of “A Time To Remember.” The play is based around the story of the SS Connemara and Retriever disaster which took place on the 3rd of November 1916. Written and Directed by the very talented Michael…

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News 

Deer Stag on Church St Newry / Newry Man Lost

2 local residents got the shock of their lives this morning coming home from night shift when they were greeted by a large Stag Deer at 5am in the Church St area of Newry. The PSNI were informed immediately for fear of public safety. Other sightings report the Stag being spotted in the Hill St and Sugar Island areas of the City. Police were quick to the scene and later  located the animal in St Clare’s avenue where it had to be humanly euthanized for its own welfare and public…

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Exploration 

Kathleen T has left the building / Newry Man Lost

Purely by chance I discoverd Kathleen T’s house on my way home from covering a turf cutting competition in Connemara. While I was driving down the road home I had to pull over to take a phone call and there it was frozen in time, quietly sitting a few meters back of the tarmac. From the outside it was plain to see that no one had lived here in many a year and the family that once resided within had long since vanshed. I have started my research in to…

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