AUGUST 2008

Local History Walk

Tremone Historical Society will take a walk around places of interest in Carrowmenagh, Carrowbeg, Ballymagaraghy, Meenletterbale, Mossyglen on Sunday 31st August. Commencing at Carrowmena Community Centre at 2pm. Visiting one of the last Thrashing Horse mills erected by Wm Garmany, Derry at the time of the Boer war 1899. It is situated in one of the Houses of the Evictions in 1881.

What interest had Wm Garmany in the Boer war? Old Bridge House, Carrowbeg. Where did the Hamiltons, Baxters, McIntyres, Thompsons who started "Thompsons Weekly" Derry, later Canada, finally Fleet Street London come from? Where in North Co Antrim did the wallaces come from? To Tremone Bay the old bridge and new one. What connection has the Carrowbeg School 1873 with the murder of Lord Leitrim? The Presbyterian church now decommissioned, Ballymagaraghy, Fairy Chairs, Stone Row - Mass Rock where is the foundation of the Hermitage? Did Archie McDonald row across the 35 miles stretch of water between Islay, Ballymagaraghy? See his house with his family. Meenletterbale Neoliphic Portal Tomb. Mossyglen Burial ground of Unbaptised Babies. Subject to consent of land owners. James Baxter lived in New Zealand until the ripe old age of 113 years and died at Pleasant Place. Then back to Carrowmenagh Community Centre for light refreshments.

For further information tel 9367122 or 9367251. Walk led by John A McLaughin B.A. (Hons) History and Politics, Diploma in Local History.

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