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Informants, Ulster: 'The Milestone Quinn', Died, March 1966. Buried in Dromintee.

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Informants, Ulster: 'The Milestone Quinn', Died, March 1966. Buried in Dromintee.

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Informants, Ulster: 'The Milestone Quinn', Died, March 1966. Buried in Dromintee.

M004.25.00068

1947

Taken when we lived in Mick Dinny's (Murphy) by Ellen Ettlinger, February 1947. Patrick sitting on stone to one side of door, a common feature in houses then. I [Michael J. Murphy] am holding Michael.

M004.25.00069

1977

Mick McCrink, aged 83, Ballinamada, Carrickbroad, Dromintee Parish. As far as can be ascertained, Mick and his sister, Mrs. Essie Toal of same parish, were the last Irish speakers in the entire area. Mick died on 22 Feb 1977 and is buried in St. Patrick's cemetery, Dromintee. Married with a family of a boy and a girl who have no Irish. Mick was also a noted step-dancer, singer and whistler of traditional Irish tunes, though not a musician.

M004.25.00070

1965

Barney Loche and Mickey Kelly (on left), Dromintee, South Armagh. Kelly referred to in S. Armagh collections and diaries.

M004.25.00071

1969

Frank Campbell, aged 75, known popularly as “Wings” Campbell, Forkhill, Mullabawn Parish, Newry.

M004.25.00072

1960

Frank ‘Wings’ Campbell and Michael J. Murphy, Forkhill.

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Snapshot taken c.1922-23. Michael J. Murphy at right, front row. Left to Right: Back: Barney McCooey, Unknown, ‘Sullivan' (Murphy), Owen Murphy (brother of Michael J. Murphy), Mickey O’Hare (’Racker’); behind him, Barney Gallagher, ‘Wee Charlie’ Mulholland. Front: Mickey Harte, Myles Mallon, ‘Skug’ Michael Murphy, Paddy Mulholland, Ned Murphy, Michael J. Murphy; behind, Tommy Gallagher.

M004.25.00074

1974

Peter Toal, Dromintee; A Scots visitor, was a farm labourer at this time, used to work for Toal, among others; Michael J. Murphy.

M004.25.00075

1965

Michael ‘The Milestone’ Quinn, Ballnamaddy, Dromintee, Newry. Feeding calves at land he had taken in Balnamona, Dromintee. House in background that of Annie O’Hare’s (Annie Tarley). This photograph in detail earlier at the foot of the Dhaaicklemore.

M004.25.00076

1969

Arthur Morgan and his wife, Mary Alice, Dromintee, South Armagh.

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1965

‘Mickey the Ree’ Rafftery - as ‘Rov-er-tee’, aged 82. Now living in Council cottage, Dromintee, formerly of ‘The Bog’, Ballinamaddy, Dromintee.

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Late Peter Toal, Dromintee. His arm around Mary Ketty (widow Mrs. McDonald), Dromintee, Newry. In a harvest field in Dromintee around 1930s - early 1940s. Mary died in the 1950s.

M004.25.00079

1965

Home of the late Tom Dunne, storyteller, Dromintee.

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1965

Hugh O’Hare, Clonlum, Killeavy Parish.

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1972

Late Michael O’Hare (’Mickey the Racker’), at Dromintee with ‘The Ould Mare’ (Lily) -- with which writer (Michael J. Murphy) also worked.

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At Joe Mullholland’s shop, Dromintee, c.1922-23. Left to right: Maggie Mullholland, Rosie Mullholland, Mickey O’Hare (’Racker’), Sarah Mallon. All from Dromintee.

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1969

Arthur Morgan, aged 94, with wife Mary Alice Morgan (née Morgan), Dromintee Parish, Newry.