1965
'The Milestone Quinn', (Michael Quinn), Ballinamaddy, Dromintee Newry. Died, March 1966. A noted local man referred to in data and diaries of [Michael J. Murphy]; Called 'Milestone' because the public-house of Quinn's in Newry is known as 'The Milestone'. Buried in Dromintee cemetary.
1965
'The Milestone Quinn', (Michael Quinn), Ballinamaddy, Dromintee Newry. Died, March 1966. A noted local man referred to in data and diaries of [Michael J. Murphy]; Called 'Milestone' because the public-house of Quinn's in Newry is known as 'The Milestone'. Buried in Dromintee cemetary.
Informants, Ulster: 'The Milestone Quinn', Died, March 1966. Buried in Dromintee.
Informants, Ulster: 'The Milestone Quinn', Died, March 1966. Buried in Dromintee.
Informants, Ulster: 'The Milestone Quinn', Died, March 1966. Buried in Dromintee.
Informants, Ulster: 'The Milestone Quinn', Died, March 1966. Buried in Dromintee.
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.
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.
1965
Barney Loche and Mickey Kelly (on left), Dromintee, South Armagh. Kelly referred to in S. Armagh collections and diaries.
1969
Frank Campbell, aged 75, known popularly as “Wings” Campbell, Forkhill, Mullabawn Parish, Newry.
1960
Frank ‘Wings’ Campbell and Michael J. Murphy, Forkhill.
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.
1974
Peter Toal, Dromintee; A Scots visitor, was a farm labourer at this time, used to work for Toal, among others; Michael J. Murphy.
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.
1969
Arthur Morgan and his wife, Mary Alice, Dromintee, South Armagh.
1965
‘Mickey the Ree’ Rafftery - as ‘Rov-er-tee’, aged 82. Now living in Council cottage, Dromintee, formerly of ‘The Bog’, Ballinamaddy, Dromintee.
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.
1965
Home of the late Tom Dunne, storyteller, Dromintee.
1965
Hugh O’Hare, Clonlum, Killeavy Parish.
1972
Late Michael O’Hare (’Mickey the Racker’), at Dromintee with ‘The Ould Mare’ (Lily) -- with which writer (Michael J. Murphy) also worked.
