On Saturday 28 September 1912 the industrial heart of Belfast city was still. The great shipyards were silent; the looms…
Apprentice Boys of Derry
The Apprentice Boys of Derry Association is a Christian, historical and cultural organisation, committed to maintaining the spirit of courage…
The Breaking of the Boom
“28TH OF JULY, 1689! A day to be remembered with thanksgiving by the besieged in Derry as long as they live; for on this day we were delivered from famine and slavery.”
Dolly’s Brae
Being on the Twelfth day of July, eighteen and forty-nine,The Pagans of this country together did combine,To shoot and slay…
The Battle of the Boyne
Following the relief of Londonderry and their defeat at Newtownbutler by the Enniskilleners the Jacobites withdrew from the west of…
The Altnaveigh Massacre
The IRA’s deadly attack on the Protestant community at Altnaveigh in south Armagh in June 1922 was one of the…