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A History of Downpatrick 50s-80s Part 1
This documentary was made entirely by clients of AMH New Horizons, Downpatrick. Through local character's stories, you will be taken on a journey of Downpatrick from 1950s to the 1980s. This project was part of the Peace III funded community history initiative organised by Down County Museum and the Somme Heritage Centre.
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Downpatrick
Eclipse Cinemas Downpatrick St Patricks Day 2011
Irish Fairy Thorn St Patrick garden Downpatrick
As a lad I always loved delving into books to do with Irish myths and legends eg Irish Sagas and Folk Tales by Eileen O'Faolain . I probably got this from my father who was a bit of a story teller. Dad was brought up in Co Monaghan, at Moys Castleshane, near Ballybay. (I have been down to visit his birthplace recently for the first time, -see my videos )
In those days there was no internet, or TV, or even electric light and radio was a real novelty, so the mind/imagination often ran wild as to what might be. Story telling was much to the fore and travelling storytellers were respected in communities starved of entertainment. Dad had a number of stories associated with Fairy Tree. There are many many others. I was fascinated to find this fine e example of a Fairy Tree in the St Patrick Centre garden area. The significance of the cross in slate is to show that Patrick and his Christian God was supreme and above all superstition and superstitious practices in Ireland.
It has to be admitted though that these myths, legends, fairy trees etc do make for a good stories.
Down County Museum - Downpatrick - Co. Down Northern Ireland
If you are trying to discover Northern Ireland, you will come to the point where county Down is on the list and that is when you will need to check the touristic places that one could visit there. Down County Museum is located in Downpatrick, between Down Cathedral and Downpatrick Courthouse and it calls out for people to come and check this historical treasure found in the place.
Down County Museum brings to the visitors the history of county Down from the earliest times until the present day through the artifacts that are displayed there. This museum is located in the historic buildings of the eighteenth century County Gaol of Down, the Gaol was opened back in 1796 and it was then closed in 1830 - throughout all those years, it housed thousands of prisoners in it.
The Gaol used to incarcerate many people for very minor offences and it also held rebels captured after the battle of Saintfield and Ballynahinch in 1798, and the United Irishman, Thomas Russell, was executed for his role in the abortive rebellion in 1803. The Gaol was also a convict Gaol and hundreds of transportees were imprisoned in it prior to their journey to the convict colonies of New South Wales.
The main purpose and aim behind Down County Museum is to appreciate the history, culture and environment of the county through the organisation of exhibitions, the activities and events which are there to inform the visitor of the information that he/she might have came to the place searching for.
After the Gaol was closed, there were some restorations done to the place in 1981 and now visitors could check the conditions in which the prisoners were kept in the Gaol by visiting the restored cells which are complete with displays on individual prisoners.
Going through the programme of the museum, you will come to see that there are two different types of exhibitions held there, the permanent exhibitions and the temporary exhibitions. From the permanent exhibitions held there, there is the Down Through Time exhibition which brings 9000 years of human history in county Down, the temporary exhibitions on the other hand usually deal with everything from the Victorians to local artists.
The old Gaol building passed through lots of stations before reaching the final destination which is Down County Museum. When the prisoners were transferred to the new Gaol, there were some restorations done to the place and it was used for several reasons across the years, it was even used in the First World War by the Royal Irish Rifles, but it finally came to the point were history was being shared from the place when the museum started.
There are lots of important features from the old Gaol that still survive until this day, such as the original cells, doors and fittings, which are preserved on the ground floor of the three-storey cell block. The original roofing slates from the cell block also survived until today and they are displayed inside the entrance to the building.
There are lots of interesting things to be seen inside this museum and even though there are some original things still found inside until this day, there are those which were removed, such as the original window bars which could be seen from the chiselled grooves that still survive to prove that the windows were removed.
Inside Down County Museum, you will also see the image painted by Nigel Hughes back in 1992 about the old Gaol as it might have appeared when it was a prison. This enlarged image is displayed at the Museum's entrance vestibule in the west gatehouse.
This is not the only place to stop at while being in county Down, but there are other important destinations that should shape your trip and provide you with more historical information about the place. Dundrum Castle is one of the old historical castles that you could visit in county Down ( there is also Mount Stewart, the 19th century house and gardens which attract visitors to it ( The Moat in Donaghadee with the views that it could offer those who visit it ( Scrabo Tower is also one of the historical attractions that are found in county Down ( and there is also the Greyabbey or the Grey Abbey as some people prefer to say it which is also found in county Down (
There are lots of other historical destinations that could be checked in county Down, Northern Ireland, and Down County Museum in Downpatrick is one of the most famous; have you ever been to this museum before? What do you think about the things displayed through the video?
If you have been there already, share your experience with us and let us know what did you like the most about the place.
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St Cooey's Wells Investigation
Hey friends and fellow Paranormal Enthusiasts,
We would love to share with you the findings from our 3 visits to Cooey's wells. You can also listen to our evp session when we got our k2 meter responses. Let us know in the comments section what you see or hear in our photos and recording.
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Men's Shed Downpatrick Short Film
This is Men's Shed Downpatrick's short film they done as part of the DCA Film 300 festival. We teamed up with local SERC film students to help make this film.
Visit to Downpatrick N.Ireland 18 10 2014
HERITAGE RAILWAY IN CO. DOWN.
Man dies in Downpatrick house fire
A man has died in a house fire in County Down.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service were called to a house at Cathedral View, Downpatrick, just before 18:00 BST on Friday.
It's understood the man who died was in his 50s and was married. He had one daughter.
SDLP MP Margaret Ritchie said she learned about the death with a deep sense of sadness.
My thoughts and prayers are with the man who lost his life; his family, relatives and friends, she said.
My deepest sympathies to the bereaved in their sad loss. The people of Downpatrick will stand shoulder to shoulder with the family of this man who lost his life in the days, weeks and months to come.
Sinn Féin MLA Chris Hazzard said: Not only has a family lost a father and a husband, but Cathedral View has lost a popular and friendly neighbour.
I have every confidence that the community will rally around the McCabe family as they come to terms with this loss in the weeks and months ahead.
Brendan Kelly night Denvirs Downpatrick
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Rose Crawford
Another fascinating oral history from local Kilkeel lady Rose Crawford (nee Quinn). Rose grew up on a farm and the family also had a large flax mill. Times have indeed changed, thankfully Rose has great memories of those days and gives a lovely glimpse of the past
The Mound or Motte and Bailey at Dromore Co Down
We're down at Dromore Co Down to take in the sights and sounds and film a few interesting places around the town. Over the centuries Dromore was always of strategic importance because it commanded the crossing point over the river Lagan. This route was used when moving armed forces north and south from places like Carrickfergus to Dublin and beyond. And so we have the massive John de Courcy Norman 'Mound' or the Motte and Bailey overlooking the river Lagan. This massive defensive set of earth fortifications was probably built in and around the late 1180s and early 1190s.
Motte and Bailey castles were a type of fortification or castle popular in the 11th and 12th centuries during Norman times. The name comes from the French word “motte” which means a “mound”. Motte and Bailey castles consisted of an earthen mound, sometimes natural, more often artificial. On top of the mound knights would build a defensive building or tower, initially made of wood but later constructed of stone. This was called the “keep” and formed the last line of defense. It also served as a lookout and as a vantage point from where archers could fire their arrows on approaching enemies. The keep also served as the living space for the local lord and his family.
Beneath the mound on the flat ground there would be an enclosed courtyard which served as an area for the castle's daily activities and as a first line of defense. In the courtyard the attendants of the lord of the castle would both live and work. Initially the courtyard was surrounded by a palisade, or wooden fence, but with time palisades were replaced with stone walls which provided much higher levels of protection.
After subduing the local kings and cheftains de Courcy divided lands in the east of Ulster among his Knights. The first priority was to build castles, which were, to begin with, small wooden buildings on top of a heaped up mound of earth. Very often the new owners would build on a rath already built by an Irish farmer. De Courcy built two mighty castles, Carrickfergus to dominate the northern part of his territory and Dundrum to guard the south.
The Dromore Motte and Bailey was constructed mainly of wood so little remains of the initial fortifications. However, it still makes for an imposing landmark.
Seaforde Working vintage club rally 2 September 2017 in 4K
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0:11:20 End
Can Dan Be Cured At St Patricks Wells
An exciting trip to St Patricks Wells also known as Struell Wells where St Patrick himself used to visit. Dan tries to cure his eyesight before Mazzy gets him singing psalms in the ladies bath.
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The Troubles | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
The Troubles
00:03:18 1 Overview
00:05:50 2 Background
00:05:58 2.1 1609–1791
00:07:30 2.2 1791–1912
00:09:09 2.3 1912–1922
00:13:29 2.4 1922–1966
00:15:22 3 Late 1960s
00:15:58 3.1 Civil rights campaign and unionist backlash
00:22:52 3.2 August 1969 riots and aftermath
00:27:25 4 1970s
00:27:34 4.1 Violence peaks and Stormont collapses
00:29:41 4.2 Bloody Sunday
00:34:18 4.3 Sunningdale Agreement and UWC strike
00:38:13 4.4 Proposal of an independent Northern Ireland
00:40:39 4.5 Mid-1970s
00:43:13 4.6 Late 1970s
00:45:07 5 1980s
00:50:41 6 1990s
00:51:44 6.1 Escalation in South Armagh
00:53:30 6.2 First ceasefire
00:55:31 6.3 Second ceasefire
00:58:24 6.4 Political process
01:00:44 7 Collusion between British forces and loyalists
01:05:24 8 The Disappeared
01:06:59 9 Shoot-to-kill allegations
01:07:42 10 Parades issue
01:08:55 11 Social repercussions
01:11:08 12 Casualties
01:13:17 12.1 Responsibility
01:15:02 12.2 Status
01:16:12 12.3 Location
01:16:43 12.4 Chronological listing
01:16:52 12.5 Additional statistics
01:17:01 13 See also
01:17:56 13.1 In popular culture
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The Troubles (Irish: Na Trioblóidí) was an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, and the Conflict in Ireland, it is sometimes described as a guerrilla war or a low-level war. The conflict began in the late 1960s and is usually deemed to have ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Although the Troubles primarily took place in Northern Ireland, at times the violence spilled over into parts of the Republic of Ireland, England, and mainland Europe.
The conflict was primarily political and nationalistic, fuelled by historical events. It also had an ethnic or sectarian dimension, although it was not a religious conflict. A key issue was the constitutional status of Northern Ireland. Unionists/loyalists, who were mostly Protestants, wanted Northern Ireland to remain within the United Kingdom. Irish nationalists/republicans, who were mostly Catholics, wanted Northern Ireland to leave the United Kingdom and join a united Ireland.
The conflict began during a campaign to end discrimination against the Catholic/nationalist minority by the Protestant/unionist government and police force. The authorities attempted to suppress this protest campaign and were accused of police brutality; it was also met with violence from loyalists, who alleged it was a republican front. Increasing inter-communal violence, and conflict between nationalist youths and police, eventually led to riots in August 1969 and the deployment of British troops. Some Catholics initially welcomed the army as a more neutral force, but it soon came to be seen as hostile and biased. The emergence of armed paramilitary organisations led to the subsequent warfare over the next three decades.
The main participants in the Troubles were republican paramilitaries such as the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA); loyalist paramilitaries such as the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and Ulster Defence Association (UDA); British state security forces – the British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC); and political activists and politicians. The security forces of the Republic played a smaller role. Republican paramilitaries carried out a guerrilla campaign against the British security forces, as well as a bombing campaign against infrastructure, commercial and political targets. Loyalists targeted republicans/nationalists, and attacked the wider Catholic community in what they claimed was retaliation. At times there were bouts of sectarian tit-for-tat violence. The British security forces undertook both a policing and a counter-insurgency role, primarily against republicans. There were some incidents of collusion between British security forces and loyalists. The Troubles also involved numerous ri ...