Strabane in Lockdown
April 18, 2020 Gallery, News 0
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Events Suspended
Owing to the coronavirus Strabane History Society has suspended all meetings until further notice.
The Irish Coffee Story
This video entitled ‘Toast to Absent Friends’ is presented by Declan Ford and featuring Strabane History Society’s Michael Kennedy. It tells the story of Joe Sheridan, inventor of the Irish Coffee, who was born in Castlederg in 1909.
Annie Scott Dill Maunder 1868-1947
October 28, 2016 Hidden Gems, News 4
By Michael Kennedy, Strabane History Society Did you know that there is a crater on the surface of the moon named after a Strabane lady from the Derry Road? On 14th April 1868, a baby girl was born into the…
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The Urney Bell
September 18, 2016 Hidden Gems 4
Article Author: Michael G. Kennedy “There are strange things done by the ……” so continues the words of Robert Service in a well-known poem. These words could apply to the story of the Urney Bell, once a hidden gem, now…
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