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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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May 2, 2016 Hidden Gems, News 10
Article Author: Michael Kennedy When John MacNaghten shot Mary Anne Knox in the coach at Cloghcor near Strabane on 10th November 1761, accidently or otherwise, he was hunted down by Captain Caldwell and his men as a brigand and a scoundrel….
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Strabane History Society has been researching local newspapers of 1914/1915; Strabane Weekly News and Strabane Chronicle. We have recorded entries found in these newspapers of those who were involved in WW1 for the period from approximately August 1914 to December…
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Hidden Gems series by Michael Kennedy, Strabane History Society If you are looking for hidden gems search no further than the sky above Strabane. Yes! The sky! Everyone sees it…but no one notices it: unless you are a weary traveller,…
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At 1:55am on the morning of 22nd October 1987, the banks of the River Mourne at Lower Main Street of Strabane burst causing a flood. It destroyed local homes and businesses. Aidan McKelvey shot a short video on the day…
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