Publications

Our magazine "Before I forget..." was first published in 1987 and last year saw the 8th edition. An index of the contents of our magazines is printed below. The articles published are largely based on talks given to the society. We hope to include some of these articles on this website in the near future, so if you are interested in any of them, please email us at or you can vote in the poll below.

Before I forget...

Issue 1
1987

Issue 2
1988

 Issue 3
1989		 Issue 4
1990		 Issue 5
1991		 Issue 6
1993		 Issue 7
1994		 Issue 8
2000

Issue 9
2003

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Issue 1 1987

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Issue 1

 

 Archaeological Sites in Parish of Aghaderg
By John Lennon		 1
Local Gates and Gatemakers 
By Dympna Murphy		 2
Tandragee...... Some Historical. Notes
By K. Kilpatrick		 3
Loughbrickland.... Famine Correspondence
By John Joe Sands		 4
Tourists and Evacuees
By Mick Waddell		 5
Dr. W. R. McDermott
By Frank Watters		 6
Lissummon
By Mary Goss		 7
"Wish you were here"" Markethill c. 1910 8

Issue 2 1988

Issue 2

 

 "Them Times"
By Sarah Savage		 9
Jerrettspass and District
By Andrew Halliday		 10
Landlords and Tenants in Co. Armagh
By Joe Canning		 -----
Animals -their ailments and cures in earlier days
By Ross Chapman		 11
Mavemacullen Townland
By Harry O'Hare		 -----
Fourtowns Presbyterian Church
By Griffith Wylie		 12
Fairs and Assemblies in Ireland
By John Lennon		 13
"The Hirin' Fair"
By Sarah Savage		 14
The Newry and Armagh Railway and Lissummon Tunnel
By John Campbell		 15

Issue 3 1989

Issue 3

 

 Local Place Names
By Sean McClorey		 16
The O'Hanlon Dynasty
By Neill Mc GIennon		 17
Taniokey
By Rev. C. Scott		 18
Pre-famine Poverty in Aghaderg
By John Joe Sands		 19
Mullabrack Parish
By Rev. F. Noel		 20
Old Banbridge
By David Griffin		 21
A Country Practice through three generations
By Dr. P. Marshall		 22

Issue 4 1990

Issue 4

 

 The Great War
By John Campbell		 23
The Newry Canal
By M. J. Waddell		 24
Local Architecture
By John Morton		 25
Diamond Jubilee
By Sara Savage		 26
Wells
By D. Murphy and M. Savage		 27
Collecting and Listing Postcards
By D. Quail		 28
Dreaming
By Sara Savage		 29
Local Petty Sessions
By Frank Watters		 30

Issue 5 1991

Issue 5

 

 The Stranger in County Armagh
By Joe Canning		 31
The "English" Language in Ireland
By Sean McClory		 32
Growing Up In The 1920's
By Bill Hanna		 33
Edward McCaffrey's Diary etc. 34
Emigrants' Letters 35
Three Local Schools
By Griffith Wylie		 36
The Photographs of Robert Harvey   X
Handloom Weaving
By John McAtasney		 37
Acton and the Poet John Quin
By Terry Murray		 38

Issue 6 1993

Issue 6

 

 The Music of the 'Pass
By Andrew Halliday		 39
Our Day Out (1) The Argory
By Poyntzpass C. P. S.		 40
The Late John Joe Sands
By John Lennon		 41
The House that Martin Built
By J. J. Sands		 42
Our Day Out (2) The Ulster History Park
By St. Joseph's P. S.		 43
Walking the Line
By Joe Mackle		 44
Road Works at Mullabrack
By William Quinn		 45
Local Commercial Architecture
By John Morton		 46
Walking with Yesterday
By Sodilva Murphy		 47
Memories of the "Pass Fair Day"
By Sara and Minnie Savage		 48
Growing up in the "Pass in the 30's"
By Tommy Morrow		 49

Issue 7 1994

Issue 7

 

 Fairs and Markets
By David Wright		 50
An Indenture 51
Early Cars Poyntzpass
By Poyntzpass C.P.S.		 52
Sinton's Mill Tandragee
By Loma Quin		 53
The Memoirs of a Hunting Man
By George Bryson		 54
The Postcards of W. J. Napier   X
Apple Growing in N. Armagh
By Brian McGrane		 55
The Night of the Big Wind, 1839
By Frank Watters		 56
Dances and Fairs of Long Ago 57
Vikings for a Day
By St. Joseph's P. S.		 58
The Pruntys
By Griff Wylie		 59
Members of Poyntzpass and District Local History Society   X

Issue 8 2000

Issue 8

 

 From the Beef Shop to the Boot Shop
By JohnCampbell		 60
Spence Bryson, Markethill
By Dr. P Marshall		 61
Wills Jimmy Clulow 62
We will never forget Poyntzpass
By Francois Brichot		 63
Bad Day at Magill's Ford
By Eric McElroy		 64
Obituaries 65
Knights of the Road
By Dympna Hamilton		 66
Sarah Savage - An Appreciation 67
"There must have been something in it"
By Frank Watters		 68
Acton Parish Church
By Barbara Best 		 69
Appendices   X
Acton (Old) Graveyard Headstone inscriptions -----
Acton Parish Churchyard (Poyntzpass) Headstone inscriptions

Issue 9 2003

Issue 9

 Cures and Charms by Frank Watters 70
"Are ye fer hirin'? " by John Campbell 71
Charles Davis Lucas VC by Griffith Wylie 72
The Clog Ban or Bell of Ballinabeck by Ross Chapman 73
'About the crops upon the hill' by John Quin 74
All the world's a stage by Mickey Waddell 75
Dolly Monroe - the famous Irish beauty by Eric McElroy 76
Obituaries 77
The Christmas Rhymers by Minnie Savage 78
"Make sure you gather up the heads" by Josie Crilly 79
Correspondence
Martha Randall and Acton National School -----
Jesse James and Ned Kelly - a local connection 80
Cremore Presbyterian Church 1802 – 2002 81
Cremore Presbyterian Churchyard, Headstone Inscriptions
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