Talks

Below is our planned programme for 2026/27. Talks are held in The Meeting Place in Poyntzpass, and take place on the first Thursday of each month starting at 8pm.

SEPTEMBER 3^RD 2026

Scarva's Hidden History (Sara and Minnie Savage Memorial Talk)

There's more to Scarva than Sham Fights and Sunday Band Concerts!

George Patton

OCTOBER 1^ST 2026

Mullantur Spade Mill

Digging up old memories of Mullantur Spade Mill (beside Clare Glen on the river Cusher)

David Hughes

NOVEMBER 5^TH 2026

The Dublin & Belfast Junction Railway

The arrival of the railway in Poyntzpass covering years 1845-1865.

Hugh Daly

DECEMBER 3^RD 2026

Annual General Meeting

For the entertainment we will play a video from the 2026 Fair Day in Poyntzpass village.

JANUARY 7^TH 2027

William Blacker

The agricultural visionary of the Drumbanagher Estate.

Roy Copeland

FEBRUARY 4^TH 2027

The Danes Cast

Findings from the archaeological dig in November 2025 by Queens University

Cormac McSparron

APRIL 8^TH 2027

Hidden in Plain Sight #2

The things we didn't see first time around

Marc McComiskey

Outings

TUESDAY, APRIL 21^ST 2026

Evening Birdsong Walk with Joe Devlin

Meet at 7pm on Railway Street, Poyntzpass at the start of the Towpath. Visitors welcome and suits both young and old.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6^TH 2026

Guided Tour of Dromantine College

Meet at 7:30pm at Dromantine Retreat and Conference Centre, BT34 1RH. Make you own way by car or lift.

SATURDAY, JUNE 13^TH 2026

“Brontë Country” Tour with guide Uel Wright

By bus only, departing Poyntzpass Square at 1.30pm. Return by 5.30pm. Cost: £10 per person. Register with Helena Gamble.

TUESDAY, JULY 28^TH 2026

Picnic at the Windmill Stump

Meet at 7pm in Poyntzpass Square, then by car and Shanks mare. Includes a brief history talk. Bring your own picnic.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4^TH 2026

Walking Tour on the History of Kilkeel

Make your own way by car and meet in the Lower Square carpark at 7pm. (Address: 17A The Square BT34 4AA)

Other

If you have any ideas for a Talk on a local subject matter, then please contact any Committee member or email us at the address history at poyntzpass.co.uk

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