Uncharted Histories of the Causeway Coast

31st May 2023

Wall Carvings at Mount Druid

This is one of several unusual ship carvings scratched into the demesne wall behind Mount Druid. Their history and purpose is unclear, but the road that […]
31st May 2023

The Druid’s Stone at Ballintoy Demesne

The well-preserved remains of a chambered grave known as the Druid’s Stone, in a striking location atop a knoll on the boundary of Ballintoy Demesne, with […]
31st May 2023

The Ernie Mann Band, 1940’s

The Ernie Mann band was a popular showband in the Portrush area in the 1940s. The band performed at locations around the coast. This included Barry’s […]
31st May 2023

Harbourmaster William Mann

This photograph shows Portrush Harbourmaster William Mann (c. 1836-1904) in the late 19th century. This old family photograph was submitted to the project by Norman Parkes […]
31st May 2023

Portrush Harbour, a watercolour painting 1822

A watercolour painting by J W Campbell of the first harbour and Crannagh Hill in 1822. This Digital image of the painting was submitted to the […]
31st May 2023

Victorian Tourist Accounts of The North Coast of Antrim

Digital copies of original prints in 19th century publications, of various accounts of visits to sites on the North Antrim coast. These are rom Saturday Magazine […]
31st May 2023

Lochaber School , Lisserluss

Photographs submitted to the project of Lochaber School, Lisserluss by Sandra Hunter. We would love to hear any stories or information you may have about Lochaber […]
19th April 2023

Portmoon a poem

Starting in the 1830s Port Moon was a centre of salmon fishing. Nets stretched out between the rocks to catch salmon migrating across the Atlantic to […]
19th April 2023

Thunderstorm at Porta-callan – a poem

From Port na Weelan, past helter skelter stacks near Portacallan the costal path takes us to flat rock tiles, slaves to the sea tides towards the […]
19th April 2023

Port na Weelan shoreline – a Poem

This poem relates to a conversation that was had with Jim Wilkinson about his childhood days in the cottage at Port na Weelan, when his father […]
19th April 2023

Poem Sea of Moyle

A young girl sits in grasses watching the Sea of Moyle over to Rathlin Island. Was she thinking about the Swans of Lir during storms or […]
19th April 2023

Kelp kiln remains, Dunserverick

Remains of one of many kelp kilns still to be found along the Causeway Coast. The manufacture of kelp in Ireland from the 17th to early […]