Glenelly our home

I must congratulate the Glenelly Historical Society for their excellent face book page Glenelly our Home. The site which has been profiled by the BBC Newsline programme offers a simple opportunity for the community to find out more about the Glenelly valley and the history of this interesting place.

Photographs of old houses some of them just a pile of stones are put on the face book site These photographs bring back memories of families long gone and have created a link with folk from all over the world. In recent weeks some family photographs are starting to appear, creating further discussion and links.

I have just one negative comment. The Society has run a number of gatherings for specific townlands in St Peter's Primary School in Plumbridge, all of which have been on a Sunday. These events provide a further opportunity to explore townlands, old photographs and give further detail on families who once and still live there.While this might seem petty to some. I would love to have attended the gatherings which were relevant to the townlands I have an interest in but not on a Sunday.

That said well done Glenelly Historical Society, I would encourage anyone who might read this to have a look at the Glenelly our Home Face Book page.

2012

So much for blogging in 2011 but as we start a new year perhaps I will get on to blogging and having my say on things that matter or perhaps on things that don't matter.

2012 is going to be a very interesting year with the Queens Diamond Jubilee, the London Olypics and the Black Saturday in the Plum for the first time since 1958 that 54 years ago.

So as we start out on 2012 a guid new yeir ta all