Mary Cumiskey: Chairperson, founder member and driving force behind this society, Mary contributed a number of articles for the early editions of Creggan. It was no coincidence then, she followed this up by writing three books; i.e. A Furrow in an old Meadow; The Famine in Creggan Parish and Creggan Charter School 1737-1811 as well as studying for and gaining a degree of Master of Arts (Irish Studies) in QUB in 1998. In the present issue Mary contributes the first two articles, The Coulter's of Silverbridge House and The Sinking of the S.S. Dundalk.

Eamonn O hUallachain: Eamonn lives in the townland of Dungooly along the North Louth and South Armagh border, his mother coming from Cullyhanna links him with the area of which he has a wonderful knowledge and love of its history, culture and language. He delivered the Jem Murphy Memorial Lecture to the society on a number of occasions and can he heard regularly on RTE's Sunday Miscellany delivering many historical pieces of history about South Armagh. Eamonn's article in this issue deals with Dramatic events in Cullyhanna in 1920-21.

Mark Henry: Mark Henry was born in Dublin in 1970. He studied psychology in University College Dublin and graduated with a Research Masters Degree in 1991. He joined Tourism Ireland in 2001 as Head of Research and Planning. He completed a Masters Degree in Business Administration before being promoted to become Tourism Ireland's Central Marketing Director in 2006. Family research has been a personal interest of Mark's for the past decade; he has been researching the family of his wife Ann Brennan, and that of her mother's family Ellen O'Neill of Carron townland, near Crossmaglen. That quest has so far taken him from Armagh to Belfast to Dublin to Madrid and to Mallorca in research of unpublished sources that will throw new light on the history of the O'Neills of the Fews. It goes without saying that Mark's research so far, has produced a fine and interesting article about the families of Annaghgad townland in the parish of Creggan, with particular mention of the O'Neills of the Fews.

Kieran McConville: A native of Cullyhanna, County Armagh. Member of the Creggan Local History Society, retired librarian with SELB and formerly librarian in the Cardinal Tomas O Fiaich Memorial Library & Archives. Lectured to the society as well as contributing a number of articles for Creggan. Reviews and articles in Scanchas Ard Mhacha. His article in this issue The Cullyhanna Slander Case: The Early GAA and the RIC.

Vanessa Ryan, Ph. D.: Graduated in 2003 from Trinity College Dublin with a First Class Honours degree in history was then awarded a Ph.D. in Medieval Archaeology from Trinity College in 2010. The title of her Ph.D thesis was The Archaeology of Medieval Ecclesiastical Settlement of the Barony of Lower Dundalk, Co. Louth. Dr. Vanessa's article for this issue The Medieval Archaeology of Dungooly is certainly a product of her learning and gives us an insight of what is on our doorstep. Dr. Vanessa who lives in Dundalk has lectured for both the County Louth Archaeological Society and the Old Dundalk Society, and is presently employed at Bagnall's Castle in Newry.

Michael McShane: A founder member of the Creggan Local History Society and editor of Creggan from 1992. Made contributions to previous issues, author of Tombstone Inscriptions of Creggan Parish and St. Patrick's Cemetery Cullyhanna. Co. Armagh 2002. He leaned heavily on P.J. O'Leary's pamphlet biography for this story on Dean Donaghy born in Listeitrim townland near Cullyhanna.