The Society of the United Irishmen, founded in Belfast in October 1791, aimed to form a political union of Protestants and Catholics with the common objectives of reforming the Parliament in Dublin and achieving full rights for Catholics. This article is about the impact of the new Society in the South Armagh area and its leadership. The reaction of the authorities by the ruthless suppression of dissent ensured that South Armagh played no part in the 'Ninety Eight'.

This article investigates the development of John Mitchel from a quiet country attorney to "the most energetic and the most dangerous of demagogues' (according to his enemies) covering the period up to his transportation in 1848.

The story of a Cullyhanna-born priest, of the Picpus Fathers, and his attempts, against the opposition of American Protestant Missioneries and the local Royal Family, to establish a Catholic Mission in the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands between 1827 and 1838.

Michael Murphy spent the first nine years of his life in Liverpool although his ancestors were from the Slieve Gullion area of South Armagh. Immersed since birth in folk tales and his parents accounts of life in Ireland, he became a great interpreter and collector of the folklore of the area and his published works reflect the richness and variety of a culture now largely disappeared. His contribution to newspapers and periodicals, and his radio broadcasts, brought him into contact with the Irish Folklore Commission and he worked for them tirelessly from 1942 to 1971. The vast collection of oral tradition he recorded (housed in Universty College Dublin) is reputed to be the largest in the english speaking world.

The story of the Eastwood family from their arrival in Ireland in the early part of the 17th Century and the complicated route by which they arrived in Creggan Parish.

Repeat of the article first published in "Creggan" Issue No. 1 - 1986.

On Penticost Sunday 1974 the first Mass in over 200 years was celebrated at Carnally Mass Rock. This article recalls the penal times and the tenacity of the people, in the face of persecution, in holding fast to their faith. It reproduces Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich's Homily at the Mass Rock on 7 July 1981.

With its prominent dolmen, Ballykeel has supported man for at least 4,500 years. This article traces ownership of the townland from the 1609 Confiscations which followed the Flight of the Earls. It describes some of its physical and archeological features, recalls many of the outstanding personalities and their endeavours, and some of the incidents in which they were involved.

Annual Ecumenical Service

Annual Ecumenical Service

Launch of Dr Geraldine Carville's Book: 'Creggan: a Celtic Christian Site'

An affectional and heartfelt tribute to a great local historian whose contribution to local history studies can not be surpassed.