War Memorial in the grounds of Christchurch ,Gorey. Photo by Mick O Callaghan World War I recalled with Gorey town walk I have participated in many events in Gorey over the years, but this war walk was the best. The weather was unkind and wet but over 30 people attended. The walk was led by Willy Willoughby to remember all the men from the Gorey area who fought in World War 1. Brian Kenny an expert on The Great War, joined the group and he was accompanied by 3 others dressed

I was privileged to be in the company of Willie Willoughby, that intrepid doyen of Gorey history, and forty more historical society members and friends on a walking tour of Gorey on Wednesday June 29th, 2022. We met at the Gáirdín Draíochta, that lovely tidy towns project opposite the Bridge Bar, because that was where Gorey started next to the river. People came to the little river here to wash out their milk cans. There was a pre-Norman church half a mile up the Clonattin R

Photography by Mick O Callaghan Spring 2026 I give you the opening lines of the poem Cill Aodáin : Anois teacht an earraigh Beidh an lá ag dul chun síneadh ’S tar éis na Féile Bríde Árdóidh mé mo sheol Ó chuir mé i mo cheann é Ní stopfaidh mé choíche Go seasfaidh mé síos i lár Chontae Mhaigh Eo. This poem was composed by Antaine Ó Raiftearaí, Anthony Raftery (1799–1835), a wandering poet who was born in Killedan, near Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo. I think most people of an older gener

The Cormorant or Black Shag photograghed in Ounavarragh River by Mick O Callaghan I was walking home along the Burrow Road in Courtown when all at once I was stopped in my tracks by the sight of a Broigheall or cormorant, neck held high and with wings fully stretched. It was such a striking posture I come from a seaside village and spent a lot of my youth in Blennerville, Derrymore and Fenit pier and island. We did a lot of fishing and watching the comings and goings of bird