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ATTACK ON THE FREE GARDENERS’ EXCURSION IN ARMAGH. SOME OF THE EXCURSIONISTS

... Nationalist bands, which were pLiying, and adjacent to where there were several bonfires were burning, It was the Nationalist bonfire night. The Nationalists cheered wildly, and tbe police, believing that it would be dangerous for the handful of excursionists ...

Published: Monday 24 June 1895
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 500 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Fjudat

... proceedings, we predict that the Sligo Election Committee will be ballotted for in June, and we are sanguine that before bonfire night tba Right Hon. John Wynne will bo enjoying bis seat in Parliament, which, but for tbo foulest ho would in the possession ...

Published: Wednesday 13 May 1857
Newspaper: Belfast Mercury
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 764 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ARRIVAL OF THE CHANNEL FLEET IN

... CuCIMTT Dowsoeb.—On Saturday night, 22nd inst., there were grand doings in Kilcar and Carrick, County Donegal. It being bonfire night;' the people, is has been the custom from txrie toornemo.tal, lit fires at nearly every door and every hill in the vicinity ...

UNTO THE END

... memories of those who live on the past because the present affords them little or no provender. A boy's crackers on a bonfire night are the It emblems of many a great work, which in our time has been for a moment seen of angels, and then buried, man ...

Published: Friday 13 January 1882
Newspaper: Witness (Belfast)
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1344 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE OXFORD STREET MURDER

... poison, explaining Its deadly nature Tyrone Comititutim. Carxaoh.—an Akmpd Mob.—Od last Satarday night, the 23rd ult.. Bonfire Night,* eerly eight o’clock in the evening, •hots began to be flred in every direction, and anon aa daylight began wane, torches ...

Published: Saturday 07 July 1860
Newspaper: Belfast Weekly News
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1939 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN BROPIIY

... against the harp without the crown. Who hears now,” he a»*kß, with tbe angry despair of Jeremiah, “ef snap apple night or bonfire night?” It sounds ns if lad not for- | gotten the days in which knocked his head against the lasses when grabbing at rosy apples ...

Published: Saturday 03 January 1885
Newspaper: Belfast Weekly News
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2609 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

CORRESPONDENCE. PROPOSED INVITATION OF THE SHAH O.F PERSIA TO VISIT BELFAST. Falls Road, 21th June, 1873. ..

... round and round, and from end to end. —I am, sir, your obedient servant, Core.. B. DOR.IN. Lurgan, 19th June. 1873. the BONFIRE NIGHT AT LAIIRENCETOWN. TO IDITOR. Sts,—The custom of lighting bonfires on St. John's Eve, which the people of this country annually ...

Published: Saturday 28 June 1873
Newspaper: Weekly Examiner (Belfast)
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2912 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

HEARTLESS ELOPEMENT

... local hospital from the effects of injuries caused by the explosion of a cannon, which burst whilst he was firing it on bonfire night, fr acturing his skulr in a terrible manner. Etoirr SEAMEN, belonging to the vessel Pam- Fero, bound from Liverpool to ...

Published: Saturday 19 November 1881
Newspaper: Ballymena Advertiser
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 3396 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE FIRE AT WHITE LEY’S

... special feature of interest. There a decided want in papers of any superior excellence. ** From Skiddaw Top on Jubilee Bonfire Night is good account of the mountain illuminations. The story of ** Olive’s Lover has a decidedly peculiar ending, and is rather ...

Published: Thursday 11 August 1887
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 3154 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

REPORT OF THE MARKET COMMITTEE

... Dominick M'Cauciland, of the North-West,Ilar.-Express. CAR1AaH-AN ARNnM s \O0B.-On last Satuiday night, the 23rd ult., Bonfire Night, as early as eight o'clock in the evening, shots began to be fired in every direction, aed as soon as daylight began to ...

Published: Tuesday 03 July 1860
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 3758 | Page: 4 | Tags: Commerce 

SCIENCE MUST CONQUER

... while another large company will assemble at the Arm* Hotel. A strikin , feature of tbe demonstration will be number of bonfire- night the prominent height* in the vicinity, for which an immense quantity fuel ha* already been collected, and which is believed ...

Published: Saturday 11 March 1871
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 5697 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE

... op'po-,ed. The cla~mxnt stated thai the injury to his tori -1ocourren on the same night as ir; tho, Ja0,x a On every bonfire night a lot of his turf hailt been destroyed, and he was so mrach annoeyr about it, Othat he hi~d offered a reward of x2 for ...