Month: June 2010

The contributors to DonnellyCanada and Heritage Tierworker continue to provide opinions, comments, and literature references that will interest those with connections to Tierworker. Here are a few: Matt Carolan in a recent email says – “I liked the story that lady in New Zeland told you; that’s exactly what went

Leslie McKeague of Urcher, Bailieborough, who recently published his magnificent book – Bailieborough, A Pictorial Past – provides photos 1 and 2 below. They are probably photos of the shop at Tierworker crossroads when it was owned by Finegan in the 1940s. However, someone has suggested that it may be a shop

Teresa O’Reilly in New Zealand writes to DonnellyCanada to say that her great grandfather Thomas Reilly, had a farm at Tierworker. Thomas’ son, Philip O’Reilly, her grandfather, was given a horse by his father to take to the local fair to sell.  He never returned with the money and the