MASSEREENE BRIDGE 547
This is Massereene Bridge taken in the early 1900's from a postcard. It just shows the awe and power photographers had back then when could order crowds of people to stand or sit on the bridge while he took this photograph.

MASSEREENE BRASS AND REED BAND 1111
These are the members of the Massereene Brass and Reed Band outside Clotworthy House in Antrim Castle grounds on a Saturday afternoon in 1921.
The only one known is James Carson with his Baritone who is in the front row far right.

MASSEREENE GOLF CLUB 48
Members of the club with seated in the centre Viscount Massereene in 1904.

MASSEREENE BRASS AND REED BAND 2308
Here we are in Fountain Street in 1918, in the middle of this crowd is the Massereene Brass and Reed band playing their hearts out, but as you can see not one of bandsmen are in uniform. They are in their working clothes, having rushed out of work grabbed their musical instruments and all met up in Market Square. The reason for this is that it's the 11th November 1918 and Peace has been declared in Europe the Great War is over at last. A thanks-giving service had been held in Market Square and they had provided the music. All the shops and schools closed and all the towns-people came out and joined in, what a joyous day it was. After the service the Massereene Brass and Reed band played all the way up to the top of the town and them back down again. As you can see by the photograph hundreds of people followed them while the children skipped along to the music. The first shop on the right is Jennings, then we have Baird's Wine & Spirits Store, Burrowes Antique Gallery and partly hidden in the Unitarian Church. Now although this was a joyous day for many it was a sad day for those whose loved ones would not be coming home, perhaps that is the reason the little boy in the centre with bare feet and looking sad has no father coming home.

MASSEREENE FORGE 152
All shod and ready to go home is this horse and cart.
The boy standing to the right in the doorway was Jimmy Baird.
Take a look at the pavement it is still cobbled, I bet that wasn't easy to walk on in the winter. Date is Unknown.

MASSEREENE GOLF CLUB 180
Here is something of a rarity - the grand opening of Massereene Golf Club back in 1904. The great and the good congregated at the 'modern' new club-clubhouse for the lavish event - as by the dresses and bonnets worn by the ladies. Guest of honour was Viscount Massereene, himself a keen player.

MASSEREENE FORGE 83
It is 1920 and standing in the middle outside Massereene Forge in which they worked are blacksmiths Jim Coulter and his Father.The other men are all unknown.

MASSEREENE FORGE 149
The man standing next to the horse is Jimmy Coulter and the reason he is standing there is his dad would not pose for the camera and you can just make him out hiding inside. The little girl's name then was Caroline Kissick now Mrs Stewart who has gone home, the boy next to her is called Harrison, the other boy's name is unknown as back then he was from Riverside and the Massereene & Riverside kids didn't play together ! The photograph was taken in 1935.

MASSEREENE FORGE 267
Built in 1887 under instructions from Viscount Massereene, who when coming along one day on his horse he saw his blacksmith working away in the rain with no shelter to protect him or the horses. He was probably thinking about the horses, the Blacksmith in the picture is Mr. Coulter.
Some people have etched their initials on the walls, do you know any of them? N.C.1933; W.J. 1934; J.M.B.; S.D; S.G; J.C; The J.M.B. initials belong to John Martin Buick 1950.

MASSEREENE FORGE 906
This is is not the usual photograph that would be taken of the blacksmith's forge but as it was a Sunday in 1938 it was closed.

MASSEREENE BRIDGE 193
Taken from the Sixmilewater river the date of the photograph is unknown.

MASSEREENE BRIDGE 1219
Sitting on the Massereene Bridge enjoying themselves in 1965 we have Eleanor Millar with her mum Jean Millar.

MASSEREENE BRIDGE 498
Taken on the Massereene Bridge in the background you can see Riverside,
All Saints' Parish Church and High Street Presbyterain Church.
The Fab Four are unknown at the moment and so is the year.

MASSEREENE BRIDGE 15
This photograph was taken in the late 1950's.

MASSEREENE BRIDGE 82
Taken on the banks of the Sixmilewater River this shows Massereene Bridge and the concrete walkway which used to run right down to Hall's Hotel.
The photograph was taken in 1947 and used as a postcard but as you can see very little of the building you can see have changed.
On the back of the postcard which was postmarked Antrim 24th August 1948 was the following:
To Mr &Mrs. W. Eclclo, 76 Berry Lane, Longbridge, Preston, Lancashire.
Reads: Monday, a day entirely free from rain, a long drive to Mountains of Mourne and visit to the Free State. Cocoanut was in demand by all and all and sundry, but little or none was obtainable, I did not get any. Tomorrow hope to go to Derry but it is further than at first thought. PS.

MASSEREENE BRIDGE 19
Massereene bridge was built by Lord Massereene and John O'Neill Esquire in 1708 as a gift to the people of Antrim.
The bridge was repaired and widened in 1857 by William Vance who was Chairman of the town Commissioners and owned a hardware shop in High Street. The small railway track that you can see on the bank of the river was used to deliver goods to Hall's Hotel.
There used to be a slipway at the side of High Street Presbyterian Church. The delivery men would load the goods on to the trucks which were then pushed along to Hall's back entrance. Date is unknown.

MASSEREENE BRIDGE 713
This is Massereene Bridge in Bridge Street spanning the Sixmilewater river and the two boys are posing for the photographer.
In the background is All Saints' Parish Church, the year is unknown.

MASSEREENE BRIDGE 571
This unusual shot of Massereene Bridge was taken from the tower of all Saints' Parish Church in 1952 - and the skyline has certainly changed over the last 50 years. The long building to the right was the Massereene Hotel, which was demolished while on the left you can clearly make out Massereene National School. It was taken over by the British Legion Also demolished are the row of small town houses overlooking the Sixmilewater river.

BERTIE MANN 2967
Out in front on his 50cc iTom at Lurgan Park is Bertie Mann.
My thanks to Ed Cunningham has gone home of Ontario, Canada for this photograph.

MASSEREENE BRASS AND REED BAND 223
This is a copy of a leafet advertising an Opening Concert and the cost to get in? only 6d ! In todays money would be 2 1/2p. The leaflet was printed by Millar of Castle Street.
Dated September 1905.

MASSEREENE BRIDGE 3515
It's 3.25pm and the photographer takes this wonderful photograph on a long exposure of the Massereene Bridge. You can see a man with a bowler hat on fishing as the
Sixmilewater river slowly meanders it's way under the bridge to Lough Neagh.
The year of the photograph in not known

ON HOLIDAY 3429
Here on holiday in a sunny July 1931 and having their photograph taken the two young girls have taken off their coats to show off their outfits.
On the left we have Mary Jane Magill, Mary Magill, Sally Gillan and in front is Margaret Gillan.

PADDY MARKS 1655
The year is 1977 and a street party is in full swing on the Dublin Road and Heather Talbot is being held in the arms of Paddy Marks who has gone home.

MUCKAMORE VILLAGE 3485
This is the second row of the Muckamore houses which are next to the Sixmilewater river and it is June 1981.
Now the buildings you see right over the river they are out-houses where they had primitive water flushed toilets that were still in use at that time. They where built there for it was the most convenient modern way to get to get rid of your waste although can you imagine having to go down there in the middle of the night and even more so if it was the middle of the night. Or during the day with snow on the ground and remember it would not be too warm in there. The two rows of houses were built back to back and this left an entry wide enough for a horse and cart. ow the front row of houses because they had no river at the back of their gardens they had dry toilets. So at regular intervals a man would come with the horse and cart and at the back of dry toilets was a steel plate which the man lifted and then shoveled out the contents and into the cart. The air in the summer would have been not very nice, but there were no complaints from the residents who were glad enough to have a job in York Street Mill and the tied house that went with it.

MAILEY WEDDING 3630
Singing the registar at her Wedding is Maureen Mailey and her husband Ron Mailey and in the background are the Best man and Bridesmaid sadly Unknown.
Shortly after the Wedding Maureen was killed on a motorbike in 1958. Later on in life Ron met and Married a Naney Gilbey and lived very happily having three daughters and a son in Auustralia and now Ron is a great grandfather!

OLD DUBLIN ROAD 2223
Standing on the pavement outside her home beside her car on the Old Dublin road is Celia Madden. Now students of Antrim Tec fondly remember Celia for Maddens used to have a small cafe at the side of the bar where Celia gave them lovely soup during their school break.

MURRAY CLUB APPRENTICE BOYS OF DERRY 466
This is the Murray Club Lodge photographed outside the Protestant Hall in Railway street in the 1930's. The only member known to me at the moment is a Sam Hannon,

MUCKAMORE NATIONAL SCHOOL 1385
This is Muckamore National School and the pupils of 1948. The school only had two classrooms and it you were sometimes naughty you would have to stand in the corner and put your nose against the wall and not move!. I wonder how many of you remember this but will also admit it happening to them!
Back row: Roy Watt, John Gilmore, Ethel Marquess, Violet Steele, Ann McKillough, Basil Kinnen and Billy Hill. 4th row:Leslie Steele, Margaret Steele, Gladys Jackson, Campbell Goudy, Bertie Reid, Billy Wilson, Sam Bradley, Maureen Teitch, Eileen Teitch and Douglas Crowe. 3rd row: Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Roberta McKelvey, Kathleen Jackson, Agnes Jackson, Maureen McKelvey, Elvor Wallace, Margaret Wright, Margaret Craig, Alice Martin, Madeline Fleming, Alex Wright and Joan Minford. 2nd row: seated in the are Hugh J. Wright,Wilson McClure, Willis McKelvey, J. Craig, Fiona Woods, P. Smyth, P. Fleming, Priscilla Gilmour, Mary McNamee, Margaret McNamee, Isobel Drummond, Geoffrey Wallace, Brian Craig, Benny Woods and C McCooke. Front row: Archie Campbell, John Craig, R. McNeilly, Billy McKelvey, W. Wright, B. Houston, Steve McCooke, Patterson Craig, Unknown, Norman Jackson, T. Barnes, Unknown, Billy Caulfield, Unknown and Huston McKelvey who was our very own Black Santa of St Anne's Cathedral.

WILLIAM MURPHY 2096
This bonny young lad happily having his photograph taken in the early 1950's is none other than local popular Digger man - William Murphy.

MUCKAMORE NATIONAL SCHOOL 400
Taken in the early 1920's and shows the puplis of Muckamore National School.
Back Row: James McIlveen, Joe Jackson, Andy Francey, Dan Steele, Willie McDowell, Herbie Jackson and Tom Johnston.
2nd Row: Allen, Jeannie Johnston, Rena McIlveen, Sarah Steele, Ethel Steele and Robert Totten.
3rd Row: Jackson, Victoria Johnston, May Stewart, Lizzie Whylie, Daisy McDowell, Meta Sterling, Sadie Sterling and Jim Steele.
Front Row: John Totten, Bobby Johnston, Davey Francey, Elizabeth Stewart, Tillie Stewart, Allen, Nat Johnston and Lulu McDowell.

MUCKAMORE CRICKET CLUB 1339
This year 1950 the Muckamore Cricket Club 1st XI were Joint winners of the Junior Cup.
At the back left, S. Hendreson (V. President), A. Turbitt, H. Catherwood, A. Reid, D. Arnold, D. Cupples, R. Reid and J. Ross (Asst. Sec.).
Seated are W. Graham, N. Entwistle, J. Entwistle (Hon. Sec.), J. Shaw (Capt.), F. Grainger (Chairman), P. McCormick and E. Mulholland (V. Capt.).

MUCKAMORE CRICKET CLUB 1340
Proudly displaying the Senior Cup which they had won in 1963 are Muckamore Cricket Club.
Standing at the back are P. McCormick, B. Craig, W. Boyd, J. Reid, G. Wallace, R. Reid*, W. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Handley, R, Huston, W. Ross*, J. McCormick and A. McQuilken. - - - - - - - - - - -In front are G. Luke (Hon. Treas.), P. Campbell (Scorer), A. Campbell (V.Capt.),S. Henderson (President), W. Chambers (Capt.),
N. Entwistle (Chairman), A. Chambers, H. Bamford (V. Chairman), and J. Ross (Hon. Sec.). * Played in the early rounds but not the final.

MUCKAMORE SCOUTS 1294
Walking along the platform at Antrim Railway Station in 1950 we have some scouts from Muckamore. They were heading off to camp and the two in front are carrying a tea chest, back then there were no tea bags it came loose in bags. In the group of scouts we have Thomas McClure, Malachey Gormond, Bobby Millar and Philip Ross.

MAGHERALANE CAMOGIE TEAM 1912
This is the Magheralane Camogie Team of 1930.
At the back are E. O'Kane, S. O'Kane, J. McNally, M. Storey, M. Hill, B. Dowd, L. O'Kane, M. Gribben and L. Robb.
In the middle we have T. Storey, R. McCormack, M. McNally and J. McCormack. At the front are A. McNally, M. O'Kane and the boy H. Steele.

MUCKAMORE JUNIOR LODGE 1381
This is Muckamore Junior Lodge standing outside an old Nissan hut at Easter in the 1950's.
Although slightly out of focus we can still make out from the left are Violet Lynn, Hetty Jones, Raymond Lynn, Henry Jones, Albert Jones, Stanley Lynn, Mervyn Cummings, Tommy Young and Thompson Cummings. The lady having a quick smoke is unknown.

SADIE MURPHY 1149
Sitting on the upturned boat down at the Lough shore we have Sadie Murphy.
Sadie was very well known in Antrim town having worked most of her life in Anketell's shop and before that with Adam H. Erwin. The Year is unknown.

EMILY MAILEY 3631
This is Emily Mailey ( nee Prichard) sitting in her home at the range reading the paper while waiting for the kettle to boil back in 1939.
Well the ovens are on as you can tell by the dial on the oven door perhaps Emily is cooking some buns for lunch!

GLEN MOFFETT 3140
This is Glen Moffett walking away from the ruins of Antrim Castle back in 1966.

Ist MUCKAMORE TROOP BOY SCOUTS 3222
This photograph taken on the Green at Muckamore is of the 1st Muckamore Troop Boy Scouts in June 1925
Back row: Robert McKelvey, G. Gamble, D. Thompson, J. Steel, G. Kissick, C. Weatherspoon, W. Reid, G. Parker, G. White, J. Craig, J. Judge, J. Preston.
Next row: H. Jackson, J. Kane, G. Kelly, C. Weatherspoon, D. McGrath, R. Kane, R. Hutchison, J. Stewart, W. McKelvey, J. McMillan, M. Holmes, A. Newtown and Andrew Francey (Flag bearer).
Seated: W. Gamble, W. Fulton, H. Craig, J. Mooney, G. Gilkes (Asst.Scoutmaster), M.N. Giffen (Scoutmaster), J. Clarke (Asst.Scoutmaster), H. Rodgers, S. Allen, W. McClure, J.Harvey and J. Porter.
Front row: Standing Unknown (Flag bearer), on the ground D. Craig, R. Johnstone, David Francey, A. Kirkpatrick, J. Crook, G. Forthsythe, D. Craig and S. Rodgers.

MARKET DAY 3174
It's the 1970's and because it's a Friday it's Market Day in Antrim for this market was not held in the market square but up the Oriel Road.
It was a well attended market and as you can see plenty of stalls, if you wonder where it was on the Oriel Road it was behind McCabe's Garage.

MARKET SQUARE 3490
Smythe's, Carig's shops ready for demolition and a VW Beetle. Could this picture of Market Square in Antrim be any more 1970's?

MASSEREENE FORGE 153
This is Bridge Street and you are looking towards High Street. The white washed houses to your right have thatched roofs and look at the height of the doors, you would need to bend your head going into them. Next door we have the most photographed building in Antrim town, the forge. Which years later became a shop and known locally as the 'Horseshoe Shop'.

UMBERTO MASETTI 2965
Here Umberto masetti on his 203cc M.V. Agusta racing round the quarry bends at Dundrod in the 1955 Ulster Grand Prix. Masetti was born in Borgo delle Rose, in the province of Parma.
He debuted in the Grand Prix motorcycle World Championship in 1949 aboard a Moto Morini, in the 125cc class. In the same year he also raced a Benelli in the 250cc class and a Gilera in the 500cc class.
In 1950, Masetti won the Grands Prix of Belgium and the Netherlands and defeated Geoff Duke for the 500cc World Championship. In 1952, still with Gilera, he was again World Champion, again taking victories in Belgium and the Netherlands.
In 1953 he raced in the 250cc class for NSU, but an accident at Imola prevented him from taking part for much of the season. In 1954 Masetti was again in the 500cc class with Gilera. In 1955 he divided his time between the 250cc and 500cc classes, this time for the MV Agusta factory, with whom he raced for until 1958. That year, after an unsuccessful season in the 500cc class, he retired from motorcycle competition. Masetti then lived in Maranello, where he died in 2006.

MASSEREENE BRASS AND REED BAND 222
It's 1922 and standing on the steps of a building we have Antrim peoples Massereene Brass - - - - - - -- - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -and Reed Band in full uniform. - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -In the back row we have Jimmy Carson, G. Kernohan, Tommy Simpson, W. Holmes, W.McKee, -----------------------------------------J. Gilkes and Harry Brennan. ------ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -----The middle row has J. Boomer, A. Mailey, W. Bell, Unknown. Orr Carson, O. Boomer, John --------------------------------------------------Carson, Cummings, F. Coulter.------------------------------- At the front are H. Mailey, G. Gilkes, Willie Burrows, J. Rainey, Unknown, S. McKinney, H. Kelly, and M. Surgenor.
Now this photograph has been hand painted by the photographer, can anyone tell me if they are the original colours. Antrim Borough Council threw out the uniforms along with the band instruments so at the moment I cannot confirm the colours.

MUCKAMORE CRICKET CLUB 530
Muckamore Cricket Club were happy this year in 1970 for they were Joint Winners of the Senior League I.
At the back we have H. Law, T. Jackson, J. Reid, P. O'Hara, G. Wallace, R. Huston, I. Surgenor and W. Boyd.
Seated are A McQuilken, N. Entwistle (President), J. McCormick (Capt.), P. Campbell (Chairman), A. Campbell and I. McMeekin.