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Bits and Pieces
Bits and pieces of some historical interest added September, 2004
Updated April 2006 - various new articles, tickets, etc.. and there are also some histories of Ballycastle from throughout the years.

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Now we have Isla as well!
Check out the great new way to view and print these photos of Iona and Isla!
Over 100 photos available! Just click on small photo below.

Because the weather here is so unpredictable this is a question we always seem to be asking. Here is my answer. Don't forget - if we didn't have rain this wouldn't be a green and pleasant land !

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New for Easter 2006!
Interesting history of Bonamargy by "Ardrigh" published in 1908

I live in Ballycastle which is situated on the extreme north east coast of Ireland.

About one hour of each day is taken up with going for a walk with the dog.

I went to school at Ballycastle High School and obtained a good enough education to take me to Queen's University, Belfast. I had a very good time there - so good I ended up dropping out! I worked at various clerical and labouring jobs before settling down and joining the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. I have spent the last thirty plus years working for them in the local District Office where I am the Accounts Officer.

POSTCARDS OF BALLYCASTLE These postcards of Ballycastle from yesteryear will only be of interest to those from Ballycastle, and probably even then only of interest to the older amongst us!

The first of these I bought at the Lammas fair in 2002. Who says there is only rubbish on sale there!?!

Buying these got me to thinking as to how many different cards must have been published over the years. Hence to eBay where I have purchased a few more of what seems like hundreds available. You will note these contain very few of the real photo cards which for some reason or other are very expensive - or else I am too mean!

I have added many cards that are currently on sale - my apologies to any copyright infringements. It should also be noted that the quality of any of the images reproduced here in no way matches the excellent quality of all these cards.

The collection now runs to 16 pages - the last 2 of these still awaiting cards. These pages were last updated in March 2006.

Coin collecting is made easy using the web!
I have now dealt with well over a hundred people in twenty countries throughout the world

buying

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swapping

It is easy to scan images of coins and send them by email so as there are no worries about the condition of coins - a picture paints a thousand words!
Payment can now be made by electronic means such as Paypal. Buying and selling can be easily done at auctions such as eBay where there are credit rating systems in operation.
Drop by to my coin pages from time to time where I will be advertising various offers.

Now offering coins for sale at online coins

This site has a wide variety of sellers with a very good selection of coins - well worth a visit if only to see what I am trying to sell!