Ardglass

Sea fishing is available off Ardglass, both coarse and game fishing are available locally, and various marinas, anchorages and yacht clubs are on hand to serve budding sailors along the coast.

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He worked on the long-defunct Northern Whig newspaper and then the Belfast News Letter before taking up writing full time following the success of his first novel, Dark Amazon, in 1957, at which time he moved from Belfast to Ardglass.

On Wilfred McNeilly, by John McNeilly, his son 2005

He worked on the long-defunct Northern Whig newspaper and then the Belfast News Letter before taking up writing full time following the success of his first novel, Dark Amazon, in 1957, at which time he moved from Belfast to Ardglass.

Archive 2005-03-27 2005

He also wrote a children's newspaper column, the Adventures of Gabbety Goose, which appeared in the News Letter every Saturday for about 15 years, and at one time had a weekly poetry slot on Ulster Television, which led to him proclaiming himself 'The Bard of Ardglass,' by which title he was affectionately known until he died.

Archive 2005-03-27 2005

He worked on the long-defunct Northern Whig newspaper and then the Belfast News Letter before taking up writing full time following the success of his first novel, Dark Amazon, in 1957, at which time he moved from Belfast to Ardglass.

Introducing . . . THE GUARDIANS!!! 2005

He also wrote a children's newspaper column, the Adventures of Gabbety Goose, which appeared in the News Letter every Saturday for about 15 years, and at one time had a weekly poetry slot on Ulster Television, which led to him proclaiming himself 'The Bard of Ardglass,' by which title he was affectionately known until he died.

On Wilfred McNeilly, by John McNeilly, his son 2005

He also wrote a children's newspaper column, the Adventures of Gabbety Goose, which appeared in the News Letter every Saturday for about 15 years, and at one time had a weekly poetry slot on Ulster Television, which led to him proclaiming himself 'The Bard of Ardglass,' by which title he was affectionately known until he died.

Introducing . . . THE GUARDIANS!!! 2005

In December, 1706, the higher dignity that had once been in his family was revived in his favour, and he was created Earl of Dorchester, with a special remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to his uncle Gervase Pierrepont, who had himself been raised to the peerage as Lord Pierrepont of Ardglass in Ireland and later was given the dignity of Lord Pierrepont of Hanslope in Buckinghamshire.

Lady Mary Wortley Montague Melville, Lewis 1925

One of the first of the railways made under the 1889 Act was a short line of 8 miles from the County Down line at Downpatrick to the little fishing village of Ardglass.

Fifty Years of Railway Life in England Scotland and Ireland Tatlow, Joseph 1920

Primarily it was intended for the development of the herring traffic which for years had abounded on the coast, but no sooner was the line opened, than that perverse migratory fish sought other seas, and did not return to Ardglass for I don't know how long.

Fifty Years of Railway Life in England Scotland and Ireland Tatlow, Joseph 1920