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This page records the family news between November 2000 and December 2004.

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Date From Message

23 December 2004 Pat Devlin Somewhat belatedly, photos of the Sinead Quigley's 21st Birthday Party are now available HERE

7 December 2004 Pat Devlin Photos of the wedding of Vivian Devlin and Sonia McCooey available HERE

21 November 2004 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Vivian Devlin and Sonia McCooey who married on 19 November. Photos later.

25 September 2004 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Siobhan and Sean Sherry on the birth of Aine Catherine on 1 September.

9 September 2004 Pat Devlin Owen Eddy Hamilton was baptised in St. Theresa's Church, Penwortham, on Sunday 5 September 2004. Photos HERE.

1 August 2004 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Sarah Jane Carville and Alan McGrath on their wedding in Crossmaglen on Saturday 31 July 2004. Wedding Photos HERE. Boyle and O'Reilly Family Trees updated.

25 July 2004 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Ciara and Gladwin Worden on the birth of Seamus Gerard on 7 July 2004.

22 July 2004 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Noelle Devlin on graduating from the University of Ulster with an Honours Degree in Business Studies and Computing. Photograph HERE.

20 July 2004 Pat Devlin It is with deep regret I report the passing of Alice O'Reilly, of Crossmaglen. A woman of great heart and spirit, indomitable courage and unfailing good humour, she is mourned by her large family; children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law, her brother Tommy, sister-in-law Maggie and her numerous nieces and nephews throughout the world. May the Lord have mercy on her soul.

31 May 2004 Pat Devlin Big hello to Maureen Magill from St. Catherines, Canada, on a visit to Warrenpoint with her daughter Laurie. Photograph here.

15 May 2004 Pat Devlin Best wishes to Alice O'Reilly who is 90 years young this day.

3 January 2004 Pat Devlin Condolences to the family of Shiela Lennon (nee Mackrell), Bryansford, who died on 2 January.

1 January 2004 Pat Devlin Happy New Year to all the families. Archived Messages to December 2003 accessible from the above link.

26 December 2003 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Eddy and Kerry Hamilton, on the birth of their second child, Owen Eddy, today - 7lb 9oz. The McKenna Family Tree and the Boyle Family Tree have been updated.

19 December 2003 Pat Devlin Brigid Mackrell died on 17 December. Condolences to her children, Raymond and Shiela, her son-in-law and daughter-in-law and her grandchildren

4 November 2003 Pat Devlin Belated Congratulations to Gerald Kelly and Tracy Taggart, who were married in Monaghan on Friday 29 August 2003. McKenna Family Tree updated.

27 October 2003 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Deirdre and Martin Donnan, on the birth of twin boys, Jack and Matthew, on this day. The Boyle Family Tree has been updated.

26 October 2003 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Louise Curry and Richard Willden, who were married in Ballymacnab Church on Saturday 25 October 2003. Boyle Family Tree updated. Click on names for a photographic record.

20 October 2003 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Noelle Devlin on her 21st Birthday. A Surprise Party was arranged in the Shindig Club on 4 October 2003.

17 October 2003 Pat Devlin Hello to Patsy Mackrell who was visiting his home town after an absence of 17 years. Click HERE for photos.

17 September 2003 Pat Devlin Bridie Carragher, died on 13 September after a short illness. Condolences to her children, Gene,Margaret, Bretta, Francis, Aidan, Lily and Noel, and to her sons-in-law and daughters-in-law and her grandchildren

11 September 2003 Pat Devlin Alice O'Callaghan, died on 9 September after a short illness. Condolences to her Husband Brian, to her sons Peter and Brian, her daughters Nuala and Bernadette, her son-in-law George, and her grandchildren

9 September 2003 Barbara Delafield Congratulations to Elizabeth and Steward Blackledge, on the birth of their son Robert Stewart on 7 September.

13 August 2003 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Siobhan Carr and Sean Sherry, on the occasion of their Wedding in Warrenpoint on 26 July 2003.

23 July 2003 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Josephine and Patrick Murray, Winchester, on their Golden Wedding on Friday 25th. Family and friends are flying in from all over the world.

30 June 2003 Pat Devlin Kathleen Collins, Crossmaglen, died today after a long illness. Condolences to her children and grandchildren and also to her sister and brother, nephews and neices.

11 June 2003 Pat Devlin Clare Hughes, Rostrevor, died suddenly on 10 June. Condolences to her parents, Stella and Tommy and to her brothers Paul, Stephen and David.

14 April 2003 Pat Devlin Mary McQuaid died today after a long illness. Condolences to her children, sons-in-law and granddaughter, and her sister and brother.

28 March 2003 Pat Devlin Hello to Ken Adamson who was in England for his mother's 95th birthday. Click HERE for photo.

11 February 2003 Andy Tohill Congratulations to Marty and Nuala Curran on the the birth of a daughter on 10 February. Click HERE for photo.

28 January 2003 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Jim Curran on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Photos of the event HERE

13 November 2002 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Dermott and Geraldine Spiers on the the birth of a 7lb 12oz. daughter, on 12 November 2002.

25 October 2002 Pat Devlin Belated congratulations to Noel and Bretta Devlin on their Silver Wedding Anniversary in August 2002. I waited until I had some photos of their USA holiday. For reasons of space and downloading time the quality has been reduced. I will add a few more when I get them.

18 October 2002 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Niall and Pauline Donnelly on the the birth of Ben, on 5 October 2002.

31 August 2002 Pat Devlin Joan O'Reilly died suddenly, yesterday evening. Condolences to her husband Paddy and to both of their families, including Joan's brother and sisters and her mother-in-law Alice.

29 August 2002 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Karen Campbell, who celebrated her fortieth birthday at a function in the Aylesfort House, Warrenpoint (slightly early) on 23 August. Click HERE for photo.

7 July 2002 Pat Devlin A big hello to Laurie and Adam Galinas, from Canada, visiting Laurie's aunts and uncles in Warrenepoint during a trip to Ireland and England. Click HERE for photo.

5 July 2002 Pat Devlin Peter Boyle died peacefully today, in Daisy Hill Hospital, after a short illness. Condolences to his daughers Majella McEntegart and Martina McAree and their families, and to his sister Alice O'Reilly and brother Tommy Boyle and their families.

15 June 2002 Pat Devlin A big hello to Walter and Marie Durkan, from Maryland, home in Carrickmacross for a gathering of the Moen Clan (Marie's family) in Ballybay. Walter and Marie are accompanied by their daughters Ann Marie and Ciara, with their families, including the youngest Declan Moen Acosta (four months). Click HERE for photos.

31 May 2002 Pat Devlin Condolences to the family and friends of Aidan Savage who was cruelly killed in an unprovoked attack in Warrenpoint on Tuesday morning last. A quiet, bright and friendly man he was singled out for no reason and had no chance to defend himself. Hundreds of people attended his funeral on Thursday and the town remains in a state of shock and disbelief. At the time of writing a known individual is being sought.

6 March 2002 Pat Devlin Amber Chloe Hamilton was christened on 3 March 2002 in St Teresa's, Penwortham.

5 March 2002 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Paul Sutcliffe on receiving his MA from the University of London

18 February 2002 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Laurie Magill and Adam Gelinas on their wedding, on 25 January 2001, in the Bahamas

7 February 2002 Walter Durkan Acosta: Congratulations to Ann-Marie and Carlos on the birth of a son, Declan Moan, today- 7lb 5oz.

23 January 2002 Pat Devlin Mackrell: Congratulations to Jimsie and Mandy on the birth of a son on Monday 21 January 2002.

21 January 2002 Pat Devlin Tommy O'Reilly died peacefully today, surrounded his family, in Camlough, after a long illness. Condolences to his wife Patricia, children Aidan,Gavin, Conor and Damiem, daughter-in-law Iwona, his mother Alice and his brothers and sisters.

18 January 2002 Pat Devlin Brian Mackrell died peacefully today, surrounded by his family, in Warrenpoint, after a prolonged illness. Condolences to his wife Anne, children and grandchildren and to his brothers and sisters.

9 December 2001 Pat Devlin Mary Devlin's 21st birthday party was celebrated on 8 December. For pictures of the event go to Photo Albums.

9 October 2001 Pat Devlin Belated congratulations to Majella McEntegart on her Graduation from the University of Ulster with a BSc (Hon) in Nursing Science.

24 September 2001 Pat Devlin Welcome home, from Canada to Warrenpoint, to Don and Maureen Magill. They are here for a week and hope to meet many old friends and renew old aquaintences.

20 September 2001 Pat Devlin It is with sadness that I have to record the sudden and untimely death on Tuesday, 18 September, of Tony Collins, Crossmaglen, while on holiday in Minorca with his wife, Teresa. Condolences to all the family, especially to Teresa and their children Tracy, Paul, Kieran and Victoria and to his mother, Kathleen and his brothers and sister.

24 August 2001 Kathleen Hamilton Congratulations to Eddy and Kerry Hamilton on the birth of a baby daughter - Amber Chloe (7lb 10oz) today.

5 July 2001 Kathleen Carville Congratulations to Josephine Gregory who on Monday 3 July graduated from Queens University, Belfast, with a degree in Social Sciences.

8 June 2001 Pat Devlin Congratulations to Jarlath Gregory who today has his first novel "Snapshots", published by Sitric Books. Jarlath, who has recently graduated from Trinity College, has secured a three book contract from Lilliput and is already working on his second novel.

30 May 2001 Peter O'Callaghan A new daughter, Lilli, (28 April 2001) to Brian and Ann Marie O'Callaghan.
Congatulations to Brian and Alice O'Callaghan, on the 40th anniversity of their wedding on 10 April 2001.

30 May 2001 Josephine Gregory Congratulations to Rebecca Carville who has won a scholarship to Trinity College.

26 May 2001 Pat Devlin Claire Devlin made her First Holy Communion today, in Castlewellan. Pictures available at Online.ie

15 March 2001 Pat Devlin Would Ronan Cunningham, who asked about the Mackrell Family, in the Guestbook, please get in touch as replies to the email address you supplied are not being accepted.

6 March 2001 Pat Devlin I have received a number of photographs, of the 1920's, 30s and 40s, of the Devlin Family (Mobane, Crossmaglen) from Anna Crocco who lives in Staten Island, New York. They show Owen and Annie and their children and relatives. If anyone would like copies please give me a call - phone or e-mail.

14 February 2001 Pat Devlin Some people may have noticed that the website was not functioning for the last week or so. This was due to BT changing the goalposts on the web space available without notice, resulting in the loss of the site's index page, without which no controlled access is possible. I have now completely overhauled the site and it is functioning again.

28 November 2000 Pat Devlin Tommy Boyle, is presently in hospital in Daisy Hill, Newry. When Sadie and I visited him on Saturday he was in good spirits and good form and we had a great craic about 'the old days'. I got some good stuff for the site and have already updated it in appropriate places.

23 November 2000 Brian O'Callaghan Marie Boyle, widow of John and mother of Ann Marie, Barbara, Richard and Marie-Therese, died this morning. Our thought and prayers are with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren throughout the world. May she rest in peace.

17 November 2000 Ian Boyle Ian's brother Craig is getting married to Rachael on Saturday 18 November in New Zealand. Pictures of the wedding will be posted here when available.

17 November 2000 Pat Devlin
Souvenir of our break - the one in the middle is the camel

8 November 2000 Pat Devlin
The anniversary mass for Andrea Curry, who died tragically on 12 November 1999 while on a mercy mission to Kosovo will be held at 11am on Sunday 19 November 2000 in Ballymacnab church.

Sadie and I are taking a short break and will be away until 16 November.

Date	From	Message
23 December 2004	Pat Devlin	Somewhat belatedly, photos of the Sinead Quigley's 21st Birthday Party are now available HERE
7 December 2004	Pat Devlin	Photos of the wedding of Vivian Devlin and Sonia McCooey available HERE
21 November 2004	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Vivian Devlin and Sonia McCooey who married on 19 November. Photos later.
25 September 2004	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Siobhan and Sean Sherry on the birth of Aine Catherine on 1 September.
9 September 2004	Pat Devlin	Owen Eddy Hamilton was baptised in St. Theresa's Church, Penwortham, on Sunday 5 September 2004. Photos HERE.
1 August 2004	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Sarah Jane Carville and Alan McGrath on their wedding in Crossmaglen on Saturday 31 July 2004. Wedding Photos HERE. Boyle and O'Reilly Family Trees updated.
25 July 2004	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Ciara and Gladwin Worden on the birth of Seamus Gerard on 7 July 2004.
22 July 2004	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Noelle Devlin on graduating from the University of Ulster with an Honours Degree in Business Studies and Computing. Photograph HERE.
20 July 2004	Pat Devlin	It is with deep regret I report the passing of Alice O'Reilly, of Crossmaglen. A woman of great heart and spirit, indomitable courage and unfailing good humour, she is mourned by her large family; children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law, her brother Tommy, sister-in-law Maggie and her numerous nieces and nephews throughout the world. May the Lord have mercy on her soul.
31 May 2004	Pat Devlin	Big hello to Maureen Magill from St. Catherines, Canada, on a visit to Warrenpoint with her daughter Laurie. Photograph here.
15 May 2004	Pat Devlin	Best wishes to Alice O'Reilly who is 90 years young this day.
3 January 2004	Pat Devlin	Condolences to the family of Shiela Lennon (nee Mackrell), Bryansford, who died on 2 January.
1 January 2004	Pat Devlin	Happy New Year to all the families. Archived Messages to December 2003 accessible from the above link.
26 December 2003	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Eddy and Kerry Hamilton, on the birth of their second child, Owen Eddy, today - 7lb 9oz. The McKenna Family Tree and the Boyle Family Tree have been updated.
19 December 2003	Pat Devlin	Brigid Mackrell died on 17 December. Condolences to her children, Raymond and Shiela, her son-in-law and daughter-in-law and her grandchildren
4 November 2003	Pat Devlin	Belated Congratulations to Gerald Kelly and Tracy Taggart, who were married in Monaghan on Friday 29 August 2003. McKenna Family Tree updated.
27 October 2003	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Deirdre and Martin Donnan, on the birth of twin boys, Jack and Matthew, on this day. The Boyle Family Tree has been updated.
26 October 2003	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Louise Curry and Richard Willden, who were married in Ballymacnab Church on Saturday 25 October 2003. Boyle Family Tree updated. Click on names for a photographic record.
20 October 2003	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Noelle Devlin on her 21st Birthday. A Surprise Party was arranged in the Shindig Club on 4 October 2003.
17 October 2003	Pat Devlin	Hello to Patsy Mackrell who was visiting his home town after an absence of 17 years. Click HERE for photos.
17 September 2003	Pat Devlin	Bridie Carragher, died on 13 September after a short illness. Condolences to her children, Gene,Margaret, Bretta, Francis, Aidan, Lily and Noel, and to her sons-in-law and daughters-in-law and her grandchildren
11 September 2003	Pat Devlin	Alice O'Callaghan, died on 9 September after a short illness. Condolences to her Husband Brian, to her sons Peter and Brian, her daughters Nuala and Bernadette, her son-in-law George, and her grandchildren
9 September 2003	Barbara Delafield	Congratulations to Elizabeth and Steward Blackledge, on the birth of their son Robert Stewart on 7 September.
13 August 2003	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Siobhan Carr and Sean Sherry, on the occasion of their Wedding in Warrenpoint on 26 July 2003.
23 July 2003	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Josephine and Patrick Murray, Winchester, on their Golden Wedding on Friday 25th. Family and friends are flying in from all over the world.
30 June 2003	Pat Devlin	Kathleen Collins, Crossmaglen, died today after a long illness. Condolences to her children and grandchildren and also to her sister and brother, nephews and neices.
11 June 2003	Pat Devlin	Clare Hughes, Rostrevor, died suddenly on 10 June. Condolences to her parents, Stella and Tommy and to her brothers Paul, Stephen and David.
14 April 2003	Pat Devlin	Mary McQuaid died today after a long illness. Condolences to her children, sons-in-law and granddaughter, and her sister and brother.
28 March 2003	Pat Devlin	Hello to Ken Adamson who was in England for his mother's 95th birthday. Click HERE for photo.
11 February 2003	Andy Tohill	Congratulations to Marty and Nuala Curran on the the birth of a daughter on 10 February. Click HERE for photo.
28 January 2003	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Jim Curran on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Photos of the event HERE
13 November 2002	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Dermott and Geraldine Spiers on the the birth of a 7lb 12oz. daughter, on 12 November 2002.
25 October 2002	Pat Devlin	Belated congratulations to Noel and Bretta Devlin on their Silver Wedding Anniversary in August 2002. I waited until I had some photos of their USA holiday. For reasons of space and downloading time the quality has been reduced. I will add a few more when I get them.
18 October 2002	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Niall and Pauline Donnelly on the the birth of Ben, on 5 October 2002.
31 August 2002	Pat Devlin	Joan O'Reilly died suddenly, yesterday evening. Condolences to her husband Paddy and to both of their families, including Joan's brother and sisters and her mother-in-law Alice.
29 August 2002	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Karen Campbell, who celebrated her fortieth birthday at a function in the Aylesfort House, Warrenpoint (slightly early) on 23 August. Click HERE for photo.
7 July 2002	Pat Devlin	A big hello to Laurie and Adam Galinas, from Canada, visiting Laurie's aunts and uncles in Warrenepoint during a trip to Ireland and England. Click HERE for photo.
5 July 2002	Pat Devlin	Peter Boyle died peacefully today, in Daisy Hill Hospital, after a short illness. Condolences to his daughers Majella McEntegart and Martina McAree and their families, and to his sister Alice O'Reilly and brother Tommy Boyle and their families.
15 June 2002	Pat Devlin	A big hello to Walter and Marie Durkan, from Maryland, home in Carrickmacross for a gathering of the Moen Clan (Marie's family) in Ballybay. Walter and Marie are accompanied by their daughters Ann Marie and Ciara, with their families, including the youngest Declan Moen Acosta (four months). Click HERE for photos.
31 May 2002	Pat Devlin	Condolences to the family and friends of Aidan Savage who was cruelly killed in an unprovoked attack in Warrenpoint on Tuesday morning last. A quiet, bright and friendly man he was singled out for no reason and had no chance to defend himself. Hundreds of people attended his funeral on Thursday and the town remains in a state of shock and disbelief. At the time of writing a known individual is being sought.
6 March 2002	Pat Devlin	Amber Chloe Hamilton was christened on 3 March 2002 in St Teresa's, Penwortham.
5 March 2002	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Paul Sutcliffe on receiving his MA from the University of London
18 February 2002	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Laurie Magill and Adam Gelinas on their wedding, on 25 January 2001, in the Bahamas
7 February 2002	Walter Durkan	Acosta: Congratulations to Ann-Marie and Carlos on the birth of a son, Declan Moan, today- 7lb 5oz.
23 January 2002	Pat Devlin	Mackrell: Congratulations to Jimsie and Mandy on the birth of a son on Monday 21 January 2002.
21 January 2002	Pat Devlin	Tommy O'Reilly died peacefully today, surrounded his family, in Camlough, after a long illness. Condolences to his wife Patricia, children Aidan,Gavin, Conor and Damiem, daughter-in-law Iwona, his mother Alice and his brothers and sisters.
18 January 2002	Pat Devlin	Brian Mackrell died peacefully today, surrounded by his family, in Warrenpoint, after a prolonged illness. Condolences to his wife Anne, children and grandchildren and to his brothers and sisters.
9 December 2001	Pat Devlin	Mary Devlin's 21st birthday party was celebrated on 8 December. For pictures of the event go to Photo Albums.
9 October 2001	Pat Devlin	Belated congratulations to Majella McEntegart on her Graduation from the University of Ulster with a BSc (Hon) in Nursing Science.
24 September 2001	Pat Devlin	Welcome home, from Canada to Warrenpoint, to Don and Maureen Magill. They are here for a week and hope to meet many old friends and renew old aquaintences.
20 September 2001	Pat Devlin	It is with sadness that I have to record the sudden and untimely death on Tuesday, 18 September, of Tony Collins, Crossmaglen, while on holiday in Minorca with his wife, Teresa. Condolences to all the family, especially to Teresa and their children Tracy, Paul, Kieran and Victoria and to his mother, Kathleen and his brothers and sister.
24 August 2001	Kathleen Hamilton	Congratulations to Eddy and Kerry Hamilton on the birth of a baby daughter - Amber Chloe (7lb 10oz) today.
5 July 2001	Kathleen Carville	Congratulations to Josephine Gregory who on Monday 3 July graduated from Queens University, Belfast, with a degree in Social Sciences.
8 June 2001	Pat Devlin	Congratulations to Jarlath Gregory who today has his first novel "Snapshots", published by Sitric Books. Jarlath, who has recently graduated from Trinity College, has secured a three book contract from Lilliput and is already working on his second novel.
30 May 2001	Peter O'Callaghan	A new daughter, Lilli, (28 April 2001) to Brian and Ann Marie O'Callaghan. Congatulations to Brian and Alice O'Callaghan, on the 40th anniversity of their wedding on 10 April 2001.
30 May 2001	Josephine Gregory	Congratulations to Rebecca Carville who has won a scholarship to Trinity College.
26 May 2001	Pat Devlin	Claire Devlin made her First Holy Communion today, in Castlewellan. Pictures available at Online.ie
15 March 2001	Pat Devlin	Would Ronan Cunningham, who asked about the Mackrell Family, in the Guestbook, please get in touch as replies to the email address you supplied are not being accepted.
6 March 2001	Pat Devlin	I have received a number of photographs, of the 1920's, 30s and 40s, of the Devlin Family (Mobane, Crossmaglen) from Anna Crocco who lives in Staten Island, New York. They show Owen and Annie and their children and relatives. If anyone would like copies please give me a call - phone or e-mail.
14 February 2001	Pat Devlin	Some people may have noticed that the website was not functioning for the last week or so. This was due to BT changing the goalposts on the web space available without notice, resulting in the loss of the site's index page, without which no controlled access is possible. I have now completely overhauled the site and it is functioning again.
28 November 2000	Pat Devlin	Tommy Boyle, is presently in hospital in Daisy Hill, Newry. When Sadie and I visited him on Saturday he was in good spirits and good form and we had a great craic about 'the old days'. I got some good stuff for the site and have already updated it in appropriate places.
23 November 2000	Brian O'Callaghan	Marie Boyle, widow of John and mother of Ann Marie, Barbara, Richard and Marie-Therese, died this morning. Our thought and prayers are with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren throughout the world. May she rest in peace.
17 November 2000	Ian Boyle	Ian's brother Craig is getting married to Rachael on Saturday 18 November in New Zealand. Pictures of the wedding will be posted here when available.
17 November 2000	Pat Devlin	Souvenir of our break - the one in the middle is the camel
8 November 2000	Pat Devlin	The anniversary mass for Andrea Curry, who died tragically on 12 November 1999 while on a mercy mission to Kosovo will be held at 11am on Sunday 19 November 2000 in Ballymacnab church. Sadie and I are taking a short break and will be away until 16 November.