MAIN STREET
It appears that life moved at an altogether more sedate pace in Crumlin back in 1911. There were few cars on Main Street then, and horses and carts
were not just wheeled out for festival days. The shop on your right certainly served the townsfolk well, offering cigarettes, tobacco, pipes, 'Pratts Spirits'
and even a horse clipping service! Though it may not be clear here, the next shop up is actually a butcher's, as there is a leg of beef hanging up outside the
window - and below on the ground are turnips. Behind the horse and cart standing sideways is the daily horse and coach with the number 160 on the
front of it. The picture can be dated quite accurately because it is actually a postcard, which was sent to Fintona in County Tyrone on July 6, 1912.
The charming message, written by 'Em' reads 'I expect you are having a fine day to yourselves. Weather lovely here. It's 5pm and no sign of that tel yet.
Whatever are you doing? It continues: 'No news for a letter today. Everything just as usual. Will be expecting a long letter tomorrow. Give that gentleman on Sunday a chance and put a word in for me'.

MAIN STREET
Taken around 1912 to your right you can see part of a thatched cottage. Next is a shop with the owner and his wife standing proudly outside. The shop owner has a pocket watch on. Further up the the street is a man sitting reading a newspaper perhaps the Antrim Guardian? In the distance are two cars parked and beyond that the Pakenham Memorial Monument. Halfway down the photograph to your left is a parked car and in front of it a man on a bicycle. Coming on down you see a thatched cottage and on the edge of the kerb is Water Pump with a long Handle. In the foreground sticking out is an awning belonging to another shop and as you can see no tarmac roads yet.

MAIN STREET
The photograph was taken in 1911 and the town by then has gas street lighting.
The first shop to your left has a sign on the window saying " Dodds Moor-Ill and Scour Drenches have no equal ".
The small sign says " Dougalls something Fly Dip ". The next shop is the Post Office with a young lady standing outside it.
Next to her is a young girl and a middle-aged lady dressed in black with a small boy in front of her. Further up the street is a man standing outside his shop with a large apron on. Behind the man posing on his horse and cart on the far gable wall is an advert saying " Gillen ".
The card is Postmarked Bandbridge 10am 23rd May 1912. To: Mrs Walker Post Office Crumlin.
Dear Nadavin, Kindly say by reference if this is the Brew Sherry P.O that you require. Mr Harding is away now traveling & J. finish all customers orders I have the others put in Lauds. Will let you have all in a few days
Waiting your reply
Yours Truely Mrs Harding.

MOUNTCOTTAGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
This is outside Mountcottage Primary School which was on the Dungonnell Road at Crumlin in 1960.
These are the pupils of the class of 1959-1960 and at the back from the left we have Ken Williamson, Tommy McKinstry,John James McKinstry, Albert Campbell, Jim Wilson, Brian Hall, Ken Bickerstaff, Walter McNeilly, Ronnie Whiteside and Philip Grayson.
Front row has Sylvia Bickerstaff, Carol McKinstry, Gladys McKinstry, Kathleen Bickerstaff, Maureen Robinson, Roberta McNeilly, Irene Campell &Viola Campbell.
Seated are Walter Grayson, Sam Gilmore, Philip Wilson, David Grayson, Raymond Bickerstaff and Norman Gilmore.
Absent that day was Mervyn Campbell, Robert Campbell, Wilfred Campbell, Rae Campbell and Norman Robinson.