Randalstown D1

DAISYHILL
Standing in the doorway of their home at Daisyhill on the Ahoghill Road in the 1930's we have husband and wife Johnny and Sarah Woods.
This is part of a row of houses which were built by the Old Bleach Lined Company for their workers.
In front of them is a daughter who is unknown at the moment and in the garden is Granny Woods holding baby Jane Woods.

DAISYHILL
Built on the Ahoghill Road by the Old Bleach Linen Company in 1908 at Daisy Hill this row of houses were the workers of the mill.
The photograph taken in 1912 only shows houses from number 13 to 26 and a few of the residents at their doors. There was a shortcut to the mill through the fields to a footbridge over the River Main near the weir. In 1942 the bridge was washed away by flood water and was rebuilt only to washed away again, thankfully there were no causalities. Does the name Daisy Hill come from fields that could have been full of daisies?

DOWN THE LANE
Standing getting their photograph in the lane at Shanoguestown are Eleanor Millar, her friend Roselyn Maybin and Eleanor's mum Jean Millar.
Why Eleanor is all smiles is that she is now fifteen and has just got her hair cut back in 1962.

DRESSED UP
This portrait of an Asian girl taken in a studio is not Asian but comes from Antrim It is our very own Rachael Woods.
The year is unknown.

DAISYHILL
Sitting enjoying the sun in May 1949 at Daisyhill is Josephine McMullan with Prince on her knee.
By the way the seat she is sitting on was hand made no flat packs back then.

DAISYHILL
Seen here in the back garden of their home at Daisyhill in 1948 we have best friend Audrey Love, Mum Helen McMullan and daughter Josephine McMullan.

DAISYHILL
Here at Daisyhill in 1942 the year I was born we have on the left Audrey Love, Gran and Josephine Wallace.

DAISYHILL
It's 1940 and here we are at Daisyhill outside the home of the McMullan Family.
On the left is Audrey Love, Annie Graham, Annie Hamilton, Helen McMullan and Josephine Wallace.

JAMES DRUMMOND
This is Jim Drummond in the 1930's from Randalstown on his beloved Royal Enfield motorbike in his back yard.

JAMES DRUMMOND
Here we are outside Randalstown with James Drummond, Jim to his friends sittind astride his BSA motorbike in the 1940's.
Standing next to hime we have Calvin Smith and Billy Kelly.

JAMES DRUMMOND
It's the late 1930's and raring to go is James Drummond astride his Royal Enfield motorbike.
No helmets then just a pair of goggles and look at that registration.