Randalstown P1

PARADE
Standing in Main Street Randalstown the parade is all set to march off, the year is unknown.
Everyone out in all their finest and mothers back then had some washing to do when you consider not only the men with white collars but the boys as well.
Over to the right is a little boy and probably his sister with him looking at the camera. Just look at the lace collar he is wearing and also the belt and buckle.

PURPLE STAR
This is the Purple Star L.O.L No.941 posing for the camera in Randalstown.
The only person known is at the back in the centre underneath the banner Robert Woods, when it was taken is unknown.

PURPLE STAR L.O.L.
These are the members of the Purple Star Lodge in Randalstown getting ready to board the bus, the year is unknown.
First on the left is Bill McIlroy, Unknown, Mr.Lyttle, Harry Rainey,unknown, Gill King and Unknown.
The next row has Mr Stewart, Mr Johnston, George Wood Basil French and Sydney Scott, the rest of the members are unknown.

PORTGLENONE ROAD
Getting their photograph taken out on the Portglenone road in Randalstown in 1949 we have the Coulter family.
At the back (from the left) are Stanley Coulter in his daddy's arms William Coulter, then John Coulter in his mum's arms Agnes Coulter.
In front are Margaret Coulter, Tommy Coulter and finally our very own Isobel Coulter.

PIGEON RACER
Here we have standing outside his home at Ballylurgan Randalstown is Billy John Bell.
Billy is seen here holding one of his famous racing pigeons and I have been told that he was the best racer of pigeons in Randalstown in his time.

PARADE GROUND
This is Sarah Anne Harper in the late 1930's, who as a young child was sent here to Parade Ground at Randalstown to be brought up by the Seymours
who were relations. Her family lived on the Horseshoe, at the Cave Hill. Her father William Harper, was a blacksmith who did work for the Belfast Trams.
They originated in Magheralane (up the lonen where the old Magheralane Schoolhouse was) they are buried in the Drumhaul Cemetery
just outside of Randalstown, down the bottom of the Coolsythe road. The Seymour's, who were her mother's people were from the Randalstown,
from Seymour's Bridge right next to the old school house which still stands.

PARADE GROUND
Here at her home at Parade Ground Ranadalstown in the late 1930's is Sarah Seymour on the left sitting with two unknown boys, then Margaret Irene Harper.
Sarah lived here with her sisters and brothers and they all worked at the Old Bleach and one of them was a master designer.
Their house was the second one from the railway side.