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Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down Council, Councillor Valerie Harte and Dr Ken Abraham Curator Newry and Mourne Museum at the official opening of Slices of History: Memories of McCann's Bakery. with former Bread Servers from the Bakery. Left to right: Seamus McLoughlin, Oliver McAteer, Councillor Valerie Harte, Sean McConville, Paul McAteer, Dr Ken Abraham and Jimmy Dobbin.

Oct 04 2023

Slices of History: Memories of McCann’s Bakery opens at Newry and Mourne Museum

A temporary exhibition on the history and legacy of McCann’s Bakery in Newry is now on display at Newry and Mourne Museum.

Oct 04 2023

Categories: Newry and Mourne Museum, Exhibition, McCann's Bakery, Newry, bakeries, economic history

Slices of History: Memories of McCann’s Bakery opens at Newry and Mourne Museum

A temporary exhibition on the history and legacy of McCann’s Bakery in Newry is now on display at Newry and Mourne Museum.

Employees of the Kilkeel Knitting Factory pictured in the 1950s

Feb 10 2023

Categories: Newry and Mourne Museum, Kilkeel, textiles, local industry, economic history, World Holocaust Memorial Day

Kilkeel Knitting Factory by Ken Abraham

As we continue to reflect on World Holocaust Memorial Day throughout the month of February, we focus on the background to the development of the Kilkeel Knitting Factory which was established by Edith and Kurt Sekules in 1950. Before World War II the Sekules family had been part of the Jewish community in Vienna and settled in Northern Ireland in 1947.

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