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Newtownhamilton

A school play is taking place up at the front is a woman with a hat, black coat and blue patterned scarf. In the background is children wearing a navy top and trousers, or a dress while sitting on a stage.

The hiring fairs that sent children out to work for £2 a month

For nearly 200 years, hiring fairs were a reality of life for many poor Irish families.

Northern Ireland

A fire engine

Farm fire destroys 25 vehicles and sheds overnight

The police and the fire service are investigating whether the blaze near Newtownhamilton was arson.

Northern Ireland