Joseph Tomelty plaque, Portaferry
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Joseph Tomelty plaque, Portaferry
Image: © Albert Bridge Taken: 5 May 2012
A plaque, on a house at the Shore Road, commemorating Joseph Tomelty http://www.ulsterhistory.co.uk/tomelty.html and http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituaryjoseph-tomelty-1586249.html. He is probably best known (to an older generation) for writing the script for “The McCooeys” http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00dlsrj - a wireless programme which included JG Devlin and James Young Image Most of this will be meaningless to anyone under 55.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.37926
Longitude
-5.547003