In this article, Liam O Duibhir, author of The Donegal Awakening, gives an account of the first ever daylight arms raid of the War of Independence which was carried out by the men of the North East Donegal brigade in their neighbouring county of Tyrone.
God bless the hills of Donegal.I've heard their praises sung In days long gone beyond recall, when I was very young; I oft times pray to see the day before life's course is run That I should sing the praises of the hills above Drumquin.
God bless the hills of Dooish, be they heather-clad or lea, The wooded glens of Cooel, and the fort at Dunaree, The green-clad slopes of Kirlish as they meet the setting sun, Descending in their glory to the hills above Drumquin.
The whins around Drumbarley make the hills a yellow blaze, When the heather turns to purple on my native Dressaugh braes, The limestone rocks of Claramore are glistening in the sun, When nature's at it's grandest on the hills above Drumquin.
I've roamed the Scottish Highlands with their beauty rare and grand; I've rambled through the Lowlands; it's a cold and heartless land, I'll never be down-hearted when each day's work is done; My mind goes back at sunset to the hills above Drumquin.
Drumquin, you're not a city, but you're all the world to me; Your lot I ne'er will pity though you never greater be, I love you as I know you, when from school I used to run, On the homeward journey through you to the hills above Drumquin.
This life is sad and dreary, and the task of it is sore, My feet are growing weary, I may never wander more; So lay me down in Langfield, when the course of life is run, On the sheltered side of Dooish, 'neath the hills above Drumquin.
Sean Kelly, Irish and world cycling legend will cycle this years "Hills above Drumquin" challenge on Saturday 1st November starting at 12 Noon from Drumquin G.F.C clubrooms situated on the main Omagh Road, Drumquin. This is a unique opportunity to meet and cycle along with Sean Kelly and get advice from the Master. Sean Kelly will also attend the Omagh Wheelers annual prize giving Dinner dance that same evening in the Mellon Country Hotel. Tickets for the dinner dance are now available from any committee member or by calling with Fintan Treanor at Treanor Meats, Old Mountfield Rd, Omagh. The dinner dance has always proved to be a great night's entertainment so everyone is more than welcome to come along and enjoy one of the biggest nights in the club's history.
Tickets priced at £20 for members £25 for Non members.
Some of Sean Kelly's major results include: Tour de France: Green Points Jersey 4 times; 5 Stages, best finish 4th in 1985 Vuelta a España: Overall Winner (1988); Points Jersey 4 times; 16 Stages Paris-Nice: 7 consecutive wins (1982-1988) UCI Road World Cup winner (1989) Tour de Suisse: 2 wins Milan-Sanremo: 2 wins Paris-Roubaix, 2 wins Liège-Bastogne-Liège, 2 wins Giro di Lombardia, 3 wins Critérium International, 3 times
A Market Town. Market day, Thursday. Fair day, last Thursday in each month
POST OFFICE,
Telegraph, Money Order,and Savings Bank—Edward Wood, Postmaster. Letters arrive twice daily and are despatched once daily
PLACES OF WORSHIP
Church of Ireland, Upper Longfield—Rev. Thompson Presbyterian—Rev. S. D. Irons Roman Catholic—Rev. Charles Kelly, P.P.; Rev. J. Devine, C.C. National School—James Keown, principal; Miss M. A. Reid, assistant R.I.C.—Sergeant Owens in charge Omagh Union—D.M.O., Dr. Alexander M. Love Castlederg Union—D.M.O., Dr. Charles J. Johnston Dispensaries open on Tuesday and Friday, from 10 till 12 a.m.
INHABITANTS
Boyle, Thomas, blacksmith Caldwell, Mrs., limestone quarries, Killen Campbell, Mary, draper and publican Corrigan, Mrs., teacher, Lackagh N.S. Davis, Cunningham, grocer Deering, F., N.T. Dooish N.S. Dolan, Francis, grocer, boot and shoe maker Dolin, Joseph, postman Donnelly, Michael, grocer, provision and egg merchant, and cycle agent Doyle, Margaret, grocer and publican Duncan, Andrew, grocer and publican Evans, Mrs., dressmaker Fahey, Miss Rose, dressmaker Gardner, Miss, teacher Mullinavar N.S. Goan, James, cattle dealer Goan, James, postman Goan, Michael, publican Gordon, Andrew, process server Gordon, Miss, grocer Gormley, M., grocer and baker Hamilton, Gilbert, mason Irvine, William, farmer Johnston, Charles J., M.D. Johnston, Mrs., Drumquin Restaurant Liggett, Alex., limestone quarries, Drumscraw Little, John, cooper Loughrey, J., teacher, Garvabullion N.S. Love, Alex., M.B.M.S. Maguire, John, draper Mimnagh, Bridget, grocer, Lackagh Moffatt, Andrew, manager Loan Fund Monaghan, John, hotel and spirit merchant M'Aleer, Frank, carpenter M'Bride, M., grocer and egg merchant M'Canney, Joseph, blacksmith M'Crossan, Patrick, publican M'Cugh, Patrick, hawker M'Dermott, J., creamery manager M'Elholm, F., teacher, Willmount N.S. M'Laughlin, Jas., butcher M'Loughlin, John, carter M'Menamin, Patrick, contractor and builder M'Menamin, P., grocer and contractor M'Nabb, Misses, dressmakers M'Nena, Mrs., restaurant M'Nena, Stephen, farmer M'Sorley, Edward, postman O'Kane, James, Dooish O'Kane, Michael, J.P., Burrell's Folly O'Kane, Patk., publican, grocer, and hardware merchant Phillips, Elizabeth, grocer Sheridan, Titos., tailor Smiley, Joseph, boot and shoe maker Toland, Hugh, blacksmith Winters, John, grocer, draper, and tailor Wood, Edward, grocer, provision and leather merchant, and draper Wylie, Mrs., teacher Lower Longfield N.S.
Sean Kelly will also attend the Omagh Wheelers annual prize giving Dinner dance that same evening in the Mellon Country Hotel. Tickets for the dinner dance are now available from any committee member or by calling with Fintan Treanor at Treanor Meats, Old Mountfield Rd, Omagh. The dinner dance has always proved to be a great night's entertainment so everyone is more than welcome to come along and enjoy one of the biggest nights in the club's history. 
