An overview of the history of the town of Crossmaglen, from its humble beginnings in the eighteenth century as a public house at a crossroads, up to the Great Famine of the late 1840s. There are some references to agrarian disturbances and outrages.

The story of another Crossmaglen - in New South Wales, Australia; how it got its name and something of its history and character.

A brief history of the O'Neill arrival and sojurn in South Armagh from the 15th to the 17th centuries.

A brief account of the gaelic poets of the 18th century in the Creggan area; Seamus McCuarta, Padraig Mac aLiondan, Peadar ÓDoirnin; Art McCooey and James Woods.

An account of the career of John Johnston, appointed Constable of the Fews in 1710, and his family, including an account of the betrayal of Seamus Mór MacMurphy, poet and outlaw.

An account, based on folk recollections, of the practice of hiring out to farmers for set periods and of the varied treatment received from the employers concerned.

A look at the architectural achievements of the first farming communities in South Armagh. There are descriptions of the three main types of megalithic tombs - court, portal and passage graves, and speculation as to the motive for their construction.

Discussion on the possible derivation of the names of the townlands of Creggan.