ROSTREVOR has many claims to fame, such as President Mary McAleese; “Ireland’s greatest living person,” Dr Ken Whitaker; as well as the founder
of the Dunnes Stores empire, the late Bernard Dunne.....READ>>
PIONEERS and the G.A.A were at the heart of the Rostrevor community during the last century, with many personalities often playing
dual roles......READ>>
ROSTREVOR can boast of having possessed giants in many fields, - a saint, president, statesman, clann chief, general, patriot (John Martin), as
well as top sportsmen, musicians, politicians, clergy, lawyers and entrepreneurs......READ>>
`LAST of the Summer Wine’ was the affectionate tag attached to a popular trio of Rostrevor residents, - the father and father-in-law of President
Mary McAleese, along with Jim Curran, who celebrated his 90th birthday in 2003......READ>>
TRAGEDY stunned the community at Rostrevor and beyond, when three members of an esteemed local family lost their lives in a fire at their home in the
village, four years ago......READ>>
