Yoohoo.

I'm Gary Watton, raised in Coleraine, a former pupil of Harpur's Hill primary school. I have a combined honours degree that includes history, so yes I do claim to be an historian. Medics, dentists, teachers, social workers etc etc look after the living. I choose to look after the dead. They need someone to do so! We all should all have some semblance of a legacy. Unfortunately in Northern Ireland (and perhaps elsewhere) if you haven't fought in a war or are a sporting hero or celebrity, you're not worth remembering. I repudiate such a mentality.

You can observe some of my work on X:

@1960to1964

@1970to1972

@1973to1975

@footballisugly

Yours insincerely

GW, historian/statistician/writer