Jack Johnston is the President of the William Carleton Society and a former Director of the Summer School. He is Chairman of the Ulster Local History Trust. Jack has written and lectured widely on local history, and has a particular knowledge of his native Clogher Valley. His publications include articles in a wide range of journals while he has edited local studies in Cavan, Monaghan, Tyrone, Fermanagh and Sligo. One of his earliest articles was ‘The Hedge Schools of Tyrone and Monaghan’ in Clogher Record, (1969). He has planted over 100 trees and was one of the first to introduce the Texel breed of sheep to County Tyrone. His tours of the local area are a popular part of the annual summer school.