Monthly Archives: September 2015

Bangor, La Luz para el Mundo..for Aleida Guevara, Helen and Heather in Cuba

Vosotros sois la sal este mundo. Pero si la sal deja de estar salada, ¿cómo podrá volver a ser útil? Ya no sirve para nada, sino para ser tirada y pisoteada por la gente. Vosotros sois la Luz para el … Continue reading

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Anglo-Portuguese Alliance (or Aliança Luso-Britânica)

  Anglo-Portuguese Alliance (or Aliança Luso-Britânica), ratified at the Treaty of Windsor in 1386, between England (succeeded by the United Kingdom) and Portugal (Lusitania) is the oldest alliance in the world that is still in force — with the earliest … Continue reading

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Bangor, a Luz do Mundo, for Zoe, Maria (Macau), Aires Barros D’Sa (Goa), Peter Lismore (Mozambique)and the Children of Fátima

Vós sois o sal da terra; mas se o sal se tornar insípido, com que se há de restaurar-lhe o sabor? para nada mais presta, senão para ser lançado fora, e ser pisado pelos homens.Vós sois a luz do mundo. … Continue reading

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The Battle of Messines Ridge

Speech at 16th (Irish) Division Memorial Cross, Wytschaete (Wijtschate) Belgium Posted on July 7, 2011 by Ian Adamson Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Somme Association, I would like to to thank you for your welcome here … Continue reading

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Bangor, het Licht der Wereld, for Uncle Johnny (Johann van Helmond), Aunt Isabel and family and the 36th (Ulster ) and 16th (Irish) Divisions in Flanders

Gij zijt het zout der aarde; indien nu het zout smakeloos wordt, waarmede zal het gezouten worden? Het deugt nergens meer toe, dan om buiten geworpen, en van de mensen vertreden te worden. Gij zijt het licht der wereld; een … Continue reading

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The Polish War Memorials

 Notre Dame de Lorette As founder chairman of the Somme Association, and now Vice-President, I travelled every year to the Battlefields of France and Flanders. Noel Kane, my friend and colleague in the Association brought us regularly to Notre Dame de … Continue reading

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Bangor, światłem świata, for Noel Kane, Aunt Mary Zavackas, Pete Bleakley and the Polish Association Northern Ireland

Wy jesteście solą dla ziemi. Lecz jeśli sól utraci swój smak, czymże ją posolić? Na nic się już nie przyda, chyba na wyrzucenie i podeptanie przez ludzi.Wy jesteście światłem świata. Nie może się ukryć miasto położone na górze. Nie zapala … Continue reading

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World War Two: Belfast event marks 70th anniversary of Japanese surrender

Belfast City Council Chief Executive, Suzanne Wylie, presents veteran Bob Wright with a commemorative coin The 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two has been marked in Belfast. Veterans, most of whom are more than 90 years old, … Continue reading

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The 10th (Irish) Division

On Tuesday, 23rd and Wednesday 24th March, 2010, following Turkish Victory Day on 18th March and as part of a Pilgrimage to the Dardanelles to commemorate the 95th Anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign (Çanakkale Savaşlari), the Somme Association held two … Continue reading

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Bανγoρ, τὸ φῶς τοῦ κόσμου, for Billy Ervine and the 10th(Irish) Division in Macedonia, Greece

Είστε το άλας της γης. Αλλά αν το αλάτι χάσει hath γεύση του, με το οποίο δεν μπορεί να είναι αλατισμένο; Είναι πλέον καλό για το τίποτα, αλλά για να πεταχτεί έξω και να πατήσει καταγής. Είστε το Φως του … Continue reading

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