Author Archives: Ian Adamson

NOLA Reviews Van at New Orleans Jazz Fest: It was about halfway through the closing show at the New Orleans Jazz Festival Gentilly Stage on Saturday (April 23). Master musician and songwriter Van Morrison asked his guitarist to “give me a G.” … Continue reading →

The first deliberate raid took place on the night of 7 April. (Some authors count this as the second raid of four). It targeted the docks but neighbouring residential areas were also hit. William Joyce (known as “Lord Haw-Haw”), whose … Continue reading →

There had been little preparation for the conflict with Germany. Craigavon had said: “Ulster is ready when we get the word and always will be.” And when asked in the N.I. parliament: “if the government realized ‘that these fast bombers … Continue reading →

Five years ago, in the Linen Hall Library, 17 Donegall Square North, Belfast, at the request of my publishers Colourpoint Books of Newtownards, I gave a presentation on my book, Bombs on Belfast, The Blitz 1941 as part of the … Continue reading →

Footwashing at the Maundy Thursday Chrism Eucharist An interfaith service to remember all those who died during the 1916 Rising took place yesterday (Sunday April 3) in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin. Representatives of all the main faith communities participated, including … Continue reading →

A decade on from the 1916 Easter Rising, 40,000 Dubliners gathered in the Phoenix Park for Poppy Day. Thousands of poppies were sold in the city, and there were physical clashes between republicans and those observing the day. This post … Continue reading →

In April and May, 1941, as the price of its loyalty to the Allied cause against the scourge of Nazism, Belfast suffered four air raids by German bombers. There was a heavy loss of life — almost 1,000 people perished … Continue reading →

The modern English term Easter, cognate with modern German Ostern, developed from an Old English word which usually appears in the form Ēastrun, -on, or -an; but also as Ēastru, -o; and Ēastre or Ēostre. The most widely accepted theory of … Continue reading →

Holy Monday….Our Lord Jesus demonstrates genuine faith in God and affirms his Messianic destiny in the Cursing of the Fig Tree and the Cleansing of the Temple in Jerusalem Holy Tuesday…Our Lord Jesus taught from early morning until late at … Continue reading →

The Declaration of Nazareth  He [Jesus] went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. The scroll of the prophet … Continue reading →