Author Archives: Ian Adamson

1 (To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David.) The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. 2 God looked … Continue reading →

1 An the heiven an the yird a aa things in thaim wus hale. 2 An on the seivent day God feenished aa his darg; an on the seivent day he restit frae aa the wark that he haed duin. … Continue reading →

24 An God sayed, Lat the yird bring furth aa kin o leevin things, kye an aa thing muivin on the yird , an beast o the yird efter their kin: an sae’t wus. 25 An God made the beast … Continue reading →

20 An God sayed, Lat the watters be hotchin wi leevin things, an lat birds flee ower the yird unner the airch o heaven. 21 An God made muckle sea beasts, an ilka kin o leevin an muivin thing that … Continue reading →

14 An God sayed, Lat thair be lichts in the airch o heiven, fur tae sinder the day an the licht, an lat thaim be fur taikens, an fur merkin the saisons o the yeir, an fur days an fur … Continue reading →

9 An God sayed, Lat the watters unner the heiven come thegither, an lat the dry laund be seen: an sae’t wus. 10 An God gien the dry laund the name o Yird; an the watters thegither wus cried Seas: … Continue reading →

6 An God sayed, Lat thair be a poeurfu airch raxin ower the watters, pairtin the watters frae the watters. 7 An God made the airch for tae sinder the watters unner the airch an thaim that wus ower it: … Continue reading →

1 In the beginnin God made the heiven an the yird. 2 An the yird wis fouthless an wioot form; an it wus mirk on the face o the deep: an the Speerit o God flittit ower the face o … Continue reading →

It was mid November, and the Autumn Sun was shining on the Presbyterian Island of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. There was a strange animation abroad that day. Men and women were gathering, dressed in black clothes which they … Continue reading →

The Annals of the Four Masters record  that in 665 AD, the Battle of Farset (Belfast) took place between the County Down Dal Fiatach, self styled Ulaid, and the Pretani or Cruthin where Cathasach, son of Laircine, was slain. This was an attempt … Continue reading →