Author Archives: Ian Adamson

Inside Man: Loyalists of Long Kesh – The Untold Story by William ‘Plum’ Smith

Publisher:  Colourpoint Books Price: £9.99 ISBN: 978 1 78073 064 6 Extent: 224pp paperback with colour photo sections Book launch: Monday 13th October, Crumlin Road Gaol from 12 noon hosted by Eamonn Mallie Monday, 13th October 2014 marks the 20th anniversary … Continue reading

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James Orr (1770-1816): Poet, Presbyterian and Romantic

“James Orr (1770-1816): Poet, Presbyterian and Romantic”   Carol Baraniuk (University of Ulster) 4pm, Tuesday 7 October 2014, 18 University Square, Queen’s University Belfast   The poet James Orr (1770-1816), from the Presbyterian, Scots-speaking County Antrim village of Ballycarry, experienced … Continue reading

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Dalaradia puts case for new council’s name

Dalaradia puts case for new council’s name   Belfast Telegraph 29/09/2014 THE Dalaradia Historical group would like to take this opportunity to submit Dalaradia as the new name for the Mid and East Antrim Council.  

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An Evening With Van Morrison – Limerick Jazz Festival

http://www.vanmorrison.com Thursday, Sept 25, 2014 – 8PM Location: University Concert Hall (UCH), Admission €84  An Evening With Van Morrison – SOLD OUT   From his earliest days, Van Morrison has channelled the influences of such giants as Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, Muddy … Continue reading

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Daphne Swilling, Davy Crockett and the Ullans Academy

David “Davy” Crockett Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 12th district In office March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1835 Preceded by District created Succeeded by Adam Huntsman  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 9th … Continue reading

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Pilgrims of the Air by John Wilson Foster

    Pilgrims of the Air by John Wilson Foster ‘When an individual is seen gliding through the woods, it passes like a thought, and on trying to see it again, the eye searches in vain; the bird is gone.’ … Continue reading

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Alexander Irvine – The War Diary

Following my talk last night on Carson, Craig and the British Identity in the Antrim Old Courthouse, there was a brilliant presntation of the War Diary of Alexander Irvine. This was performed by Alistair Smyth with  passages read by an actor dressed as … Continue reading

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Carson, Craig and the British Identity – A Tribute to Dr Paisley

  Tonight I gave my talk on “Carson, Craig and the British Identity” in honour of and in tribute to my friend Rev Dr Ian R K Paisley, the Lord Bannside, PC  for whom I was Personal Physician and Advisor on History … Continue reading

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Ian Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside, PC (6 April 1926 – 12 September 2014)

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Her Britannic Majesty – Queen of the United Kingdom of Pretania (Prydain)

His Britannic Majesty, or Her Britannic Majesty, depending on the sex of the monarch, is a formal, or official, term for the sovereign power of the United Kingdom in diplomacy, the law of nations, and international relations. For example, in … Continue reading

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