Author Archives: Ian Adamson

The Wonderful Wizard of Aaz

Dorothy was a young orphaned girl raised by Uncle Sam and Aunt M from White Hall in the bleak landscape of a Kansas farm. She had a little dog called Toto, who was her sole source of happiness on the dry, … Continue reading

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Belfast Central Library

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Romancing Ireland : Richard Hayward: 2

When I first began to write books on Ulster history in the late 1960s, it was in an attempt to fill the obvious vacuum which existed in general public awareness concerning the real roots of the people of Northern Ireland. … Continue reading

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Constitutions and Culture Wars: Northern Ireland, the Irish State and the North-South Dimension

   Monday, 16 June, 2014 John Hume Institute for Global Irish Studies, UCD  9.00am Registration  9.30am – 10.00am  OPENING ADDRESS: TANAISTE AND MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, MR EAMON GILMORE, TD  10.00am – 11.30am  Session 1: Public Opinion: The … Continue reading

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1912-1923: Reflecting on a Decade of War and Revolution in Ireland: 1914 – The Road to War – Universities Ireland

PROGRAMME Saturday 14th June Belfast City Hall 9.30 am Registration 10.00 am Official opening and introduction:Dr Michael Murphy, President University College Cork and Chair, Universities Ireland Welcome: Lord Mayor of Belfast 10.30 am Chair: Professor Eunan O’Halpin, Professor of Contemporary Irish History, … Continue reading

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Romancing Ireland- Richard Hayward: I

Richard Hayward (1892–1964) was my favourite writer when I was a little boy. He was also an actor and musician. Born in Southport, he was an enthusiast for all Ulster regional popular culture and I loved his books about Ulster and … Continue reading

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Visit of Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore to Belfast

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Service of Thanksgiving for Sir John Gorman

Sir John Gorman, MC. Photo: VICTOR PATTERSON   This afternoon I attended the Service of Thanksgiving for Sir John at the beautiful St Mary’s Star of the Sea Church in Killyleagh, Co Down. The Service was conducted by The Very Revd. … Continue reading

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The Declaration of Arbroath

  The ‘Tyninghame’ copy of the Declaration from 1320 AD Alongside the battles and bloodshed of the Scottish “Wars of Independence” in north Britain there was also a diplomatic struggle – a war of words and propaganda. The two Norman warlords the … Continue reading

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Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum gets Royal seal of approval

Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum gets Royal seal of approval By The Citizen  |  Posted: May 30, 2014 By Matt Discombe The Duke of Gloucester Attendees at Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum’s official opening Drum display A Royal seal of approval was … Continue reading

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