Author Archives: Ian Adamson

The story of the Gospels  begins on a low hill, just outside the city of Jerusalem, about 30 AD, in the early days of the Roman Empire. This hill was popularly known as Golgotha, which is to say, “The place … Continue reading →

The continuing burden of Gaelic Pseudohistory….  Historian Prof Diarmaid Ferriter has questioned the decision to invite members of the British royal family to the Easter Rising commemorations in 2016.He said the decision was taken without consulting the expert advisory group … Continue reading →

Courtesy of Jesse Smith   3753 Cruithne is an asteroid in a horseshoe orbit around the Sun in 1:1 orbital resonance with the Earth. It is a periodic inclusion planetoid and has been incorrectly called “Earth’s second moon”, but it is … Continue reading →

The Star Older than the Universe?  Astronomers have discovered a star, in our own galaxy, which appears to be older than the present accepted age of the universe. Odd? In actual fact, it is, of course, impossible, unless our ideas of … Continue reading →

On the occasion of the State Visit by the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins and Sabina Higgins  In the presence of Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Michael of Kent     the Ambassador of Ireland Daniel Mulhall and Greta … Continue reading →

Liam Logan’s “Thon Ulster Scots Book” is a humorous look at Ulster-Scots and Ulster Scots speakers. Liam Logan is an Ulster Scots enthusiast and commentator a former Chair of the Ulster-Scots(Ullans) Academy and present Trustee of the Somme Association, who has … Continue reading →

Theresa Villiers visits Dublin for WW1 memorial event   Theresa Villiers and Irish Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan unveiled the memorial   I attended this event as  chairman of the Somme Association and a member of the Northern Ireland World War … Continue reading →

At a time when the two sections of the community in Northern Ireland are hopefully approaching the end of their long nightmare, and endeavouring to find common ground between their differing though inter-related identities, it is especially useful to explore … Continue reading →

  Belfast City Council’s Director of Health and Environmental Services Suzanne Wylie has been appointed as the Chief Executive of the new Belfast council that will come into operation on 1 April 2015. The Belfast Statutory Transition Committee (STC) agreed … Continue reading →

As the Scotch-Irish Cultural Revolution gains momentum in Appalachia, it is important to consider its intellectual epicentre, The College of William and Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia. The college’s Williamite legacy pre-dates the formation of the Orange Order in Ireland .   Privately founded in 1693 … Continue reading →