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Author Archives: Ian Adamson
Dalaradia Historical Tours – The Boyne Valley 2
Sunday 23rd. February 2014. (Ian Adamson was the historical tour guide all day). 09:00am – Bus pick up at Derryhill shops, Rathcoole. 09:15am – Bus pick up at Crues. football club, Shore Road. 11:00am – Tour of Newgrange & Bru … Continue reading
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Dalaradia Historical Tours – The Boyne Valley 1
Saturday 22nd. February 2014. (Ian Adamson was our historical tour guide all day). 09:00am – Bus pick up at Derryhill shops, Rathcoole. 09:15am – Bus pick up at Crues. football club, Shore Road. 11:00am – Tour of Battle of Boyne … Continue reading
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C.D. 1918 – Carved on a tree in the woods – Jack Gallagher
Were you a soldier come home from the war, Seeking once again to find The foetal comfort of a childhood haunt Whose memory you had carried in your mind? Was it to ease some fever of the brain You were … Continue reading
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Letter from Major General C. H. Powell on the Formation of the 36th Ulster Division
Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) 1st Earl Kitchener. was the British Field Marshal associated with the Boer War but he also played a central role in the early part of World War I. This is a fascinating letter of fourteen pages by Major General … Continue reading
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Somme Memories – The Formation of the Somme Association
Last year, the Conference in Monte Carlo, Monaco…Ireland in the Decade of the Great War, 1912 – 1923: Towards Commemoration resulted in the publication of an important book Towards Commemoration: Ireland in War and Revolution, edited by John Horne and Edward Madigan, … Continue reading
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Greater Appalachia – New Pictavia – Cruthini Populi -The People of the Cruthin
Courtesy of my friend Jesse Smith., who wrote to me saying, “Here are your Cruthin, Ian…..” He has also asked about Dalriada…..so I have renamed the Subregions for him based on the ancient clans of the Cruthin in Scotland and Ireland….Northern … Continue reading
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Ireland in the Decade of the Great War, 1912 -1923: Towards Commemoration Conference 6,
Session 6: Memories Chair: Prof Nicholas Allen (NUI Galway) Jay Winter, Yale University Language and remembrance in the period of the Great War: Britain, France, Ireland Language mediates memory, a point which we have yet to integrate into our understanding … Continue reading
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Ireland in the Decade of the Great War, 1912 -1923: Towards Commemoration Conference 5,
Session 5: Divisions Chair: Dr Edward Madigan (Trinity College Dublin) Dr Anne Dolan (Trinity College Dublin) Divisions and divisions and divisions Shortly before leaving office in 2010 Brian Cowen encouraged us to “take the opportunities commemorations afford us to reflect … Continue reading
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The Royal House of Meredith
Henry VII (Welsh: Harri Tudur; 28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch … Continue reading
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Ireland in the Decade of the Great War, 1912 -1923: Towards Commemoration Conference 4,
Session 4: Claiming Sovereignty Chair: Prof Eunan O’Halpin (Trinity College Dublin)Prof Paul Bew (Queen’s University Belfast). Paul was indisposed and was unable to give his paper. Nationalism and Unionism: A Churchillian Perspective 1912-22. The paper was to concentrate on the … Continue reading
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