Monthly Archives: October 2011

The Blackbird Festival

WELCOME WALCOME – FÁILTE Welcome, Walcome, and Fáilte to the first Loch Lao Christian Heritage Festival, or the Blackbird Festival! In Ulster Scots, this is the Bilfawst Loch Christyan Heirschip Feis, or the Blackburd Feis; and in Irish the Feis … Continue reading

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The Shire Reeve's Tale:47

Tonight I attended the Northern Cricket Union of Ireland 125th Anniversary Gala Dinnerin the City Hall , BelfastThe Top Table comprised:- • Ian Adamson High Sheriff• Michael Vaughan Former England Captain• Richard Johnson Cricket Ireland President and wife, Heather• David … Continue reading

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The Blackbird Poem

The Blackbird Logo The Seamus Heaney Centre’s blackbird logo was designed by my friend Jeffrey Morgan and is inspired by a ninth-century piece of Irish marginalia, sometimes given the title ‘The Blackbird of Belfast Lough’. We don’t know the author, … Continue reading

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Welcome

This is a new feature of my website which I will begin updating this year. Please have a look at the website : http://www.ianadamson.net/ Many thanksIan

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The Shire Reeve's Tale:46

Yesterday ,Wednesday 5th October, at a reception in Belfast City Hall, as the first of my four High Sheriff Charity Events, I launched the book GEORGE BEST Will Not Be Playing Today ,the ultimate tribute to the genius of George … Continue reading

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Patrick Treacy and the Italian Book

Patrick Treacy and the Italian Book treacyradio·15 videos Uploaded on 4 Oct 2010 In this radio interview Dr. Patrick Treacy describes the commonality of religions by relating to an Irish story that describes the difficulty the Protestant Lord Mayor of … Continue reading

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The Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem, Part 3

In 1530 the Emperor Charles V gave the island of Malta to the Order (1530 – 1798), on condition that they defended Tripoli in North Africa. The Knights sailed into the harbour under the command of Sir William Weston, the … Continue reading

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The Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem, Part 2

Richard the Lionheart led the Third Crusade taking the coastal town of Acre in 1191 after a siege. Before heading for Jerusalem, he ordered the slaughter of the 2,500 Moslem prisoners, including women and children – a barbaric act which … Continue reading

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The Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem, Part 1

Tonight Saturday 1st October, 2011, Schola Cantorum of St Peter's Cathedral joined forces with Cappella Caeciliana to present a concert of music ranging from the 16th to the 21st centuries. The event was organised by the Sovereign Military Order of … Continue reading

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