Daily Archives: June 28, 2013

Somme Pilgrimage 2013: Day 1

SOMME TOUR 2013 28TH June 2013 – 2nd July 2013 Itinerary                                                                                                Friday 28th June 0815hrs                                   Check-in Belfast City Airport 1015hrs                                   Depart Belfast on Flybe flight No. BE965 1135hrs                                   Arrive at … Continue reading

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Order of the Striped Tiger: Dr FWS O’ Neill

Order of the Striped Tiger (Fifth Class Neck Badge), in silver-gilt and enamels, 60mm, awarded to “Dr FWS O’ Neill”, in its original lacquer box. “My grandfather FWS O’ Neill, went to Manchuria in 1897 as a missionary of the … Continue reading

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“Every Townland Earned its Name in Song: John Hewitt’s Ulster Scots Tradition”

At PRONI on Friday 28th June 2013 “Every Townland Earned its Name in Song: John Hewitt’s Ulster Scots Tradition” About the Exhibition This exhibition explores Ulster poet, author, lecturer and broadcaster John Hewitt’s fascination with the poetry of the Rhyming … Continue reading

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