Monthly Archives: April 2014

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 →