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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Amazing Grace
The bottom of page 53 of Olney Hymns shows the first stanza of the hymn beginning “Amazing Grace!” “Amazing Grace” sung so powerfully and poignantly by President Obama, was published in 1779, with words written by the English poet and clergyman … Continue reading
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The Future of the Mater Hospital, Northern Ireland Assembly, 14th October 2002
Alban Maginness Social Democratic and Labour Party 4:00 pm, 14th October 2002 On 2 July 2002, the McAuley Building was opened at the Mater Hospital. It is a new, state-of-the-art building that will service the hospital. It was called after … Continue reading
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The Battle of Moira…Northern Ireland Assembly, 19th February, 2001
The following is a most illuminating and enlightening intervention by my SDLP colleague Arthur Doherty in the Northern Ireland Assembly 14 years ago. Arthur Doherty (19 January 1932 – 6 February 2003) was a nationalist politician. Born in County Donegal, … Continue reading
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The Battle of Moira 24th June 637
The exemplary missionary priest Tom O Connor has written recently: “Faechno was succeeded at Tara by yet another Dal nAraidi (Dalaradia) Overking of the Cruthin of Ulster and Scotland, namely his own grandson Congal Caech (Claen), a historic fact fossilised … Continue reading
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Linguistic Diversity…Dr Ian Adamson OBE, MLA, Northern Ireland Assembly 9th March, 1999
Dr Ian Adamson UUP I would like to thank Mr C Wilson for giving me the opportunity to speak on this matter. Ulster sits at the north-eastern corner of Ireland, facing Scotland across a narrow sea. The characteristics of her language, since … Continue reading
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Magna Carta
On 15 June 1215 the tranquil meadow of Runnymede provided the unlikely setting for an event which was to change the course of English history and, ultimately, to resonate across the world. On the run from his rebellious lords, King … Continue reading
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Magna Carta
On 15 June 1215 the tranquil meadow of Runnymede provided the unlikely setting for an event which was to change the course of English history and, ultimately, to resonate across the world. On the run from his rebellious lords, King … Continue reading
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The British background to the Gaelic Language
Set as Ulster is at the North Eastern corner of Ireland, facing Britain across a narrow sea and separated from the rest of Ireland by a zone of little hills known as Drumlins, the characteristics of her language and people … Continue reading
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Van Morrison OBE, Sir George Ivan Morrison -Tourism Ireland
Van Morrison OBE, Sir George Ivan Morrison; (born 31 August 1945) is Northern Ireland’s greatest singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances are both inspired and transcendental, while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance and the live album It’s … Continue reading
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The Singular Universe and the Reality of Time
The fundamental issue in the meaning of life remains the Reality of Time and the Singularity of the Universe…The whole of life is a Convovulation (my word, like Ullans), meaning that the Laws of Physics are not fixed, and that … Continue reading
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