Monthly Archives: September 2015

Alderman Frankie Millar and the Order of Lenin

  Order of Lenin type 4 Thousands of men served on the Arctic Convoys during the Second World War or, as the Russians called it, the Great Patriotic War, trying to get supplies to the Eastern front.  70 years on, Russia has … Continue reading

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Bangor, Verdens Lys, for Alderman Frankie Millar (Order of Lenin) and the Scandinavian People

Norsk I er jordens salt; men når saltet mister sin kraft, hvad skal det så saltes med? Det duer ikke lenger til noget, uten til å kastes ut og tredes ned av menneskene.I er verdens lys; en by som ligger … Continue reading

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Dr Ian Paisley, Columcille and the Gaelic Psalm Singers

In November 2009, I brought my friends The Lord Bannside, Rev Dr Ian Paisley and Baroness Eileen to the Tullycarnet Library in  East Belfast to hear the Lewis Psalm Singers who have made a significant contribution to the work of … Continue reading

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Beannchor, solus an t-saoghail for Colmcille, the Paisley family and the Gaelic Psalm Singers of Lewis

Is sibhse salann na talmhainn: gidheadh ma chailleas an salann a bhlas, ciod leis an saillear e? cha’n ‘eil feum ann o sin suas, ach a thilgeadh mach, agus a shaltairt fo chosaibh dhaoine. Is sibhse solus ant-saoghail. Cha’n fheudar … Continue reading

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Dr Ian Paisley’s first visit to the Ulster Tower at Thiepval

Ulster Tower, Thiepval On Friday 12th September,1986, I first brought my friend Dr Ian Paisley, MP, MEP, accompanied by Nigel Dodds, Fred Proctor and Jackie Hewitt  to the Somme Battlefield, where they visited the Ulster Tower at Thiepval, the trench system at … Continue reading

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The Opening of the Bannside Library

Today, to mark its opening, with special guests Dr. and Mrs Bob Jones, Greenville, South Carolina, the Bannside Library Ltd presented its first two publications. In 1937, when he was eleven years of age, Ian Paisley received a copy of Canon … Continue reading

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Bangor, Mwanga wa Ulimwengu, for the Lord Bannside, Rev. David McIlveen , War on Want NI and the Children of Africa

Nyinyi ni chumvi ya dunia. Lakini chumvi ikipoteza ladha yake itakolezwa na nini? Haifai kitu tena, ila hutupwa nje na kukanyagwa na watu. Nyinyi ni mwanga wa ulimwengu! Mji uliojengwa juu ya mlima hauwezi kufichika. Wala watu hawawashi taa na … Continue reading

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The Empire of Attila the Hun

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Bangor, A Világ Világossága, for Balazs Kecskemeti , Emma and her family in Budapest

Ti vagytok a földnek savai; ha pedig a só megízetlenül, mivel sózzák meg? nem jó azután semmire, hanem hogy kidobják és eltapossák az emberek.Ti vagytok a világ világossága. Nem rejtethetik el a hegyen épített város. Gyertyát sem azért gyújtanak, hogy … Continue reading

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The Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

Hagia Sophia (from the Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, “Holy Wisdom”; Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia; Turkish: Ayasofya) is a former Christian patriarchal basilica, later an imperial mosque, and now a museum (Ayasofya Müzesi) in Istanbul, Turkey. I visited it first … Continue reading

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