Monthly Archives: October 2015

Sir Arthur Chichester, Lord Deputy of Ireland, (died 1624), by Joseph Francis Bigger M.R.I.A. (Ulster Journal of Archaeology, Vol X , Belfast, 1904) Part 2

In whatever capacity, however, Arthur Chichester was originally employed during the first year or two after his coming to Ulster, it is very certain that he must have had ample opportunities of knowing well the condition of this province, and … Continue reading

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Sir Arthur Chichester, Lord Deputy of Ireland, (died 1624), by Joseph Francis Bigger M.R.I.A. (Ulster Journal of Archaeology, Vol X , Belfast, 1904) Part I

The action by which Chichester originally introduced himself to public notice was one that did not at first commend itself to the powers that be. He was compelled to make a very hasty retreat from his native place in Devonshire, … Continue reading

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Francis Joseph Bigger (1863 – 1926): Antiquarian and folklorist by Patrick Devlin

Francis Joseph Bigger was born 17 July 1863 in Little Donegall Street, Belfast. He was educated at Royal Belfast Academical Institution, of which grandfather had been a founder 1810 and his father a governor. He studied law at Queens College … Continue reading

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The Great Famine and Helen’s Tower

  Helen’s Tower, Conlig Helen’s Tower was designed in 1848 by William Burn in the Scottish style and construction was completed in October 1861. It was part of an ambitious landscape project by Lord Dufferin covering the five miles between it … Continue reading

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Bangor, Lumina Lumii, for Comber Romanian and Farset East European (Moldovan) Aid

Voi sunteți sarea pământului. Dar dacă sarea își pierde gustul, prin ce își va căpăta iarăși puterea de a săra? Atunci nu mai este bună la nimic decât să fie lepădată afară și călcată în picioare de oameni.Voi sunteți lumina … Continue reading

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