Monthly Archives: June 2017

Common Identity – The Formation of the Somme Association

Four years ago, a Conference in Monte Carlo, Monaco…Ireland in the Decade of the Great War, 1912 – 1923: Towards Commemoration resulted in the publication of an important book Towards Commemoration: Ireland in War and Revolution, edited by John Horne and Edward Madigan, … Continue reading

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Common Identity – The Millenium of Ukraine’s Christianity

On Thursday, 19th May 1988, I flew from Dublin to New York and on to Philadelphia as a guest of my friend W Paul Loane and Monsignor Michael Fedorovich of the Ukrainian Cathedral Church of the Immaculate Conception. Located in … Continue reading

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Common Identity – The People of the Book

In May, 1988 I was invited to be the Guest of Honour at the Celebration of the Millenium of the Ukrainian Church in Philadelphia. I had many friends there, one a Roman Catholic priest, who asked me to attend one … Continue reading

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Common Identity – The Muslim Jesus

When I was a young doctor in the City hospital I was asked to look after a devout young Muslim from Pakistan. I brought him to the Doctors’ home where they were watching a Rugby match on the television. Someone … Continue reading

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The Declaration of Nazareth

 He [Jesus] went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to … Continue reading

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The Koch/Cunliffe Myth of Tartessian Celtic Origins

Phoenicia was the ancient name of a very small country situated between the 34th and 36th degrees of north latitude on the Eastern Mediterranean Coast to the North of Palestine.  The northern boundary is stated by our old friend Ptolemy … Continue reading

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The Wolff/Frazer Myth of the Northern Ui Neill

“The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis” – Inferno:The Divine Comedy – Dante Alighieri A wonderfully arcane and self-contradictory article has appeared recently on the Internet. It is an unpublished paper … Continue reading

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The British Ethnic Community in Albion (Great Britain)

Glasgow is the modern form of the ancient Cumbric , Old British or Brittonic  name Glas Cau, meaning “Green Hollow” (Glas-gau in Cymric or Modern Welsh). possibly referring to the area of Molindar Burn where Glasgow Cathedral now now stands. The later … Continue reading

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The British Ethnic Community in Ireland (Little Britain)

This year 2017 is the 1500th Anniversary of the birth of Comgall, venerated as the Father of Monks by the Protestant, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches and a significant figure in our Common Identity. Originally a soldier and not … Continue reading

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The Two Heroes and the Belgae: Part 3

Continued from Part 2: Last of the Belgae The British invasion was to be a Pyrrhic victory for Caesar. In 54 BC Ambiorix brought together an alliance of Belgic tribes, the Eburones, Manapii, Nervii and Atuatuci allied to local German … Continue reading

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