Author Archives: Ian Adamson

Itinerary Guillemont Pilgrimage 2008 The Somme Association  Friday 5th September 2008  Meet at Belfast International Airport at 09.20am for check in. 11.15am Depart Belfast International Airport on Flight No. El 58, arriving Paris CDG 13.55 Make the onward journey to … Continue reading →

From top to bottom: Dame Patricia Windsor Hawkins MBE speaking to Dr Ian Paisley, Baroness Paisley, the Mayor of Heuvelland and Dr Ian Adamson OBE, Chairman of the Somme Association; the 16th Irish Division Memorial Cross at Wytschaete; Dr Ian … Continue reading →

Irena Sendler Died12 May 2008 (aged 98)Warsaw, Poland During WWII, Irena got permission to work in the Warsaw ghetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist. She had an 'ulterior motive'. She KNEW what the Nazi's plans were for the Jews (being German). … Continue reading →

The death has occurred of Katherine BRICK (née McSorley) Nashville, Tennessee, USA and formerly, Omagh, Tyrone Katherine of Omagh, Co. Tyrone married Ian Brick on December 30, 1968 in Belfast. They brought their family to America in 1984 and moved to … Continue reading →

Northern Ireland First Minister Dr Ian Paisley, left, meets Irish President Mary McAleese for the first time, at Somme Heritage Center, which honors the sacrifices of British soldiers from Ireland in World War I, at Conlig in Northern Ireland, Monday, … Continue reading →

Stormont, Northern Ireland, 14 May 2002 Today, as part of her Golden Jubilee, The Queen visited Stormont and I was honoured to welcome her to my MLA Constituency of East Belfast..This is her speech to us: My Lord Presiding Officer, … Continue reading →

Today I was made President of Belfast Civic Trust                  Clifton House, Belfast our work                                              We believe that Belfast’s Victorian and Edwardian architectural core should be preserved and enhanced by sympathetic development for cultural, … Continue reading →

Major Nicholas Barne LVO                                     Kensington Palace                                     LONDON                                     W8 4PU                                       14th June 01                                     Dear Nicholas, On the 1st July 01 we will be celebrating the 85th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme at the … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s debate in the Northern Ireland Assembly concerning the display of Easter Lilies in Parliament Buildings shows again how deeply divided we have become in our symbolism. The Easter Rising of 1916 celebrated by Republican Nationalists had its roots in … Continue reading →

Continued from Part 3: Part 4 Bangor, of course, was also the source for the famous Immram Brain MaicFebail, Voyage of Bran of which Douglas Hyde wrote, “I know of few things in literature comparable to this lovely description, one … Continue reading →