Author Archives: Ian Adamson

Continued from Part 2:Part 3 We know of course, the story of how Tristan won Esyllt. The story is essentially British and ancient in origin. Kenneth Hurlstone Jackson has translated from the old Welsh as follows: At that time Trystan … Continue reading →

Continued from Part 1: Part 2 The Inklings of course have now entered literary history and more has been written about them than I will ever know. A literary society of that name was founded in about 1931 by an … Continue reading →

This is the text of my address to the Ninth William Carlton Summer School held in Corick House, Clogher (a) on Monday 7th August 2000. There are four more parts to come. The Inklings – Mythological Voyagers Part 1 Could I … Continue reading →

This morning I was invested as an Officer of the Most Noble Order of the British Empire  by Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace. I was accompanied by my wife Kerry and my mother Jane. Appointment to all Orders … Continue reading →

 Waterfront Hall, 2 Lanyon Place, Belfast, Antrim BT1 3WH   This evening, as Lord Mayor of Belfast, I opened the City’s Waterfront Hall in the presence of HRH the Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and officiated at the Gala Premier Concert.   … Continue reading →

Today, in the News Letter, as Lord Mayor of Belfast, I traced the 259-year story of the newspaper… In 1737 Francis Joy issued a printed letter from The Sign of the Peacock in Bridge Street, Belfast, Ireland. It was 15 inches … Continue reading →

The people of Northern Ireland have given a warm welcome to President Bill Clinton, the first serving US president to visit our country. At the end of an emotional day that saw Bill and Hillary Clinton visit communities on both sides of … Continue reading →

Today,at 10.30 hrs, I left Belfast for London on Flight BA4573, arriving at 11.40 hrs, and then on to Seattle, USA, at 13.30 hrs on Flight BA083, arriving at 15.15 hrs. This was the second journey to brief Profesor Bob Gregg in … Continue reading →

  The Duke of Gloucester paid a flying one-day visit to Northern Ireland today.He officially opened the Somme Heritage Centre near Conlig, between Newtownards and Bangor. Secutity was tight as the helicopter of the Queen’s Flight touched down at 11.30am. Northern … Continue reading →

Today I was driven to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada by my nephew Kevin, accompanied by my brother-in-law Earl to meet Bob and Penny Gregg, arriving at their home at 11.30 am. We discussed forming an Ulster-Scots Language Society.This would be … Continue reading →