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Atéŋyaŋpi maĥpíya ektá naŋké čiŋ ničháže wakĥáŋlapi kte;Nitĥókičuŋze ú kte; maĥpíya ektá tókhel nitĥáwačĥiŋ ečhúŋpi kiŋ hé iyéčhel makĥá Akáŋl ečhúŋpi kte, aŋpétu otóiyohi aĝúyapi kiŋ lé uŋk’úpi yé;Na waúŋĥtanipi kiŋ uŋkákičiktuŋžapi yé uŋkiš tóna šičáya ečháuŋkičuŋpi kiŋ iyéčhel awičhauŋkičiktuŋžapi;Na … Continue reading →

In The Ulster People:41, by Dr Ian Adamson OBE, Friday, June 17. 2011, I wrote – Archibel Wilson’s gravestone On 26th June 1798, my ancestor Archibel Wilson of Conlig was hanged, aged only 26 years, at the Far Rocks above … Continue reading →

As a result of my visit to Georgia in October,2009 I have now received this letter from the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office in Calhoun, Georgia. Robert has visited Belfast on several occasions. He was very fortunate to have been allowed … Continue reading →

On Saturday, 17th October, 2009 I gave a speech at the Spirit of the South Award Dinner in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. This is what I said:Let me introduce myself in Tsalagi…Cherokee., as in this area they were once Ani Yun … Continue reading →

Tuesday, August 9. 2011 Belmont Tower (Old Belmont Primary School) Ian Adamson with Helen Brooker           Robin Mc Minnis and Helen Brooker of the Old Belmont School Preservation Trust have proposed the former school as a … Continue reading →

On 26th July, with my friends the Lord Bannside and Baroness Eileen Paisley, I met the Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD in his office at Leinster House, Dublin. Among other topics, we discussed the coming decade of Centenaries and co-operation between … Continue reading →

I have received a letter from Lord Diljit Singh Rana MBE concerning the Republic of Ireland and the Commonwealth. Lord Rana left Punjab in 1963 for England but has been a resident of Belfast since 1966. He had to repair … Continue reading →

In 1995, I went to Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. as Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast to sign a Memorandum between that city and Belfast. This had been a result of the Atlantic Bridges initiative started by Ian and Katherine Brick. I … Continue reading →

Previously I have posted a Summary of The Ancient Era, the first of three sections into which I had divided my series on the history of the Ulster People (see link below). I have now completed my posts on II The … Continue reading →

The Speech for the Remembering the Future Conference organised by the Community Relations Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund, held in the Great Hall, Belfast City Hall on Monday, March 21, 2011, which will now be published by them. It … Continue reading →