by Rudyard Kipling “Have you news of my boy Jack?” Not this tide. “When d’you think that he’ll come back?”…
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The mysterious story of the Unknown Warrior
The grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey contains the remains of an unidentified British serviceman who was interred…
The Poppy
Red poppies have been worn as a show of support for the Armed Forces community since the Royal British Legion’s…
An untold story: Belfast Refugees and Liverpool
1971 Belfast Refugees and the Loyalist People of Liverpool A personal story by Stephen Gough. Reproduced by kind permission I…
On The Green Grassy Slopes of the Boyne
Some folks sing of mountains and valleysWhere the wild flowers abundantly growAnd some of the wave-crested billowsThat dash ‘neath the…
The Events of Ulster Day, 28 September 1912
On Saturday 28 September 1912 the industrial heart of Belfast city was still. The great shipyards were silent; the looms…
Entertainment Pages
I’ve started the work for the Music/Vendors/Other entertainers pages……THEY’RE NOT COMPLETE YET! So don’t panic too much if your details…
Apprentice Boys of Derry
The Apprentice Boys of Derry Association is a Christian, historical and cultural organisation, committed to maintaining the spirit of courage…
The Breaking of the Boom
“28TH OF JULY, 1689! A day to be remembered with thanksgiving by the besieged in Derry as long as they live; for on this day we were delivered from famine and slavery.”
A Sharing Library – #BuyABandABookDay
As you know, I’m always really keen for our community and band members to self-educate. I think it’s important that…
Dolly’s Brae
Being on the Twelfth day of July, eighteen and forty-nine,The Pagans of this country together did combine,To shoot and slay…