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Well hello there…. Please check back soon—I’m still working on this post, and I’ll publish it once it’s finished. In the meantime, please subscribe to my blog to receive email notifications whenever I publish new content. Thank you. ✓ Subscribed Before you go ✓ Subscribed This is simply the story of a boy trying to grow up, survive, thrive, have fun & discover himself against a backdrop of…

6 People   lost their lives on the 6th January  between  1980 – 2001 6th January – Deaths & Events in Northern Ireland Troubles 6th January – Deaths & Events in Northern Ireland Troubles

Hi folks, Just a shortish blog post to wish you all a wonderful evening and a fantastic Xmas day. Some of you guys have followed me and my story for years now and during recent tragic soul destroying  lows to a few joy filled epic highs you have been there to support , comfort  and celebrate with me whatever a pernicious fate throws in my path and I am truly grateful. This year I’ve invited…

Last chance to order before Xmas delivery cut-off period nxt Wednesday . A personally signed copy of my No.1 Best Selling book : A Belfast Child , which may be worth a few quid if my story is made into a movie – watch this space ! UK Orders Free postage for UK orders only ! For Europe & USA orders drop me a message below and Ill send you an payment link ! Go backYour message has been…

And Im happy to bride you with a free giveaway 🎁 Read on for more detail… Ive doing a soft launch of my online shop : https://deadongifts.co.uk/ which I set up with my sister Mags and I need to drive some traffic to the store and start creating an online presence. The shop will be mainly selling and promoting Northern Ireland themed gifts and souvenirs but as lifelong Jam fan and mod I cant…

l Rathlin Island Massacre July 1575 Bruce’s cave, one of Rathlin Island’s caves, etching by Mrs. Catherine Gage (1851) The Rathlin Island massacre took place on Rathlin Island, off the coast of Ireland on 26 July 1575, when more than 600 Scots and Irish were killed. Sanctuary attacked Rathlin Island was used as a sanctuary because of its natural defences and rocky shores; when the wind blew…

Portadown Massacre November 1641 Engraving of the Portadown Massacre (1641) by Wenceslaus Hollar, first published in James Cranford’s Teares of Ireland (London, 1642) The Portadown massacre took place in November 1641 at Portadown, County Armagh, during the Irish Rebellion of 1641. Irish Catholic rebels, likely under the command of Toole McCann, killed about 100 Protestant settlers by forcing…

For those who haven’t as yet read my No.1 Best Selling book here’s a free chapter Intro ‘Historically, Unionist politicians fed their electorate the myth that they were first class citizens . . . and without question people believed them. Historically, Republican/Nationalist politicians fed their electorate the myth that they were second class citizens . . . and without question the people…

The 2024 Olympics in Paris were the most successful in history for athletes from Northern Ireland Who are the Olympic medallists from Northern Ireland? Daniel Wiffen Gold: Men’s 800m freestyle Bronze: Men’s 1500m freestyle Hails From: Armagh via Leeds Daniel Wiffen (born 14 July 2001) is an Irish swimmer who competes at the Olympic Games, world championships and European championships…

Should I Stay or Should I go ? I’m torn  between going or staying . Throughout my time living and working in London and recent  years in and around the North West of England it was always my long term intention that when I reached a ripe old age and my kids had settled into happy  secure  independent adult lives  I would relocate to Belfast and spend the remainder  of my time in the company of…