#springhill

The Springhill-class mining ship CAA Heavy Burden was repurposed by the UNSC as an ordnance transport during the Covenant War. Damaged at the Battle of Kholo, the vessel has entered a slowly degrading orbit around a nearby gas giant.

Originally from Ayrshire, the first Conynghams arrived in Ireland at some date in the early 17th century and by the time of the outbreak of the Confederate Wars in 1641, the family owned property in the cities of Armagh and Derry, along with lands in both their counties and Tyrone. In 1653, Colonel William Conyngham, one of the Commonwealth commissioners in County Armagh during and after this…

By November 1, rescuers from around the world had dug out 100 of the victims, marking the death toll at 74. “The Ballad of Springhill” was composed by American folksinger Peggy Seeger and English folksinger Ewan MacColl about the 1958 disaster. The song has been performed by many, including, Irish folk singer Luke Kelly. ‘The Ballad of Springhill’ (Peggy Seeger/Ewan MacColl) In the town of…

Mending the Tapestry

Daniel Passmore, 1835