"Pernickety" [Per-nick-ety] Meaning: Fastidious
News Archive
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New Ulster-Scots Children's Book by Diane Hoy
Maidie & Cal and Strangford Lough and other Ulster-Scots stories by Diane Hoy more »
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October Road Shows - 2014 Music and Dance Tuition Funding
On Tuesday 1st October 2013 the Ulster-Scots Agency will open the programme for Music and Dance Tuition Funding in 2014. A series of road shows have been organised to take place across the province to assist groups interested in making an application to this programme. more »
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'Kith and Kin' by Alister McReynolds
Kith and Kin: The Continuing Legacy of the Scotch-Irish in America. Few men enjoy a higher public profile at the moment than John Kerry, the current US Secretary of State and the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the presidential election of 2004. Kerry is of Ulster-Scots descent, being a descendant of the Revd James McGregor of Aghadowey who famously led his congregation in the ‘five ships’ exodus from Coleraine to Boston in 1718. more »
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The Ulster-Scot Newspaper - Out This Saturday
The September 2013 edition of The Ulster-Scot will be available on Saturday 14 September. more »
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Karen McCarthy Interview with Wisconsin Public Radio
In August Karen McCarthy, Author of 'The Other Irish: The Scots-Irish Rascals who Made America' attended Irish Fest in Milwaukee on behalf of the Ulster-Scots Agency to host a series of talks about her publication. more »
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Donegal Peace Proms
800 children from schools all over Co. Donegal will take part in Donegal Peace Proms which will be held in Letterkenny Institute of Technology at 2pm and 8pm on Saturday 26th October. more »
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Stunning Tattoo leaves its mark on Derry
Article published in the Belfast Telegraph today... more »
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Public Record Office Announces ‘Volunteering in Ireland, 1912-16' Lecture Series
Starting on 29 August 2013, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland will begin hosting a 5 part lecture series entitled Volunteering in Ireland, 1912-16. more »
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Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band win their 9th World Championship
On Sunday the 18th August, Lisburn based Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band won their ninth World Championship title on Glasgow Green. more »
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The Boat Factory is in London - Book Now!
In the best tradition of great storytelling, two actors - Dan Gordon and Michael Condron - skilfully conjure up a host of colourful characters from the glory days of Belfast’s shipbuilding era to construct a poignant, funny and moving picture of a lost way of life, and of friendship, hardship, humour and heroism. more »