NS Political History Tours

10/03/2024

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29/03/2022

Recently, out and about, with the ladies of GVRT, Donegall Road. I must admit I had a ball with these girls, lovely group and keen to learn their history. A couple missing from the photo but not from their thoughts. Credit to Denise Hughes and South Belfast Alternatives for supporting these 'Ordinary Women in Extraordinary Times'.

28/06/2020

Like everyone else NS PHT’s has been in lockdown but not melt down. Northern Spring has been taking this time to conduct research and development. In the not to distant future virtual tours will add to the ‘out and about’ political history tours. See you all soon...

05/03/2019

A weekend with Upper Falls History & Cultural Society. A fabulous group from Suffolk to Enniskillen, on to Cavan and then to Dublin for an overnighter.

21/01/2019

Dublin had the pleasure this past weekend.

19/01/2019

Let the day begin...

11/01/2019

2019 is up and running! Last weekend was another successful political history tour in Dublin. Four more planned for Dublin and a few in Belfast in the coming months, with one to Paris scheduled for May. Looking forward to all of them. Happy New Year to one and all!

23/06/2018

Trinity College Dublin today.
The Book of Kells, The Old Library and Brian Buro's Harp. Amazing place and well worth a visit.

18/06/2018

Not a political notable but certainly a social notable. Margorie McCall was buried in this grave. When grave robbers opened her coffin and tried to cut her finger off to get the wedding ring she awoke. The robbers bolted and Margorie made her way home. Her husband heard the knock at the door and said to their children that if he didn't know better he would swear that was their mother's knock. He opened the door and with the site of his wife in her death shawl covered in blood, he collapsed with a heart attack and died. Margorie lived for another number of years before passing away and taking her place back in the grave. Lived once buried twice!!

18/06/2018

02/06/2018

A big group from DCBI, Ards & Bangor, on tour with me today. Battle of the Boyne site and on into Drogheda. 48 people exploring history from multiple perspectives. A great group and I am very pleased they all enjoyed the day.

05/05/2018

On tour in Dublin and facilitating juicy workshops for the next two nights.

12/04/2018

Somme Battlefield Tour departure tomorrow Friday 13th April. Not sure if General Haig done as much preparation for the battle as what I have done for this tour :-) Anyways Suffolk History Group will walk in the footsteps of the 36th Ulster Division and the 16th Irish Division. They will also take in numerous commemoration sites and take part in the Menin Gate ceremony on Sunday night.

07/04/2018

On tour in Dublin with Ledley Hall Boys & Girls Club. They have been outstanding today as we cruised around the city. Well done the youth of Belfast’s east end.

17/03/2018

Next week I am off to London and another visit to the National Archives for research into my new course on our recent violent conflict. Delving deep to deliver greater understanding. Oh and I may have some pleasurable expereinces with my London based son Nathan and my good Ukrainian friend Nikolay. Hopeful.

16/03/2018

Next tour is Dublin and the full story of the Easter Rising. Learn about it from multiple perspectives while walking around the streets, visiting historic points of interest that preceded it and its consequences.

09/03/2018

Preparations under way for this weekend’s Dublin political history tour. Rebels, Radicals, Royalists and Loyalists will be explored over the weekend. Hoping the weather will be kind to us.

11/02/2018

Yesterday was another good day for touring around Belfast. Small group, big pleasure.