by Belfastlad1690 | Mar 9, 2020 | Belfast Lad
The Latest copy of Belfast a Scattered History is in the shops this month. This story is part of my ‘Short Stories & Tall Tales’ of the men, women and boys who worked in the Belfast Shipyard in the late 1970s to the late 1990’s. The stories are...
by Belfastlad1690 | Mar 5, 2020 | Belfast Lad
Christy Grimes and the Connaught Rangers Anyone who has seen the movie Black 47 will probably wonder why the hero of the picture Feeny, a British Army deserter, could also kill other British soldiers, judges and landlords without compunction. The answer lies in how...
by Belfastlad1690 | Feb 25, 2020 | Belfast Lad
I was privileged to be asked to speak at the recent showing of Steelchest, Nail in the Boot and the Barking Dog. After watching the film to a packed audience at the Strand Arts Centre as part of the Digital NI week the audience and my fellow guest speaker was George...
by Belfastlad1690 | Feb 16, 2020 | Belfast Lad
The Belfast Lad is Francis Higgins a 60 year old post-graduate tour guide who was born and bred in Belfast. He was born in Woodford Street on the Old Lodge Road in Belfast City in 1960 and went to school in Brown’s Square primary school until aged 11. His next...
