“In the year 1998 Mike and I were visiting my sister Bridget who lived near Sligo town in the Republic of Ireland.”
A Memory & A Meditation
St Magnus Cathedral #DayOfReflection
St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, was floodlit in the colours of the Orkney flag – red, blue and yellow- as part of the Day Of Reflection.
#DayOfReflection ‘Remember’
“Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;”
#DayOfReflection ‘Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep’
“Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.”
Dr Mary McNeill #ChooseToChallenge
Dr Mary McNeill worked in hospitals in Serbia, Palestine, India and East Africa during and after World War 1.
“Maak Fir Da Light” by Jenny Napier Keldie
This film in the Between Islands project by Shetland’s Jenny Napier Keldie tells the story in song of Samuel Angus Ward.
Poetry Corner: Remember by Christina Rossetti
The hardest part of Covid is losing a loved one during this period and not being able to be with them, with family, with friends.
St Magnus Cathedral #Armistice
St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney was lit up in red to commemorate Armistice, on 11th of November.
Dr Mary McNeill: Orkney Hero #LestWeForget
Today The Orkney News remembers Orcadian, Dr Mary McNeill, whose devotion and self-sacrifice in serving others is humbling
“We Will Not Forget Them” #VJ75
The 75th anniversary of VJ Day was commemorated in Kirkwall at the War Memorial on Saturday 15th of August. The short service was held with adherence to the public health restrictions of […]
