Tag Archives: Chris Upton

Birmingham Irish Heritage Group celebrate the launch of Finegan’s Journal on Weds 25th May

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Nicky Getgood | 1 Comment

On Wednesday 25th May the Birmingham Irish Heritage Group will be celebrating the launch of Finegan’s Journal – the insightful writings of an Irish Protestant hired by the Birmingham Town Mission in 1837 to work with the city’s Irish population. T A … Continue reading →

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Irish Heritage September event: Chris Upton on the Early Irish in Birmingham

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Earlier this month Chris Upton gave a very informative talk at Irish Heritage about the early Irish in Birmingham.  A film of some of his presentation is above, the Irish Heritage Vice Chair John MacIntyre’s reflections are below. The next … Continue reading →

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Irish Heritage report on James Moran’s August presentation – Irish Birmingham: A History

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Here’s a write-up of the last Irish Heritage evening from Chaor Michael Walsh, who details the fascinating presentation given by James Moran around the subject of his latest book Irish Birmingham: A History.  (A video of some of the presentation … Continue reading →

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Inbindable Volume ‘in conversation’ at VIVID and Book Talk at Eastside Projects

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

It’s a good time to be a book-lover in Digbeth.  On Saturday, I went to see Inbindable Volume at VIVID – a video installation by Karin Kihlberg & Reuben Henry projected onto three large screens with narration that ‘describes the … Continue reading →

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