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February Irish Heritage: Deirdre O’Byrne on females in farm fiction

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

The last Birmingham Irish Heritage Group evening event on Wednesday 2nd February saw a welcome return visit from Deirdre O’Byrne.  Deirdre gave a very interesting talk about the depiction of women in Irish rural fiction, often relating her findings to her … Continue reading →

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Feb Irish Heritage report: Irish Masculinity under Attack

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Here’s Chair Mike Walsh’s report about he last Irish Heritage meet-up.  As Mike so rightly states, ‘The News Report is about far more than the presentation’.  You can watch videos of the presentation in this previous DiG post, but for … Continue reading →

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February Irish Heritage

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | 3 Comments

At Irish Heritage Forum on Wednesday 3rd February Chair Michael Walsh had a couple of special announcements to make before proceedings kicked off.  Irish Heritage will soon be hosting a collection of 200 Irish interest books at their home in … Continue reading →

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