Tag Archives: Irish Heritage Group

Irish Heritage Weds 3rd Feb: ‘Fatherhood in Irish Fiction’

At the Irish Heritage Forum on Wednesday 3rd February at 7pm Deirdre O’Byrne will be talking about her observations on ‘Fatherhood in Irish Fiction’.  The very literary Deidre has spoken at Irish Heritage before – here’s a film of her … Continue reading

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Irish Heritage Christmas Quiz

Irish Heritage on Tuesday 2nd December had a distinctly festive feel, with a special Christmas quiz.  Here’s Chair Michael Walsh’s take on the fun: Ann Robinson Misses Heritage Quiz The Christmas Quiz of the Birmingham Irish Heritage Group survived the … Continue reading

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November Irish Heritage Group Report

Here’s a report by John Macintyre on the last Birmingham Irish Heritage Group’s last meeting, at which Adam Lyons told the Story of the Wild Geese.  I unfortunately didn’t arrive until the questions and answers at the end, but I … Continue reading

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August Irish Heritage meeting – In The Commmunity

August’s Birmingham Irish Heritage Group meeting saw Abigail Wilkinson talking about the great work of ICAP (In the Community).  Here’s Heritage Group Chair Michael Walsh’s reflections on what sounded like a very powerful evening’s discussion. Dealing with the Aftermath The … Continue reading

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July Irish Heritage event review

‘Birmingham Irish Heritage Group Events uncover a broad sweep of Irish Heritage covering every interest and period.’ They do at that, and the last one seems to have been a gem I’m sorry to have missed.  Here’s Chair Michael Walsh’s … Continue reading

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June and July Irish Heritage Group

Here’s Birmingham Irish Heritage Group’s Chair Michael Walsh’s write-up on the last event, which was in the Paragon Hotel for a change: In the Steps of Princess Helena The Birmingham Irish Heritage Group treated its followers to an extra special … Continue reading

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The Troubles in Irish sport

“Studying Irish Sport” by Alan Bairner PhD from Nicky Getgood on Vimeo. This speech on Studying Irish Sport was given by Alan Bairner PhD on Wednesday as this month’s Birmingham Irish Heritage event. It’s a very interesting talk about how … Continue reading

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Irish Heritage get sporty

Forget tennis or cricket – branch out a bit this summer and take up hurling, Gaelic handball or road bowling instead.  Draw your inspiration from Alan Bairner’s presentation at to the Birmingham Irish Heritage Group Studying Irish Sport tomorrow evening … Continue reading

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The week ahead in Digbeth

It seems there’s no rest for the wicked. I’m only just back off holiday and already my week ahead is full to bursting. Here’s me diary: Monday – Time to get angry and shout loudly about street litter and the … Continue reading

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Digbeth This Week

Here’s what’s going on down Digbeth way for the first half of this week: On Monday pop into The Spotted Dog, Alcester Street from 7.30pm if you fancy free tea and buns with a friendly crowd who enjoy chatting about … Continue reading

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