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The Irish Heritage Group ask How Irish Are You? and look forward to The Gunpowder Plot this Wednesday

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Here’s a report on the last Birmingham Irish Heritage Group event from Chair Michael Walsh, when Alex Smith of the Federation of Irish Societies spoke about the under-representation of the Irish community in the previous Census (there’s a handy website where … Continue reading →

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Birmingham Irish Heritage Group Annual General Meeting this Weds 6th October

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Join the Birmingham Irish Heritage Group for their Annual General Meeting at the Irish Centre from 7pm tomorrow night, Weds 6th October.  All are welcome and there’s no charge. Birmingham Irish Heritage Group AGM on 6th October 2010

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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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August Irish Heritage: James Moran’s ‘Irish Birmingham – A History’

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | 2 Comments

This month’s Irish Heritage really was a gem – Drama Lecturer James Moran gave a presentation around his book Irish Birmingham – A History, charting the rich political and cultural exchange between Ireland and Birmingham that’s been taking place since … Continue reading →

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Birmingham Irish Heritage report: Benjamin Stone Photographic Collection

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Here’s the Irish Heritage report for the July event, which covered the Benjamin Stone Photographic Collection held by Birmingham Central Library Archive.  I’ve illustrated the article with a few images that are available on the Birmingham City Council page for … Continue reading →

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Irish Heritage June report: The Collins 22 Society

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

I was sorry to have missed June’s Irish Heritage evening but I don’t completely miss out, as Chair Michael Walsh has written a full and insightful report on what sounded like a fantastic evening: Fast Hard Hitting Drama Not just … Continue reading →

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Irish Heritage report: Irish Ballads, Manuscripts and Poetry

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Irish Heritage Vice Chair John MacIntyre has written this month’s report ion the May event (below), whilst Chair Mike Walsh has provided the pics and captions.  If you think the evenings sound kind of interesting (and they are – very) … Continue reading →

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Tonight in Digbeth: Irish Heritage and R&B Brilliance!

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

There’s a couple of things on tonight, both of which look well worth a visit: John Mostyn tells me that Ike Turner’s old backing band are playing with an amazing singer in the Adam & Eve tonight. Go along for … Continue reading →

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April Irish Heritage: Local Author Ann Cullen

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | 2 Comments

April’s Irish Heritage meeting saw Birmingham author Ann Cullen talk about the story and inspiration behind her latest book Deceit and Settling in the West.  It was a very interesting session, where Ann spoke about her childhood move from Galway … Continue reading →

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