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The Birmingham Irish Heritage Group Christmas quiz

On Wednesday 1st December I headed down to The Irish Centre for the Birmingham Irish Heritage Group’s Christmas quiz, which is the subject of the little film above.  Questions were provided by Vice Chair John MacIntyre and there was live music … Continue reading

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

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: Irish Ballads, Manuscripts and Poetry

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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April Irish Heritage: Local Author Ann Cullen

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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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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