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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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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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March Irish Heritage Report: Cromwell in Ireland

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

At this month’s Irish Heritage event, as always on the first Wednesday evening of the month in the Irish Centre, Leslie Blennerhasset gave us an Historiography of Oliver Cromwell in Ireland, which by most accounts sounded like a pretty grim … Continue reading →

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A tribute to Charlie Leydon: A Bold Spirit Departs

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | 2 Comments

Charlie Leydon, an Irish Heritage Group committee member and a great cog of the community, sadly passed away earlier this month.  Irish Heritage Chair Mike Walsh has written a lovely tribute to a great man, who will be missed by … 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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The O’Neills at the Irish Heritage Group

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Here’s Mike Walsh, Chair of the Birmingham Irish Heritage Group talking about their April event.  The next event will be at 7pm on Wednesday 6th May at the Birmingham Irish Club. Chief O’Neill and Pat O’Neill A tenuous combination brought … Continue reading →

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