AUTUMN 2010
Sessions on Irish literature and culture at Leicester Adult Education college, Wellington St, Leicester. Info: berta.stevens@leicester.gov.uk:
Irish Study Day at Leic Adult Ed college, Wellington St: ‘Madness, Murder & Mayhem in Irish fiction’ , 10am-3pm, Sat 9 Oct.
Irish Studies workshops at Leic Adult Ed centre, 6 consecutive Mon evenings: 25 Oct, 1 , 8, 15, 22, 29 Nov.

This series is on a summer break. Talks will resume in Sept.
This series of events is supported by a grant from Irish Emigrant Services.
Thanks to all who attended our talks in the past year.

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NISG ran a short course on Modern Irish History Oct-Nov 2008.
It was presented by Pat Murphy, and got excellent audiences and feedback.
FULL description of 2008 course HERE

See 2010 Diary for other activities.

Click on the ‘irishnottingham’ link below to read Patrick Murphy’s article:
‘Irish Settlement in Nottingham in the early Nineteenth Century’
Published in Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire, vol xcviii, 1994

irishnottingham.pdf

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REBELS AND DISSIDENTS

Click on this LINK to read (or download - right click and  ’save as’ a word document)

detailing the series of talks in Autumn 2009

Rebels and Dissidents Word Doc

IRISH LANGUAGE CLASSES @ NOTTINGHAM IRISH CENTRE
Irish language classes ran at the Irish Centre, Wilford St,  for four years, but currently are suspended. We are interested in running a beginners class, if sufficient numbers express an interest. If you are interested, email us on info@nottinghamisg.org.uk. When we get enough people to make a class viable, we’ll get back to you. Classes would cost about £3 each per session . Also, the Irish Centre expect anyone using the centre to join - membership cost is very reasonable.
In the meantime, anyone would be very welcome to join the Mansfield Irish language group - details below.

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Irish language classes in Mansfield:

We meet monthly 7.30 - 9pm at [Wetherspoon’s pub] The Court House NG18 1HX , in Market Square. We’re a small, friendly group using Buntús Cainte and lots of pictorial material to learn Irish in an informal way. All welcome, including beginners. £2.50 per session. Upcoming dates: De Céadaoin (Wed) 4 August 2010. Please note the change from our usual day.
For more information email info@nottinghamisg.org.uk.
If you would like some free Irish language worksheets, get in touch and we’ll send some, by post or email - simple stories and exercises in Irish. We recommend this website: http://talkirish.com/

The Irish Reading Group meets monthly, usually on a Wednesday, in Nottingham Central Library, Angel Row, to discuss a wide range of Irish literature. Recent books discussed: Beloved Stranger by Clare Boylan;  Hugo Hamilton’s The Speckled People; Shade by Neil Jordan; Booker Prizewinner The Gathering by Anne Enright; Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane; Clare Boylan’s Emma Brown; You are my Dream by Nuala O’Faoláin.
Many thanks to Marie Stott and Jane Brierley for their hard work in co-ordinating this reading group.
Info: Jane.Brierley@nottinghamcity.gov.uk