Category Archive for 'irish culture'

Irish History in Mansfield

Pat Murphy of Nottingham Irish Studies Group will give a series of talks on Irish History on Monday nights, 8pm, Boothy’s Club, 2 West Hill Drive, Mansfield NG18 1PJ, from Mon 6 Sept. The series is hosted by Mansfield & Dukeries Irish Association. Adm £3 per session. Refreshments provided.
6 Sept: Death of Gaelic Ireland - […]

Talking of Ireland…

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 […]

History of the Irish in Nottingham

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 […]

Gaeilge: the Irish Language

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, […]

Welcome : Fáilte to the Irish Reading Group

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 […]