News from Ireland
An Island Community: The Ebb and Flow of the Great Blasket Island.
When: Thursday, 9 July, 2015An Island Community: The Ebb and Flow of the Great Blasket Island is a voluminous social history of the abandoned Great Blasket Island, off the wild south west coast of Ireland, which touches on its history, culture and folklore.
Ireland's First Global Civic Forum
When: Monday, 8 June, 2015The first event of its kind, Ireland Reaching Out was priviliged to be a participant at this forum and to be able to discuss matters of identity, heritage and sense of place with others working with the Diaspora community - both in Ireland and abroad.
IrelandXOMike Kelly reconnects with Ballymacward in County Galway
When: Thursday, 1 August, 2013Mike Kelly always knew that his family originated from Galway: his great grandfather was James Kelly from Ballymacward, Co Galway and immigrated to Detroit USA in the 1800`s.
GalwayLiam Mellows and His Stay in Knockjames Mountain, Ballyoughtra
When: Friday, 2 January, 2015Liam Mellows (1895-1922) was an Irish Republican and Sinn Fein politician. He was born in England, but grew up in County Wexford. He was involved in nationalist politics from a young age and he was active in the Irish Republican Brotherhood and a Founding member of the Irish Volunteers.
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