The Manchester Irish Festival 2001
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The Manchester Irish Festival

9th-18th March 2001

Irish Diaspora
It's who we are

Which is the only country outside of Ireland to hold St Patrick’s Day as a public holiday?
Mauritius.

St Patrick’s Day is also celebrated in New Brunswick, Canada, Boston, USA, Cancun, Mexico, Sydney, Australia to name a few.

Who holds the biggest Irish Festival in the World?
Manchester. Manchester’s Irish Festival attracts performers & traders from all over the world and is growing year on year.

What are we doing to unite the Irish Global Community?
The Irish Diaspora Foundation (ID) is planning a number of events for the forthcoming year in Manchester, Ireland and around the world. Check out our web-site for forthcoming events, competitions and information about Irish communities and associations around the world.

How do you get 70 Million Irish under one roof?
The Irish World Heritage Centre (iwhc). The IDf is building a £16 million centre dedicated to the celebration of everything Irish, from performance arts to cullinery excellence, not to mention a fine capacity for a good party.
 

President Mary McAleese launched the IDf’’s Internet Site & the Irish Emigrant Book of Honour on Thursday 22nd February at the existing IWHC in Cheetham Hill, Manchester.

If you would like to find out more about the IDf, call Sally on 0161 205 4007, Email sally@iwhc.com
or look us up at www.iwhc.com.