The Manchester Irish Festival
9th-18th March
2001
Education and Exhibitions
Education
National Irish
Studies Conference
Venue: Manchester Town Hall
Date: 10/3/01
Tel: 0161 445 9327
Price: £10, £12
Time: 9.15am – 4.00pm
Details: Workshops include: William Wilde, Origins of anti-irish racism,
Literature of the troubles in Northern Ireland, Bridget – Saint & Goddess,
Colmcille of Ireland and Scotland, Celtic women in legend, myth and history,
Irish contribution to Trade Unionism in Britain, The Boyne and after –
myths and realities.
Key Speakers:
Prof. Mary Hickman .
Second Generation Irish Identity’
Prof. Marianne
Elliot .
The Catholics of Ulster’.
Guided Walk – God
Save Ireland
Venue: Pumphouse Museum
Date: 17/3/01
Tel: 0161 839 6061
Price: £3, Cons: £2
Time: 1.00pm – 3.00pm
Details: For St. Patrick’s Day weekend – why not take a look at Manchester
as a centre of Irish migration and the radical tradition it has fostered.
With Blue Badge Guide – Roland Crump. Advance Booking Recommended. Price
Includes Admission to the Pumphouse Museum.
Manchester Irish Walk in Angel Meadow
Venue: Victoria Station
Date: 18/3/01
Tel: No pre-booking required
Price: Free
Time: 10.30am – 11.30am
Details: During the walk an attempt will be made to conjure up some idea
of the living and working conditions of the Angel Meadow district and
the lively community life of its Irish inhabitants.
Venue: Manchester Jewish Museum
Date: 22/2/2001 up to December 2001
Tel: 0161 834 9879 / 0161 832 7353
Price: £3.50, Cons: £2.60, £8.50 family ticket
Time: 10.30am – 5.00pm
Details: A multi-cultural, community-based exhibition of photographs, artifacts, costume, oral history recordings, music & video – illustrating Cheetham and Broughton’s history over the last century.
Venue: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Date: 17/3/2001 ends 1/5/01 – except Sundays
Tel: 0161 736 2649
Price: Free
Time: 10.00am – 5.00pm
Details: Five international Artists have explored nursery rhymes through sculptures, prints, paintings, textiles and animation to produce this family-friendly touring exhibition. Assisted in her research by Kerry folklorist, Aine Moynihan, Dutch sculptor, Marjan Wouda has presented two interpretations of the popular Irish nursery rhyme .Haigh Didil Dum’ a cat riding on a drake to Galway.
‘One Hundred Years
of Cheetham and Broughton’
Venue: Broughton Library Date:
22/2/2001 ends 26/3/01
Tel: 0161 792 6640
Price: Free
Time: Times vary
Details: An exhibition by the social documentary photographer Nudrat Afza
showing the people who live, work and worship in Cheetham & Broughton.
