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With support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Cairde Turas (a sister project of Turas, the east Belfast Irish language organisation) researched Irish-speakers from east Belfast who enlisted to fight in the First World War. This exhibition highlights the findings of the research.
Drawing on a range of historical sources and contemporary research, this talk presents the findings of research into Irish speaking soldiers from east Belfast who fought in the First World War.
This November, one year on from the extraORDINARYwomen project, we are delighted to have another opportunity to hear the stories of more extraORDINARYwomen making history and impacting our diverse community. Join us at the Linen Hall for an inspiring panel discussion that will bring to life authentic experiences of women in media.
Poet Maria McManus will lead two creative writing workshops responding to archival items from the Irish War of Independence & Civil War.
Join Julie Mackie at the Linen Hall for a vivid account of the wartime letters of her mother Helen Ramsey Turtle. The letters are a beautiful evocation of Ulster during the Second World War.
Join Joseph Quinn at the Linen Hall Library as he discusses Belfast’s role in the Second World War. Joseph is the project co-ordinator of ‘Their Finest Hour’, a crowdsourcing initiative by the University of Oxford that aims to collect and digitally archive the everyday stories and objects of the Second World War.
Born in Belfast, brought up amidst the Troubles, as a rising star in Gaelic football and hurling, Gerry Armstrong found his niche when football came calling in his teens. Join Gerry for what promises to be a very special occasion, a little more than 20 years on from that night in Valencia.
From the first race in 1922, the Ulster Grand Prix has been one of the most thrilling events in the international motorcycling calendar, attracting enormous crowds of spectators to watch the world’s great riders in action. Now, a century on, the UGP holds a special place in the hearts of fans here in Northern Ireland and across the world.
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The Linen Hall (Belfast Library And Society For Promoting Knowledge) is registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland NIC 104 564.
