The Irish Diaspora conferences that took place in New York in 2007 and Dublin in 2008 will be followed up in 2009 with a London event. The John Hume Institute for Irish Studies has announced the preliminary schedule for “The Irish in Britain: A Conversation with the Diaspora”, which will be held at the Royal… Continue reading The Irish In Britain: UCD John Hume Institute, 23 Nov. 2009
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Scotland’s Homecoming reaches peak with Gathering, Diaspora Forum
Scotland will welcome 8,000 members of its diaspora later this month for “The Gathering”, the highlight of its Homecoming Scotland year. In Edinburgh on the weekend of July 23-25, there will be a gathering of 130 clans, a Highland Games festival, and a spectacular clan pageant called “Aisling’s Children”. The Scotsman newspaper reports that cynics… Continue reading Scotland’s Homecoming reaches peak with Gathering, Diaspora Forum