An Scéal
Irish in Scotland
Volume 1, Issue 9
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ceal/ Meán fómhair
Irish.inscotland@ntlworld.com September 2006
Irish Language developments in Glasgow
For more details on this visit----www.cnag-glaschu.co.uk
Points of Interest:
language to speak it the SINGING WORKSHOPS
The Irish language ‘League’ is holding
•Readership of over
organisation ‘Conrad na "siamsa in sharkeys" on Then in October (28th)
1000
Gaeilge’ the Gaelic league the 29th of September. the Gaelic league are
Irish –Scottish Film is in the process of trying Siamsa is the Irish word holding Irish language
new ways to develop/keep for entertainment.it is
festival Reel2006 singing workshops.
alive the Irish Language in hoped native speakers prepare for the fleadh or
Glasgow. and learners will have an for feis ghlaschú by
Many people are unaware opportunity to mix. learning a song. Two
of the fact that Glasgow excellent native Irish
and the West of Scotland
There will be singers, speaking singers will take
are home to thousands of
dancers and musicians. the workshops on the
Native Irish speakers who
The night gets under way Saturday in the Tulip inn
left Donegal in the
at 10pm till late. It will be from 10am till 4.30. Two
195o’s.These people are in Sharkeys Bar, Ballater levels, beginners and
now elderly and many
St. Gorbals, Glasgow. advanced. £6/5 lunch
isolated from contact with (behind the Citizens included. Cois Tine that
the Irish Community. To
theatre) Saturday night,in St.
Fleadh Results 2 alleviate this situation and
Helens Shawlands. more
Croy historical Society 3 provide an opportunity for details contact
those learning the
grainnecrothers@hotmail.com
Film Festival 4
Gaelic Football 5 All Scotland Irish Dancing Irish help to make Pollok Irish music
Irish Activities 6
Motherwell 13th-15th October Scotland Tolerant Session
The All Scotland
A new monthly
Championships of Irish In a recent interview in
Dancing takes place in Scotland on Sunday (24/9/06) music session is
Motherwell Concert Hall on Atta Yaqub , the Scots-Asian being held on the
the 13th (evening), 14th and actor who made his debut in first Monday of each
15th October. „Ae fond Kiss‟ thinks Glasgow month in St. James
Over 1,000 dancers will be is less Racist and more Hall Crosstobs Rd
competing. Over 650 are accommodating to Asian Pollok.It starts at
from outside Scotland - immigrants ,than many other 8pm after the
England, Ireland, Holland, cities,thanks to the influence of Childrens music
Germany, Canada and the the Irish. He believes that
class.Singers
USA will also be well because so many people in
represented. Glasgow can trace their own ,Dancers and
Up to Under 12s on roots back to Ireland it makes musicians welcome.
Saturday. Older age them more accommodating to
groups on the Sunday. other immigrant groups. http://www.stjamesthe
Glasgow-Scotland with great-cce.org.uk/
Style
‘Thanks to the Irish’
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Fleadh Results Connolly to be honoured
letterkenny by Edinburgh?
An Irish parent or The recent Fleadh Cheoil na Piano Accordion - Brendan On May 12th (90th Ann of
grandparent born hÉireann in Letterkenny, Toal – U18 Connolly's execution) Jim
anywhere on the ,Donegal was a tremendous St Roch’s Céilí Band – U15 Slaven, secretary of
island of Ireland success ,with the organizers the James Connolly Society
entitles you to an well deserving of the praise Johnny Doherty Branch in Edinburgh, wrote to the
nd
Irish Passport. lavished on them. Next year Flute SA - 2 - Martin leader of Edinburgh
visit - the Fleadh will be held in Hughes, CCÉ, Johnny City Council requesting a
foreignaffairs.gov.ie/
Ballina Co. Mayo. Doherty – U12 pathway in East Meadows be
The Irish community in named after
services/passports/ Scotland was well Edinburgh born James
St. Patricks Branch
Irish Consulate represented at the Fleadh DanielMcGuiness, Connolly. Several pathways
16 Randolph which is the World st
Coatbridge, 1 Whistle Slow in this area are unnamed.
Crescent Championships of Irish Air U15 There are no businesses or
Edinburgh music. Carys McGoldrick, residential properties. There
EH3 7TT Irish minstrels branch nd
Coatbridge, 2 Drums – U15 are no obstacles
Tel: 0131 226 Gold / 1st other than a lack of political
7711 Drums – Sean O’Neill – U15 will on the part of the ruling
Flute Slow Air - Sheila Friel – Labour group on Edinburgh
If you would like to learn Irish
U18 Council.
traditional music there are
Mouth Organ - Róisín Ann East Meadows is where
details on the last page of a
Hughes – U18 James Connolly addressed
music class near you.
Silver / 2nd so many political
Whistle - Anna Friel - U15 meetings during his time in
Irish Singing – Jim McElhone the city. It is time Edinburgh
– O18 officially recognised one of
Bronze / 3rd the the greatest socialists
Piano Accordion - Kevin these islands has ever
Murphy - U15 produced.
Irish Government to
Owen Kelly Cup Irish Coatbridge Ladies University GAA
pay €2,500 to any Irish One of the great gaels who left
citizen over the age of his native home and emigrated Coatbridge in Lanarkshire is the
to Glasgow was Owen Kelly .he least Scottish town in the country
100 who was born in was involved in every Irish according to research which
the Island of Ireland, cultural, political and sporting suggests just 39 per cent of The new committe of the
regardless of where group in Glasgow. residents have university of Glasgow ladies
he or she may One of his dreams was to see names considered to be Gaelic football club were in touch
Ceili dancing revived in the city historically Scottish. This to say they are currently
currently reside. .He often spoke of its heyday in compares with 85 per undergoing a major recruitment
1950-1960’s when there could cent in the Hebridean island of drive and would welcome any
be up to four ceilithi on in Barra. Coatbridge's figure may exposure/advertisement
Glasgow on weekend nights. be possible.
In memory of Owen and to help explained by its high level of Irish Contact details are as follows:
towards his dream an Annual immigrants.
Ceili Dancing Competition is held Glasgow uni team:
in the city at the end of gaawomen@yahoo.co.uk
November.All irish dancing Hunger Strike Exhibition
schools are invited to send along This event will take place on Julie (captain) 07792381150
a team of parents(its all good Tuesday evening 3rd
fun),it would be great to see Niamh (treasurer)
October 2006 at the Pierce
owens groups the Comhaltas 07840352446
and GAA sending along a team Institute on Govan Road
as well. Glasgow starting at 7pm.All
The various Ceili clubs always Welcome
support the event and it is
always a great nights craics. Any Irish Groups wishing to take part in A
This is not a strict irish Dancing
night- it is a night to promote the
confidential survey on the Irish in Scotland should
joy of Ceili dancing. contact the federation of Irish Societies at-
For more details or to include a Tam Ryan
team phone Eileen mc Aleer on Development Worker (Scotland)
0141 632 2559 or email
movingcloud@ntlworld.com
Federation of Irish Societies IRISH
PO Box 23780
Edinburgh SURVEY
EH7 5SL
tryan@irishsocieties.org
07962 567 251
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Croy Historical Society.
A specialist collection of Irish material by James Coleman
Have you ever considered Croy is the actual football principle of setting up
tracing your family tree? used in the 1903-4 Scottish heritage organisations in old
Not too sure when your Cup Final at Hampden Park mining area such as Croy.
family arrived here? Then when Jimmy scored a hat Funding assistance from both
the people of Croy may be trick in the dying minutes of these and a number of other . Logowear
able to point you in the the game for Celtic to win 3-2 generous organisations has Embroidered Images
right direction. over the Rangers. helped propel the foundling Ltd
But Jimmy was only one of group to one that today is 735 Pollokshaws Rd
The society was established, many to play for them. being recognised in a wide
Glasgow
in September of the Football was not the only variety of local and national
interest and like so many circles. G41 2AA
Millennium year 2000, 0141-423 2001
other communities of the Our research facility has aids
following a public meeting times there was great interest to both Family and Local
Uniforms, workclothes,
„
called to assess the interest in the Silver Band, dance History study including all
Ceili band T shirts, Irish
and response of the villagers bands, music groups, choirs, available National Census for
and other interested parties to boxing, greyhounds, quoiting, the surrounding parishes, Dance wear etc.
the formation of a historical dramatics, debating, together with associated
Give Donegal man
……………………………… readers.
society. James Sweeney a
A reference library of relative
Croy is unique because of the With this proud background it books and CDs. A collection phone 0141423 2001
predominance of people of is not surprising that our of old maps. An artefacts info@logowearimages.c
Irish descent and Roman society has blossomed at collection and displays with o.uk
Catholic in faith since the such a pace. This the accent on mining. Internet
formation of the village as development has been connected computing
such since the mid 1930‟s. helped by a number of systems. A specialist
Prior to this time, of the influences such as follows, collection of Irish material
feeder old miners‟ rows of but one of the main urgencies thanks to an award from the
Croy, Smithston and is the fact that the nominal Irish Government‟s Dion
Auchinstarrie, the first two
were almost entirely Catholic
“New Town” of Cumbernauld
has swallowed up so many of
Fund.
Photo………..
Restoration
of Irish origin. Auchinstarrie the old hamlets leaving them
was slightly different in that as simply areas in the greater
the proportion was much less
the Croy and Smithston. All
new town. We were
determined to ensure that the ADD UTV TO
three hamlets were fiercely
independent and for example
unique individual character of
Croy was retained. YOUR TV. And Image
had their own football teams Other coincidences to help For those of you with
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Hibernians (Albion) and
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and development were the
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from 1902, was the founding also one of the trustees of highlights) by following Have your old photos
of Holy Cross Croy Church Croy Miners‟ Welfare the instructions restored to their original
(Chapel) and School. Charitable Society. This available at splendour by
Connections between the Society was to provide a Greenock based Mayo
Croy area and Glasgow Celtic permanent home for the man
are many with lots of villagers Historical Society activities http://www.wildsat.com/
going on to play for them, the and holdings. About 2000, astra.htm John Sullivan
best known still, after almost Coal Industry organisations .
a century being Jimmy Quinn, had been in discussion with
Tel.01475 801280
“the Mighty Quinn”. One of the Heritage Lottery Fund and
our most precious artefacts in they had agreed on the www.jwsgraphics.com
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Irish Film Festival in Edinburgh REEL 2006
28th October--16th November Box Office 0131 228 2688
http://www.freewebs.com/ansceal/irishfilmfestival2006.htm
Edinburgh will play host to a Scottish-Irish film Festival next month. There will be something for
Employment Law & everyone.It will take place at the FILMHOUSE 88 Lothian Rd. Edinburgh EH3 9BZ.Phone 0131 228
Human Resource 2688. The man behind the idea is James mc Kenzie who kindly explained where the idea came from.
management „As I stood in the foyer during the Thessaloniki Film Festival I chanced upon a
publication ? REEL Ireland, a showcase of the best in Irish cinema old and new.
Fred Best,a Roscommon man
It was a package being presented at film festivals throughout the world. It got
based in Falkirk was in touch to
me thinking, why don?t we have a similar package for Scottish filmmakers? It
let us know about his new
was in discussions round this very subject with Cliona Manahan from the Irish
business.
Consulate that the idea of a Scottish-Irish film festival was born, named REEL
„I set up my own company last
after its Irish inspiration.
year to give Employment Law &
Human Resource management
Both the Irish Film Institute and Scottish Screen were quick to lend their
advice and support to Employers
support. The Irish films were selected in collaboration with REEL Ireland and
and Employees alike I would like
represent the best of recent Irish productions (and co-productions), along with
to offer readers of „An Sceal‟
an in-depth look at Scottish cinema, from teenage filmmakers to student
publication a free consultations
productions, independently produced short films, low budget features and high-
and 20% discount .They will have
profile feel good movies. „
to quote "sceal eile" to obtain this.
James McKenzie
Perhaps you could develop a list
To view full programme visit-
of businesses which would be
willing to give similar discounts or http://www.freewebs.com/ansceal/irishfilmfestival2006.htm
offers to all readers? My web site
address is www.caracall.com
Of particular interest to Scotland’s Donegal community will be-
www.caracall.com
Hard Road to Klondike( Rotha Mor an tSaoil)
Wed 1 Nov at 5.00pm
Desmond Bell | Ireland 1999 | h55m | BETA SP | PG Documentary
Based on Donegal-born Mici MacGiobhain's (1865-1948) much loved autobiography, this award winning documentary
retells MacGioban's epic trek as a migrant worker through Scotland as a tattie howker, then to America as an exile caught
up in the Gold Rush. The film not only provides an invaluable insight into the Irish diaspora at the turn of the century, but
explores the relation between traditional storytelling and filmic narrative. MacGiobhan's story is interwoven with archival
footage and photos and interviews with Irish storyteller and folklore collector, Sean O hEochaidh, who transcribed Mac
Giobhan's memoirs. Irish actor Stephen Rea narrates the story.
The Director Desmond Bell, chair of film studies at Queen's University, Belfast will introduce the film and take
questions afterwards This event has been organised in conjunction with the Scottish International Storytelling
Centre. Tickets can be purchased for the event on its own (£5.40/£3.90), or a joint ticket can be purchased for this
Midwest Irish screening and the Storytelling Centre's event at 7.30pm, Across the Water: Music, Migrants and Songs,
www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk (£8.50/£6.50)
Radio
An exciting link for Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
the Irish Diaspora- Other films include Out of the West, Bloody Sunday, Irish language and a
visit:- variety of Short films.
www.midwestirishradio.
com
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The club will be
Ghlaschú Gaels
Gaelic Football club Tir Conaill Harps Organizing various sports courses
for members over the autumn and
GAA Club Glasgow winter months.
The courses being run include
Ghlaschú Gaels GFC run both Gaelic games, child protection,
men and ladies teams and are www.conaill.fsnet.co.uk
team management and sports first
always looking for new players. aid.
They train twice a week on Tir Conaill Harps GAC has resumed
Tuesday & Thursday @ 7.30 at training for most of its teams after For details of these and other club
the University of Paisley training the summer break. The times are information, log on to our website
fields in Thornley Park. If you as follows. www.conaill.fsnet.co.uk or ring
want any more information then 0141 221 4553.
Senior football, Wednesday‟s
check out our website:
Cathkin Park, 7.30pm ===========================
www.glaschugaels.com or email
Ladies Football, Wednesday‟s,
us at g_gaels@hotmail.com Glasgow Green, 7.30pm
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Camogie , Thursday, Glasgow Citizens Theatre
Green, 7.30pm
Under 12s and 10s, St.Patrick‟s Glasgow
school, Anderston, Tuesday,
Sands/Mc Swiney 7.30pm
Shadow of a Gunman
Under 8s, Holyrood sports centre,
GAA (Coatbridge) Saturdays, 1.30pm
GIRLS under 10s football club by Sean O'Casey
Senior and Minor
Senior Tuesday and Thursday@ every Friday in Daisy.St, at Nov.3rd – 18th Nov 2006
6.45pm 6.30pm. Citizens Theatre Gorbals Street.
Under 5s, Holyrood Sports
Minors(under10,14,and16) Centre, Saturdays, 1.00pm For tickets--www.citz.co.uk
@5.15pm Tuesday . 0141 429 0022
Under 16s and 14s will be
ESPIESIDE Gaelic Park announced shortly. In Dublin, May 1920, an imperial
Coatbridge power is entrenched in an
With the loss of daylight hours any unwinnable war. Soldiers are
TEL- player interested in coming along to coming home in body bags an
any of the evening sessions should insurgency is rife. The country is
01236 606486
check the website first to ensure on the verge of civil war as
01698 733122 opposing factions clash over how to
that the session is on.
New players, community coaches run the post-occupation
and members are always welcome. government. Sean O'Casey's
classic is a passionate play of
resistance, a doomed love story
and a tense political thriller set on
the eve of Irish Independence.
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Get involved in Irish activities
It‟s the only way to build a Community!
Any news of Lessons in Irish traditional Music
Irish events in Monday night St James the Great Crosstobs Road Crookston from 7pm till 11pm
Scotland are info-- http://www.stjamesthegreat-cce.org.uk/
most Tuesday night Irish Minstrels St Rochs Secondary Royston Road 7pm till 9pm
welcome. Info--- www.glasgowirishminstrels.co.uk
Please send
Tuesday- 1.30pm-3.30pm Royston Youth Action Club across from St. Roch‟s Church Royston Rd.
to
irish.inscotland Wednesday--Johnny Doherty Branch Christ the King School Holytown @7.30pmHoly town. (Classes in
@ntlworld.com Irish Language and Set Dancing)
Info-- www.johnnydohertycce.co.uk
Saturday- Coatbridge--St. Patrick‟s Comhaltas
Saint Augustines primary School(facing Time Capsule) 12pm-2pm
Gerry O‟Neil - 01355 224569
Info--- www.stpatricks-music.co.uk
Irish Language Classes www.cnag-glaschu.co.uk
Gaelic League. Friday night. Govanhill Neighbourhood Centre Daisy St. Govanhill. Glasgow. 7.30-
9pm.Classes for all stages. Beginners welcome.
Wednesday—Irish class in Daisy Street 2pm-4pm.
Wednesday- Holytown in Christ the King School-7.30-9.30pm
Adult Ceili Dancing Classes
Monday---Kirkintilloch in St. Ninians Hall 7.45pm
Monday- Christ the King hall Kingspark Glasgow 8pm
Thursday- St. Helens Hall ShawlandsX Glasgow 8.15-10.30pm 0141 632 2559
www.freewebs.com/irishceiliglasgow
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Irish Set Dancing For Adults for info on classes
Rita Sweeney - o2setdance@ntlworld.com.com or visit- www.angelfire.com/ri2/set_dancing
- Wednesday 7.30pm-9.30pm Cathkin Community hall off Cathcart Rd. Just up from Crosshill Station.
EDINBURGH—Friday 7.30pm-9.30pm Quakers Meeting hall 7 Victoria Terrace St.( near castle)
Derek_gilhooley@hotmail.com
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Rince Na Tiarna school of Irish dancing.
Pollok and Penilee.
CLASSES- MAGUIRE SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCING
Tuesday night 7- 9 Pollok community TEL- 01698401623
centre Langton Road
Thursday night 7-9 Pollok Saturday –St. Paul’s Parish Hall, Shettleston—10.30am till 1pm
community centre Langton Road Wednesday—Garrellvale Community Centre, Kilsyth ---5pm till
7.30pm
Sunday 1pm- 4pm St Georges hall Sandwood Rd.penilee
For further details feel free to contact
Lorna Laird – 07865223401/or 01389381357
Erin Go Bragh Irish Dancing School
Govan Classes
Tuesday night - 6.00-8:00 Drumoyne community hall
Wednesday night - 7:30-9:00 Fairfield club Govan
Thursday night - 6:00-8:00 Drumoyne Community Hall
For further details contact Kirsty Laird - 0141 882 2816