I have been in touch with Margo Power at the Irish Heritage Centre in Cheetham Hill. I want to meet up with her in order to work on ideas for my final project. I do have an idea of what I want to do, both with the thesis and with the photographic project but want to see if I can gain insight into some of the functions at the Centre so that I can get a better understanding of global Irishness. Having witnessed first hand some of the functions at the Bolton Irish Centre: senior citizens lunches including bingo, music and dance; St Patrick’s Day celebrations as well as regular evening performances from Irish musicians, I am curious to see what is on offer at other establishments. Margo might also be able to introduce me to other members of the centre so that I might be able to work on a variety of ideas.
I also want to meet up with Alan Keegan who I am sure will be an invaluable source of information concerning my project. The author of two books on the Irish immigration in Manchester, he works closely with the Irish community and also has links with local football teams, particularly Manchester United.
The idea is to make as many connections as possible in preparation for next semester but also use this time to get to know people and potential subjects for my project. Hopefully when I meet up with both Alan and Margo next week then I will have a better idea of where I am going with this project.
The idea is to make as many connections as possible in preparation for next semester but also use this time to get to know people and potential subjects for my project. Hopefully when I meet up with both Alan and Margo next week then I will have a better idea of where I am going with this project.
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