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Free Book for Anybody Lonely or Broke this Christmas

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Merry Christmas to everybody.It’s been a great year for me but I’m thinking of the people who are doing it tough, as getting through the day last year was a struggle.If you’re stuck on your own or…Continue

Richard Jones, an unknown hero

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The Fire of Erin in the Coalfields: How Ashton-in-Makerfield Preserved an Irish Identity by Tim Flynn

The Brian Boru Club and Irish Political IdentityAt the centre of this story stands the historic Brian Boru Irish Club, founded in the late nineteenth century by members of Ashton’s Irish community. The club traces its origins to around 1889, with evidence of activity from the mid-1880s, and is widely regarded as one of the oldest surviving Irish clubs in Britain.Named after Brian…See More
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The Alchemy of Reunification: Why a Border Poll Is About More Than Arithmetic By Tim Flynn (T.S. Flynn)

The Alchemy of Reunification: Why a Border Poll Is About More Than ArithmeticBy Tim Flynn (T.S. Flynn)For much of the last century, the question of Irish reunification was debated through the language of history, identity, and allegiance. Nationalists spoke of unfinished business; unionists spoke of constitutional permanence. Today, however, the discussion is…See More
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The Alchemy of Reunification: Why a Border Poll Is About More Than Arithmetic By Tim Flynn (T.S. Flynn)

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The Alchemy of Reunification: Why a Border Poll Is About More Than Arithmetic

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For much of the last century, the question of Irish reunification was debated through the language of history, identity, and allegiance. Nationalists spoke of unfinished business; unionists spoke of…
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The Pits, the Parish, and the Premier: Andy Burnham and the Triumph of the Lancashire Irish

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The Fire of Erin in the Coalfields: How an Irish-Lancastrian Accent Explains the Beautiful, Messy Truth of Modern Identity By T.S. Flynn

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The Fire of Erin in the Coalfields: How an Irish-Lancastrian Accent Explains the Beautiful, Messy Truth of Modern Identity

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Growing up in Ashton-in-Makerfield during the 1970s and 1980s, you didn't need a passport to visit Ireland. You simply needed to step inside the Brian Boru Irish Club on a…

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The Fire of Erin in the Coalfields: How Ashton-in-Makerfield Preserved an Irish Identity by Tim Flynn

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The Brian Boru Club and Irish Political Identity

At the centre of this story stands the historic Brian Boru Irish Club, founded in the late nineteenth century by members of Ashton’s Irish community. The club traces its origins to around 1889, with evidence of activity from the mid-1880s, and is widely regarded as one of the oldest surviving Irish clubs in Britain.

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At 7:09am on July 22, 2013, Ryan O'Rourke said…

Hi, Tim.

Just wanted to extend a bit of a belated welcome here to The Wild Geese.  Hope you've had the opportunity to look around the site to see what's on offer.  Of course, there is even more to come.  It's a great little burgeoning community with loads of interesting folks enjoying the discussion of all-things-Irish.

Hope to hear more about your own Irish connections here in the days ahead.

Thanks, Tim ... and welcome aboard!

~ Ryan

At 8:12am on March 25, 2016, Michael H.J. Kane said…

Theo:

Anything like that  happen in Perth, or other cities. Where is the largest enclave of  IRISH IN AUSTRALIA? Up here New York and Boston get a lot of ink but Chicago and Philly (counties around) have the most.Irish.

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