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Christopher

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Manchester Irish Festival
« on: 20:56:18, 23/10/06 »
The 12th Manchester Irish Festival will take place in March 2007. The first Festival was opened by the Irish President, Mary Robinson, in 1996. The Manchester Festival is one of the largest Irish Festivals in Europe.

celeste

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Re: Manchester Irish Festival
« Reply #1 on: 09:02:27, 24/10/06 »
i shall definitely go to that one, did you know there are Irish stallholders outside Manchester Town Hall selling beautiful linen and glassware every year?
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Christopher

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Re: Manchester Irish Festival
« Reply #2 on: 16:06:45, 24/10/06 »
I think a number of Irish traders mark the event in their diary, Celeste

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Re: Manchester Irish Festival
« Reply #3 on: 17:53:35, 13/12/06 »
I'll definitely check that out, my grandad was irish...

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Re: Manchester Irish Festival
« Reply #4 on: 02:09:56, 14/12/06 »
 :)Wow!! this site just gets better and better.....now I have no reason not to visit Manchester in the New Year, truly I will be down for the Irish Festival......if anyone has family in Ireland i have lots of irish links to help with research....please just post a message for me.....meanwhile http;//cobhnet.com  is a great site to start.....cheers Katy :)