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We regret to announce that Coláiste na nGael are no longer organising Irish language events
Irish Language Courses have been orgaanised at Knuston Hall in Northants in recent years. Knuston Hall is a large and attractive 18th Century house in a country setting. The main rail line from London to Nottingham, Leicester, Derby and Sheffield is just 6 km away (at Wellingborough). An hourly bus stops directly outside Knuston Hall. This is a residential centre. Accommodation is ensuite and meals are excellent. There is also a licensed bar. Staying in an Irish-speaking environment is a friendly and supportive way to improve your language skills.
ARCHIVE OF PAST Events 2022 back to 2012 Archive of Events 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008
May 2022	There were two courses organized: a course on Irish history, and a course on Irish singing at Knuston Hall, Northamptonshire
Five day gathering in 2019	Five Day gathering at the Waterford Institute of Technology with Dr Séamus Ó Díollúin.
10 Nov 2019	Angela Maye-Banbury gave a bilingual presentation on famine-era letters in Irish.
Sept 2018	Lá Gaelach in Leicester. As well as Irish classes there were letters from the 1840s about the famine in Irish.
April 2018	Intensive residential Irish Course. Knuston Hall, Northants, Another successful Irish language course was held in Knuston Hall.
April 2018	Irish language trip to the First World War Battles We organised an Irish language tour of the battlesfields of WW II in April 2018 .
October 2017	Knuston Hall, Northants. Cúrsa: An Ghaeilge - Comhrá agus ag Caint. Dr. Kaarina Hollo,
June 2017	The Fleadh Cheoil na Breataine, St Alban's. Three days of Irish music, story-telling and Irish classes.
May/June 2017	Irish Course at Dún Chaoin, County Kerry
February 2017	Lá Gaelach, Milton Keynes Irish Centre.
February 2017	Coláiste na nGael - Gibraltar Friendly Irish language classes in Gibralter. Our comfortable hotel was situated in a quiet location, looking over the sea directly to the often snow-capped mountains of Morocco. As well as Irish classes, there was a wide range of optional excursions around Gibralter.
January 2017	Professor Alan Titley Lá Gaelach, near Liverpool Street Station, London.
December 2016	Knuston Hall, Northants. Cúrsa: An Ghaeilge - Comhrá agus ag Caint. Dr. Kaarina Hollo,
September 2016	Tintern Abbey, Wales Irish language weekend in Tintern - a beautiful river valley near Chepstow in Wales. Comfortable accommodation, Irish classes and lovely scenery.
April/May 2016	Shrewsbury, Shropshire Irish weekend with Fran O' Boyle in Shrewsbury. Scenic drive to the Frongoch Memorial.
Easter (March) 2016	Easter 2016 - a special time in the life of our nation. We arranged an Irish-language trip to Dublin so that we could take part in the celebrations: There were commerations by Conradh na Gaeilge, Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Éireann and the GAA.There were parades, rallies and large public gatherings,as well as concerts, plays and lectures with an 'Easter' theme, In addition, we arranged Irish-language tours of Kilmainham and St Edna's School and we visited Gleann Dá Loch. See our our photos of the occasion in the Gallery
January 2016	British Museum, London Tour of the new 'Celts' exhibition at the British Museum. Met at noon in 'The Museum Tavern', opposite the British Museum.
February 2016	Milton Keynes Irish Centre Irish Language Day at the Milton Keynes Irish Centre.
November 2015	Knuston Hall, Northamptonshire Advanced conversational course with Dr Kaariha Hollo .
November 2015	Hammersmith Irish Centre Professor Alan Titley discussing his new translation 'The Dirty Dust'/Cré na Cille.
June 2015	Coláiste, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth.
March 2015	Milton Keynes Irish Centre, Irish Day
Oct 2014	Irish Conversation Course, Northants
July 2014	Picnic sa Pháirc, Hyde Park, London
March - May 2014	Seachtain na Gaeilge 2014
October 2013	Coláiste na nGael Gathering in Gloucester. Memorial weekend for Richard Schofield, our former colleague, who died
June 2013	Aylesford Priory in Kent
April 2013	Spain, April 2013
September 2012	I gCoiscéimeanna Phádraig, Coláiste Gaeilge i Somerset. Uphill, Somerset.
May 2012	Intensive Irish Language Course, Stoke Rochford Hall, Leicestershire.
March 2012	Lá Gaelach, Harold Hill, Essex.
February 2012	Iceland Christy took a small group of fit people to see the glaciers, geysers, hot springs and Northern Lights. Iceland has a rich Irish heritage and the group visited many of the places of early Irish settlement.

Archive of Events 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008

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