We regret to announce that Coláiste na nGael
are no longer organising Irish language events
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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.
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May 2022
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There were two courses organized: a course on Irish history,
and a course on Irish singing at Knuston Hall, Northamptonshire
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Five day gathering in 2019
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Five Day gathering at the Waterford Institute of Technology with
Dr Séamus Ó Díollúin.
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10 Nov 2019
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Angela Maye-Banbury gave a bilingual presentation on famine-era
letters in Irish.
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Sept 2018
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Lá Gaelach
in Leicester.
As well as Irish classes there were letters from the 1840s
about the famine in Irish.
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April 2018
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Intensive residential
Irish Course. Knuston Hall, Northants,
Another successful Irish language course was held in Knuston Hall.
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April 2018
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Irish language
trip to the First World War Battles
We organised an Irish language tour of the battlesfields of WW
II in April 2018
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October 2017
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Knuston Hall, Northants.
Cúrsa: An Ghaeilge - Comhrá agus ag Caint. Dr. Kaarina
Hollo,
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June 2017
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The Fleadh Cheoil na Breataine, St Alban's.
Three days of Irish music, story-telling and Irish classes.
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May/June 2017
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Irish Course at Dún Chaoin, County Kerry
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February 2017
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Lá Gaelach, Milton Keynes Irish Centre.
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February 2017
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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.
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January 2017
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Professor Alan Titley
Lá Gaelach, near Liverpool Street Station, London.
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December 2016
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Knuston Hall, Northants.
Cúrsa: An Ghaeilge - Comhrá agus ag Caint. Dr. Kaarina
Hollo,
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September 2016
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Tintern Abbey, Wales
Irish language weekend in Tintern - a beautiful river valley near
Chepstow in Wales. Comfortable accommodation, Irish classes and
lovely scenery.
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April/May 2016 |
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Irish weekend with Fran O' Boyle in Shrewsbury. Scenic drive to
the Frongoch Memorial.
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Easter (March) 2016

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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
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January 2016
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British Museum, London
Tour of the new 'Celts' exhibition at the British Museum. Met at
noon in 'The Museum Tavern', opposite the British Museum.
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February 2016
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Milton Keynes Irish Centre
Irish Language Day at the Milton Keynes Irish Centre.
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November 2015
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Knuston Hall, Northamptonshire
Advanced conversational course with Dr Kaariha Hollo .
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November 2015
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Hammersmith Irish Centre
Professor Alan Titley discussing his new translation 'The Dirty
Dust'/Cré na Cille.
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June 2015
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Coláiste, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth.
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March 2015
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Milton Keynes Irish Centre, Irish Day
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Oct 2014
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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
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June 2013 |
Aylesford Priory in Kent
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April 2013 |
Spain, April 2013
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September 2012 |
I gCoiscéimeanna Phádraig, Coláiste Gaeilge
i Somerset. Uphill, Somerset.
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May 2012 |
Intensive Irish Language Course, Stoke Rochford Hall, Leicestershire.
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March 2012 |
Lá Gaelach, Harold Hill, Essex.
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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.
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