My friend Mike Nolan, who has died aged 86, was one of the founding members of the Bristol Irish Society when it was created in 1989.
The society brought together various existing Irish associations around the city, and Mike was its first treasurer as it began to organise annual cultural festivals, Irish language classes, dance sessions, stalls selling books and music, and lectures on Irish culture and history.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/10/mike-nolan-obituary
Author : Mike Jempson
Publish date : 2024-07-10 13:46:47
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