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Charlottesville Virginia

Re-Imagining Ireland Conference

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2003

April 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Frank McCourt, Roddy Doyle, Mick Moloney and Irish America publisher Niall O'Dowd will be among the Irish writers, artists, and historians to converge in Charlottesville, Virginia in May for a three-day gathering entitled "Re-Imagining Ireland". Described as a "town meeting" on the state of Ireland, organizers say the conference will explore Ireland as a modern, prosperous, … [Read more...] about Re-Imagining Ireland Conference

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