Untold Stories: The Leeds Irish Community

Irish Arts Foundation Director, Des Hurley, will chair a discussion and presentation, ‘Untold Stories: The Leeds Irish Community.’ Untold Stories is a community archive project undertaken by the Irish Arts Foundation. Initially funded through the Heritage Lottery Fund, the project looks at the experiences of the emigrant Irish community in Leeds in the second half of the twentieth century, particularly their settlement patterns and cultural traditions such as music, dance, song, and sport.

This event features a verbal presentation using the Untold Stories website and documentary as well as live traditional Irish music.

Free event: advance booking advisable.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Chapel FM, Old Seacroft Chapel, York Road,, Leeds, United Kingdom