A project invoving schoolchildren aims to present the story of Irish language revival in Belfast.
They are the homes behind the modern revival of the Irish language in Belfast and they have opened their doors - and attics - to school pupils searching for living history.Discovering that history has led 17-year-old Lucymay Robinson to search through photos and documents her own family have kept.
Then, thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, there are plans for a permanent display at Spórtlann at Coláiste Feirste."We have been looking at the documents from the building of Bhóthar Seoighe and the rebuilding of Bombay Street," Lucymay said. "They put in all their hard work and their sweat and their tears and they helped create everything that we have, for example the Irish Primary School.
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