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Older Than Ireland 10 January, 2016, Blackfriars

Older than Ireland
        
Sunday, January 10, 2016

 at 5 PM – 9 PM
 
Movies at Blackfriars

To mark the 100 year anniversary of Eire’s Independence. Blackfriars will be showing two very engaging & celebratory documentari

OLDER THAN IRELAND (78 mins)

“Both wry treat and testament to the efficacy of modern medicine, Alex Fegan’s documentary rounds up 30 Irish centenarians, and invites them to hold forth on subjects from the civil war to Twitter. While sketching a turbulent national past, Fegan’s history leans towards the social, watching hardy sorts – caught at prayer, at bingo and in the hairdresser’s chair – offer entertainingly gossipy titbits on courtship, beauty and other everyday pursuits. You’ll shed a tear or two, possibly more.”

JIG (1hr 39 mins)

Thousands of dancers, their families and coaches descend upon Glasgow for the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships.

Blackfriars,  36 Bell Street, Glasgow G1 1LG

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