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Interview with Séamus Mac Seáin for the BBC

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Audio interview with Séamus Mac Seáin, co-founder of Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, by the BBC. The Belfast Agreement/ Good Friday Agreement contained proposals to promote the Irish language, Ulster Scots and the languages of other ethnic communities in Northern Ireland. Mac Seáin discusses the issues surrounding the growth of the Irish language in Belfast both before and after the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement. This interview forms part of the BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart online resource which documents thirty years of peace and violence in Northern Ireland from the Troubles to the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement.

Date of Release/Broadcast: Unknown

Name of First Interviewee: Séamus Mac Seáin

Role at time of Interview: Co-founder of Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich

Interviewer: Unknown

Purpose: News, Research

Media: Audio

Copyright: BBC © 2012

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart

Time Period covered: 1960-2000

Key Individuals: Séamus Mac Seáin

Key Words: Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Irish language, Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, education, community relations, religion

 

 

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