'Who do we think we are?’: Issues of Identity and belonging in Northern Ireland.

In this episode we welcomed Linda Ervine, Lisa Rea Currie and Carmel Duggan to the Lisburn Museum to talk about their work in East Belfast communities. We discussed issues around language and identity in East Belfast, and the importance of public history projects in the community. Linda Ervine MBE is a language rights activist from East Belfast and Manager of the ‘Turas’ Irish language project. Lisa Rea Currie is the Heritage Officer for EastSide Partnership. Carmel Duggan has been involved with Turas and its sister organisation Cairde Turas for the past 7 years and has a background in historical sociology.