Names on the Land: Irish, Ulster-Scots and the Stories of Place.

A talk by Dr Frances Kane (Associate Fellow of the Institute of Irish Studies. Queen’s University Belfast).

When? 7pm on Friday 22nd May

Cost?  Registration fee of £5

Place-names are one of the most enduring records of language, history, and everyday life. This talk explores how Irish and Ulster-Scots have shaped the names of townlands, fields, roads, and settlements, and what those names can tell us about how people understood the land around them. Drawing on maps, archival sources, and local examples, it looks at place-names as a shared heritage, carrying layers of meaning linked to settlement, work, belief, and identity over time.

Part of our Shared & Together where Ulster-Scots meets Irish programme of events – thanks to funding from Department of Foreign Affairs Ireland’s Reconciliation Fund.