"If We lose our Heritage and Culture, We lose our Identity"

Welcome to the GIHG website!

Garngad Irish Heritage Group was established as a voluntary organisation under the terms and conditions of a Constitution on Saint Patrick’s Day, 17th March 2005, and works with local and national groups to fulfil its ‘Mission Statement’. GIHG is affiliated to the Irish Diaspora Association of Scotland and supports An... [Read the full story]

Garngad Poems, Songs & Stories

The Garngad Irish

The Garngad Irish From Patrick’s hills and glens they came, Their faith in God, each man’s the same. To build a canal and St Rollox Railway, Two schools to learn and... [Read more]


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Latest News & Articles


Reopening of St Andrew’s Cathedral

The eagerly awaited reopening of St Andrew’s Cathedral next month is perhaps a good point for us to reflect on the history of the Cathedral. There seems to be an impression... [Read more]


2011 Census

The Irish community is celebrating Irishness in the build up to the Census. We’re reaching out to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and later generations of Irish and encouraging them to... [Read more]


St Patrick’s Day Glasgow 2011

The Glasgow Irish Heritage Group  has for the last few years put together an Irish Festival which has grown from a one day event to a week ... [Read more]


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