# Event Details - **Event Name**: Celebrating the Herring Lasses, A’ comharrachadh Clann Nighean an Sgadain - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm - **Event Description**: To mark International Woman’s Day 2026, join us in celebrating the iconic herring lasses.About this EventTo mark International Woman’s Day 2026, join us in celebrating the iconic herring lasses. through poetry, performance and song in Gaelic and Scots. Featuring performers from Brora to Aberdeen, along with incredible moving image archives from the Library’s collections.From the late 19th to 20th century, these women followed the silver darlings from Shetland to Great Yarmouth. They undertook back breaking work gutting and barreling millions of fish every week.Who were the herring lasses, and how did they create such a powerful community on the move?About the contributorsBrought to you by Capital Gaelic in partnership with the GLAD Network, East Coast Heritage Organisations, and the University of Aberdeen.When you book an event, your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and our third-party suppliers for the purposes of allowing you to attend the event and for audience research. For more information, visit the National Library of Scotland privacy pages, in particular the events notice and feedback and complaints notice. We expect attendees to behave respectfully towards presenters, guests and other audience members. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/celebrating-the-herring-lasses-a’-comharrachadh-clann-nighean-an-sgadain/100001975275648638 - **Event Categories**: performances, art, literary-art, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: National Library of Scotland - **lat**: 55.9485782 - **long**: -3.1919722 - **full address**: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Celebrating the Herring Lasses, A’ comharrachadh Clann Nighean an Sgadain - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/21ceaa94e9942d0c71526f88082522662f68eb6b2740900baa6d4b5756e89cbd-rimg-w1200-h675-dcd4c7a5-gmir.jpg?v=1764354689 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Celebrating the Herring Lasses, A’ comharrachadh Clann Nighean an Sgadain being held? - **A:** Celebrating the Herring Lasses, A’ comharrachadh Clann Nighean an Sgadain takes place on Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm at National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Celebrating the Herring Lasses, A’ comharrachadh Clann Nighean an Sgadain? - **A:** Celebrating the Herring Lasses, A’ comharrachadh Clann Nighean an Sgadain is organized by National Library of Scotland. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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