Posts Tagged ‘History’
Film: Gael Linn at 70
70 Years of Innovation in Language and Cultural Revitalization “Gael Linn ag 70,” a commemorative program of music and song to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Irish language organization.…
More >Irish Studies Round Table
Irish Studies Round Table is a new discussion forum for a broad spectrum of topics related to Irish culture. Any general interest in Irish culture is sufficient. It is hosted…
More >Book Discussion: James Plunkett’s “Strumpet City”
Join Steve Griffith for a three-night discussion of James Plunkett’s 1969 masterpiece, Strumpet City. Although a work of fiction, the story is based on the real-life Dublin worker’s lockout of 1913.…
More >Irish Studies Round Table
Irish Studies Round Table is a new discussion forum for a broad spectrum of topics related to Irish culture. Any general interest in Irish culture is sufficient. It is hosted…
More >Irish Arts Minnesota honors Jan Casey!
IAM salutes a woman who has volunteered, recruited, coordinated, booked, organized, and supported Irish Arts Minnesota, The Center for Irish Music, Irish Fair of Minnesota, and The Celtic Junction Arts…
More >New Deals and Eight-Hand Reels: Irish Music, Dance and Culture in the Depression-Era Twin Cities
Attend this free event in person, or join the webinar! Eoin McKiernan Library Director Brian Miller explores the Irish cultural landscape of the Twin Cities in the 1930s including fiddler…
More >Irish Traditional Musicians in Chicago 1920–2020 with Richie Piggot
This presentation is drawn from Richie Piggot’s recently published book Cry of a People Gone. It will include a history of the development of Chicago and that city’s attraction for Irish…
More >Appreciating the Gael Linn Film Saoirse? (1961)
“Saoirse” film depicts the tumultuous years from 1919-22 which led to the formation of the Irish Free State and the partition of Ireland.
More >Book Discussion: “Constance Markievicz: Irish Revolutionary”
Join Dr. Kevin Byrne and Dr. Steven Griffith for a free, two-night discussion of Anne Haverty’s, Constance Markievicz: Irish Revolutionary (2016). Constance Gore-Booth was born into the privileged world of…
More >Irish American Club: lecture and panel discussion
The McKiernan Library will host a talk by Director Brian Miller on the history of the Twin Cities Irish American Club (circa 1948-1983) in conjunction with the unveiling of the…
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