Irish Arts Minnesota honors Jan Casey!

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…

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Appreciating the Gael Linn Film Saoirse? (1961)

Saourse? film showing

“Saoirse” film depicts the tumultuous years from 1919-22 which led to the formation of the Irish Free State and the partition of Ireland.

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Book Discussion: “Constance Markievicz: Irish Revolutionary”

Book Discussion Constance Markievicz

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…

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Irish American Club: lecture and panel discussion

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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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Transformative figures and the challenge of archiving their work

A conversation with archivist Niamh Ní Charra, drawing from her experience working on two iconic Irish archives; The Gaelic League and the Mary Robinson collections at the University of Galway.

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Book Discussion: “Michael Collins: A Life”

Book Discussion Michael Collins

Book Discussion on “Michael Collins: A Life” by James Mackey. Collins was a consequential figure in early 20th-century Irish history. Free!

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Book Discussion: “Michael Collins: A Life”

Book Discussion Michael Collins

Book Discussion on “Michael Collins: A Life” by James Mackey. Collins was a consequential figure in early 20th-century Irish history. Free!

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“The Unsung Hero,” a play by David Gilna

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The Unsung Hero is a love story from Easter week 1916 between Michael O’Rahilly (The O’Rahilly) the Co-Founder of The Irish Volunteers and his wife Nancy O’Rahilly Vice-president of the Cumann na mBan.

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