Posts Tagged ‘History’
Inside the GPO- a documentary drama
Fishamble presents an online production of INSIDE THE GPO written by Colin Murphy and directed by Jim Culleton. This unprecedented documentary drama was a once-in-a-century opportunity to experience the Easter Rising, in the main hall of the GPO itself.
More >Anamchairde / Kindred Spirits
Anamchairde means kindred spirits and is an online event bringing together speakers, musicians, singers, and other performers to commemorate and celebrate the linguistic and cultural friendship between Ireland and peoples of the First Nations of America/Canada.
More >Sparky and Rhonda Rucker – Mountain Voices
Sparky and Rhonda share stories and songs from the rich heritage of their southern Appalachian roots, including the African American component of this culture. Their storytelling repertoire ranges from Jack tales and ghost stories to preacher tales and Br’er Rabbit stories. In addition to traditional Appalachian songs and gospel sing-alongs, their repertoire includes newer songs and stories from labor and coal mining struggles in the mountains.
More >Frederick Douglass Symposium
A free Zoom-based webinar and conversation about history, solidarity, and racial justice in Ireland and the US with Dennis Brownlee, Christine Kinealy, and E.G. Bailey.
More >Éire – Athbheochan/Revival 1893-2018
The bilingual traveling exhibition “Éire: Athbheochan/Revival 1893-2018,” was loaned to us by the Consulate General of Ireland in Chicago. The Eoin McKiernan Library is proud to be host of this remarkable display. Lavinia Finnerty, Fintan Moore, and Nancy Stenson, and Sarah Keating will speak.
More >Irish of Minnesota Digital Gallery Launch
Tom is launching an Irish of Minnesota digital gallery on FaceBook. Please like his page here, and watch for new photographs and accompanying stories all day on Saturday, August 8th! Please visit and comment.
More >Lecture – Despair in the Heartland
$10 Jane Kennedy tell the story of the Connemaras of Graceville. Featuring original research, this substantive talk will present an account of how Connemara emigrants from Ireland’s western seaboard suffered…
More >New Hibernia Review Panel & Discussion
Free. Discussion of the New Hibernia Review, its history and importance and significance as the quarterly journal created by the University of St. Thomas’s Center for Irish Studies since the…
More >Leacht le Brian Ó Conchubair / Lecture with Brian Ó Conchubair
This will be a fascinating look at Douglas Hyde’s travels in America in 1905/1906 during which he raised funds and awareness for the revival of the Irish language.
More >Leacht le Dáithí Sproule / Lecture with Daithi Sproule
Dáithí Sproule explains the connection music groups Skara Brae and Altan have with Irish music and the Gaeltacht.
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