Irish Language Weekend/Deireadh Seachtaine Gaeilge

Irish Language / DSG

The 3rd annual Irish Language Weekend/Deireadh Seachtaine Gaeilge will take place in Celtic Junction Arts Center from 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 12 to Sunday, April 14 during the first weekend…

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‘Away with the Fa*ries’ with Zaelí Kane

Away With the Fa•ries is a live, on-demand, dialogical storytelling experience showcasing a traditional Gaelic perspective on modern mental health

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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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The Quiet Girl/ An Caílin Ciúin: A screening at CJAC

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We are hosting a showing of the OSCAR NOMINATED Irish Language film, The Quiet Girl (An Caílin Ciúin), written/directed by Colm Bairéad! Come and watch this film with friends both old and…

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Gaeltacht to Hollywood: the Irish language at home and away

A free webinar with Rónán Ó Dochartaigh about the rising popularity of Irish in film. We’ll also discuss how Irish is faring in the Gaeltacht, around the world, in urban…

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Manchán Magan’s Arán agus Im

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Arán & Im celebrates the Irish language in an engaging, accessible bilingual way, through sourdough bread and home-churned butter. This event is part of Irish Arts Week. 

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The Power of Indigenous Languages

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Join us online for a discussion on the value, preservation, and challenges facing the languages of the Gaeltacht and of the Anishinaabe nation. This free event is part of the CJAC Social Justice Seminar Series.

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Gaeltacht Lecture with Dáithí Sproule

Lecture with Dáithí Sproule

Dáithí Sproule explains the fascinating connection music groups Skara Brae and Altan have with Irish language music and the Gaeltacht. The lecture will be mainly in English. REGISTER HERE. Dáithí Sproule, a…

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Kindred Spirits Seminar

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.

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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.

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