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IFHF to discuss the Irish Brigade and the Battle of Gettysburg IFHF to discuss the Irish Brigade and the Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg is up for discussion at the next gathering of the Irish Family History Forum, and specifically the Irish Brigade’s partici...
Trad loses Collins and O'Donovan Trad loses Collins and O'Donovan
There has been entirely too much heartbreak recently in the world of traditional music and it just seems to keep coming. Just after writing about t...
'An Féar Fada Fliuch' premieres 'An Féar Fada Fliuch' premieres
The premiere of the Irish language version of Seamus Scanlon’s award winning play The Long Wet Grass | An Féar Fada Fliuch took place in Queens at ...
Apples: U-Pick, U-Bake Apples: U-Pick, U-Bake
It’s official: the fall equinox and the first day of autumn arrived on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 02:50 A.M. EDT in the Northern Hemisphere, and nearly...
NYIC unveils fall program NYIC unveils fall program
The New York Irish Center has a packed schedule over the next two months before the Christmas season kicks off in December. We present here a diary...
Children's books launch at NYIC Children's books launch at NYIC
The New York Irish Center launched its fall season with the Queens Irish Heritage Festival on last Saturday afternoon and continues tomorrow night,...
Views from the war zones Views from the war zones
John Lee had a question about culture shock for foreign correspondent Jane Ferguson. The podcaster and his colleague Martin Nutty were interviewing...
Banjoists are headed to Baltimore Banjoists are headed to Baltimore
Banjo drivers! Book your flights and pack your things, because the second annual Irish Tenor Banjo Summit is coming up this Nov. 17-19 at the Creat...
Sinéad O'Connor tribute on Oct. 2 Sinéad O'Connor tribute on Oct. 2
“From the moment she burst onto the music scene in the mid ’80s, Sinéad O’Connor did things differently. In an Ireland ensnared by its past, Sinéad...
Annual Queens Irish Heritage Festival this Saturday afternoon Annual Queens Irish Heritage Festival this Saturday afternoon
The New York Irish Center will present three continuous hours of music and dance set against Manhattan’s skyline at the annual Queens Irish Heritag...
The empire's march is halted The empire's march is halted
Three legions of the Roman military – the 17th, 18th and 19th – slowly made their way towards their winter encampment near Cologne on the Rhine in ...
4th NYC production for 'Boann' 4th NYC production for 'Boann'
When you produce a staged reading or low-budget production of a play, the often-quixotic hope is that an industry person will attend and offer the ...

 



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