with examples of the songs performed by Mary Mc Partlan MAY 14, 2013 6:30 PM American Irish Historical Society 991 Fifth Avenue (at 80th Street) New York, NY 10028 Mary was born in Drumkeerin, in County Leitrim and now living in Galway, Mary started singing in the early 1970’s, but it was not until […]
Walking past the Society on Fifth Avenue, or walking into the lobby, one can't help but notice a marble bust of a man, looking out toward the street. He is Charles O'Conor, and the man who created his portrait was Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907), America's premier sculptor of the Gilded Age. Society members are invited to […]
Salmon Poetry takes its name from the Salmon of Knowledge in Celtic mythology and was established in 1981 as an alternative voice in Irish literature. The Salmon, a journal of poetry and prose was a flagship for writers in the west of Ireland, and Salmon's first books, Gonella by Eva Bourke and Goddess on the […]
Renowned Irish author Colm Tóibín will be guest speaker at the US launch of "The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland" (EMIR) and the distinguished editors, Harry White and Barra Boydell, will present their groundbreaking work in an evening celebrating the cornerstone of Irish culture – music. The event will include performances by Christy McNamara on […]
“The Well” series of concerts aims to bring together some of the most soulful, traditional Irish musicians into a unique, intimate, acoustic setting – the American Irish Historical Society. The first concert of the series will celebrate the music of East Clare featuring Christy Mc Namara, (button accordion and concertina), Dennis Cahill, (guitar) and Patrick […]
The Annual Dinner of The American Irish Historical Society is a black tie event held each year in the Grand Ballroom of The Waldorf Astoria Hotel located at 301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022. This year’s Annual Dinner will be held on Nov. 3 2016. The culmination of the Annual Dinner is the Gold […]
Once again Bloomsday is almost upon us. What is it about Molly, Bloom and Stephen and the exhilarating but daunting multitudinousness of Ulysses that energises people all over the world to celebrate 16 June 1904 Dublin? The allure could well be that Ulysses is great art, and great art intentionally discomfits conventional wisdom, jogs perceptual […]
