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June 02, 2013 TRIP TO IRELAND’S GREAT FAMINE MUSEUM, HAMPDEN, CT

SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2013 – TRIP TO IRELAND’S GREAT FAMINE MUSEUM, HAMPDEN, CT

Please join us for this exceptional opportunity and interesting visit to Ireland’s Great Famine Museum!&...

June 07, 2013 Siobhán Armstrong, Ireland’s foremost historical harpist

Siobhán Armstrong is Ireland’s foremost historical harpist. She founded and chairs the Historical Harp Society of Ireland, an organization, which is spearheading a revival of the playing of Ireland’s historical harp. She play...

June 15, 2013 Booking Signing - “From The Great Blasket to America”

Aug 15-28 14-DAY IRELAND & SCOTLAND HERITAGE TOUR

Join us on a magical 14-day tour through Ireland and Scotland! (Aug 15-28, 2013)

Join the Irish Cultural Center on a “New” one-of-a-kind grand SUMMER tour for a ma...

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An Exceptional Opportunity with Christine Kinealy!

Limited Space--Reserve Soon!

IRELAND’S GREAT HUNGER MUSEUM
(Músaem An Ghorta Mhóir)

Quinnipiac University, Hampden, CT

SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2013

 

 We’re going on a road trip!—Please Join us for a rare opportunity for a private tour with visiting scholar, Christine Kinealy to Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum in Hampden, CT.  The museum is home to the world's largest collection of visual art, artifacts and printed materials relating to the starvation and forced emigration that occurred throughout Ireland from 1845 to 1850. Works by noted contemporary Irish artists are featured, as well as a number of important 19th and 20th-century paintings.  Stop for lunch is also planned at the authentic Irish-owned pub/restaurant “The Playwright.”

Christine Kinealyis a world-renowned authority on the Irish Famine.  She was also the recipient of this year’s 2013 Ambassador Award given by the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade Committee.  

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Call 413 265-2537 or email irishcenter@elms.edu to purchase a copy of The Irish Legacy: A History of the Irish in Western Massachusetts. Limited copies available at $39.85.
 
Now is the perfect time to buy this book as a gift for Fathers Day!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


 


8th "Journey of the Soul" Tour
 
 

14-DAY “SUMMER” TOUR TO IRELAND & SCOTLAND

DINGLE * KILLARNEY * KINSALE * DUBLIN

BELFAST * EDINBURGH * GLASGLOW

(August 15-28, 2013)

 

Please call for availability or to be on a wait list.

For questions, call Kathy Gallivan at (413) 536-9709

Or e-mail kgallivan04@gmail.com

 
 
 

 


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The Irish Cultural Center is a forum for Irish cultural events such as lectures, musical presentations, films, and exhibits. Ongoing at the center are: Irish Language Study opportunities, Genealogy Support Group, monthly book club discussion, as well as a bimonthly newsletter.

Center Hours:The center is open Monday through Friday from 9 AM – 4:30 PM and by appointment with volunteers willing and able to answer questions and give a tour. Phone: (413) 265-2537

Location:The Center is located in the middle of the 3rd floor of Berchmans Hall at Elms College, 291 Springfield St., Chicopee, MA 01013. Click here for directions.

Members: The Irish Cultural Center invites interested people to join our organization and become a "cara" (friend.) This organization and its membership (Cairde) are devoted to "keeping the Irish arts alive." The organization is interested in preserving, sharing, and promoting the great heritage of the Irish people, so that future generations of Irish and Irish Americans will have the opportunity to appreciate their rich legacy.

 

 



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