An Interactive Online Workshop
Do you know your jigs from your reels, your slides from your polkas? If you’ve always wanted to improve your knowledge of traditional Irish music, a four-week series of interactive online workshops starting on Tuesday, May 11th, could be just the thing for you.
These workshops are hosted by Siamsa Tíre, the National Folk Theatre of Ireland, … [Read more...] about Sharing the Tradition:
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Sharing the Tradition:
Following in Frederick Douglass’s Footsteps:
A Walking Tour of Dublin
By Christine Kinealy
In August 1845, an American “fugitive slave” named Frederick Douglass arrived in Dublin. He was seeking refuge from capture and a return to enslavement in his home country. Twenty-seven-year-old Douglass referred to his four months in Ireland as the “happiest moments” of his life. He also described it as “transformative”. Ireland changed Frederick Douglass and Frederick … [Read more...] about Following in Frederick Douglass’s Footsteps:
A Walking Tour of Dublin
Famine Heroes Honor
Black Abolitionists in Ireland
William Henry Lane
Great Famine Voices 2021 continues with a new series of standalone short films and online discussions beginning with Black Abolitionists in Ireland and continuing with caregivers during Ireland’s darkest years.
William Henry Lane “Master Juba” – the Father of Tap Dance
This week’s topic, a short film (23 minutes) and live online discussion features William Henry Lane “Master … [Read more...] about Famine Heroes Honor
Black Abolitionists in Ireland
William Henry Lane
American Conference
for Irish Studies
The ACIS-West is the Western Regional chapter of the American Conference for Irish Studies, a multidisciplinary scholarly organization with approximately 800 members in the United States, Ireland, Canada, and other countries around the world. Each fall, ACIS-West holds an annual conference featuring plenary speakers, academic sessions in all fields of Irish Studies, poetry and … [Read more...] about American Conference
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Mayo Day 2021 –
Tune into Mayo Day
from anywhere around the globe
Mayo Day, the day in the calendar year that recognizes County Mayo, its people, and all things Mayo returns on May 1st in true Irish style.
The first county in Ireland to dedicate a day to its own name will present a special celebration of the heritage, culture, achievements, diaspora and community spirit of Mayo people everywhere.
Including the likes of U.S. President Joe … [Read more...] about Mayo Day 2021 –
Tune into Mayo Day
from anywhere around the globe