IRISH CULTURAL SOCIETY
of the Garden City Area
The Irish Cultural Society is a group of your friends and neighbors who want to know more about their Irish heritage. The group, non-political by its charter, endeavors to bring together people with the common goal of learning about our roots and supporting Irish culture and study.
We welcome new members at any time. Please download our membership application and bring it with you to any meeting, or mail it to us!
News & Events
A Gaelic Quatrain for Steven McDonald
Forgiveness --
It confirmed your saintliness
To people needing heroes.
The world owes you endlessness.
MONTHLY MEETING
March 10, 2021
7:30pm
Garden City Casino
Our Next Meeting:
The Irish People in Story, Song and Poetry
Jim Hawkins, our local storyteller, returns with part 3 of his performance, "The Irish People in Story, Song and Poetry." In this chapter through these creative genres, he will perform and discuss Ireland of the 20th century. Dev dominates the political world and James Joyce emerges as a world dominant literary artist. Cultural and political changes will be a part of Jim's program. How has radio, television, and the internet affected Ireland? How has Ireland's place in the European Union changed the Ireland of our parents and, more recently, how will Brexit affect Ireland? Jim challenges himself to tell Ireland's story with all of the colors of song and story.
Join us on Wednesday, March 10th at the Garden City Casino - please note the venue change. The meeting begins at 7:30pm.
Face coverings are required and social distancing is expected to be practiced by those in attendance. Maximum attendance is 40, so arrive early to make sure you get a spot!
HEDGEMASTER ARCHIVES
The Hedgemaster Archives is our link to our heritage. Please browse our rich collection of Irish culture and history to learn some more of our lineage. We have significantly added to our collection, so take a look at the new additions!
MARTIN J. KELLY ANNUAL WRITING CONTEST
Contest Details
The Annual Writing Contest is named in honor of Martin J. Kelly, a founding member of the society and its past president for 23 years until his passing on July 2, 2015.
To learn more about Martin, please click here.
2021 Writing Contest
Winner Announced!
The members of the Irish Cultural Society and the members of the H.W. Wilson Foundation are pleased to announce and congratulate the First Place winners of the 2021 Martin J. Kelly Writing Contest:
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Max McConville, Oyster Bay High School
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Taylor Wolfe, H. Frank Carey High School
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Madeline Rose, Wantagh High School
A complete listing of all winners can be seen by clicking here.
All participants in this year's contest received a Certificate of Merit, and each school's library represented by our participants receives a copy of The Immortal Irishman, by Timothy Egan, which is a biography of Thomas Francis Meager.
This year, our contest challenged students to compose an essay in which the writer identifies him/herself through references to indicators or emblems of the writer’s heritage or interests. A model of such an essay of identity, The Meaning of Irishness by George E. Ryan. Click here to view Mr. Ryan's essay.
Contest entrants wrote an essay built upon references to the things which people accumulate from their heritages and interests. Our model essay has references to the books, music, art and other cultural elements of Mr. Ryan’s Irish heritage. Entrants wrote an entertaining essay which refers also to the indicators of heritage in their homes or to the signs in a room which show a person’s passionate interests. Indicators of heritage include religious symbols, foods, celebrations, languages and so much more. Indicators of passionate interests include reading material, special clothing, posters and so much more. Heritage need not be of another country– America, too, has produced emblems of an American heritage.
We express our appreciation to our sponsor, The H.W. Wilson Foundation.
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of the Garden City Area
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