

The Voice That Calls Across the Years
Our October 2019 meeting enlightened us on the career of the great Irish tenor, John McCormack, but the meeting also created a desire to...


Memories of Rockaway Beach
Eileen Cronin's is a familiar face at our meetings, both in the audience and on our stage. You have seen Eileen as a cast member with...


The Irish Brigade at Gettysburg
You may be still hearing the voice of the great Irish tenor John McCormack in your head from last October's meeting. At this meeting we...

A Musical Evening with a Harper
A harper will play the music of Thomas Moore at the next Irish Cultural Society meeting on March 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden City...


Journey Through Time: The Aran Islands
The film “Journey Through Time: The Aran Islands” will be the subject of the Irish Cultural Society’s February 12th meeting. The meeting...


'We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It'
Tom Phelan, (member of the Irish Cultural Society) the Freeport-based author of six novels, was born in 1940 and brought up on a boggy...


Jim Hawkins: The Irish People in Story, Song, Poetry & Narration - Part 2
Jim Hawkins began his storytelling and writing journeys over 30 years ago at The Irish Cultural Society. On November 13th, Jim returns...


John McCormack: The Voice That Calls Across the Years
Most of us have heard of John McCormack, the great Irish tenor. Even though few of us have ever heard McCormack singing, we were never...


The Orphan Trains
It is estimated that 250,000 children from New York were transported to the Midwest on what we call today “The Orphan Trains.” About one...


Martin J. Kelly Writing Contest Winners to be Honored
It is time to honor our next generation of scholars! At the May 8th meeting of the Irish Cultural Society, we present awards to the...