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...