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FEBRUARY 4th!
IRISH
HOUSE PARTY |
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It was a packed Irish house party at the
Center on the evening of February 4th, when
the
Irish
House Party provided an
excellent night of music, dance and
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Genealogy
Session Sparks Big Interest!
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Our
introductory session in tracing Irish roots on
Saturday
January 28th (Getting Started: Researching Your Irish Ancestors)
was a great success. Participants received a quality
orientation in how to conduct their own research from
instructor Bridget Bray, who freely admits to a passion for
the topic. And passion is what our Center is all
about!
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Given the obvious demand, our Center will
continue to serve as an ongoing resource for those wishing
to trace their Irish ancestry.
For further
information, email:
Genealogy@NewYorkIrishCenter.org
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1040 Jackson -
Construction Zone!
Over the
next several months we will be crunching through our construction
project. We are installing an elevator to serve all four floors
of our building. The job has been approved by the City of New
York Dept. of Buildings (DOB) and the MTA. Fortunately, we will be able to keep
large sections of the building open and operating throughout.
There will be some inconveniences but it will be worth it!
This project has been made possible by capital
grants from the Irish Government, and from State Assemblywomen
Marge Markey and Cathy Nolan, along with the generous support of
community leaders in the construction trades.
You can follow all the fun on Facebook in our
Elevator
Construction Album.
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Come for the
Úll Mór
Seisiún Series
Photo,
by Norma Manly, shows Mary Beth Taylor,,
a Sean-Nós dancing teacher, visiting from Dublin.
>>WATCH
A PIECE OF THE ACTION<<
The Úll Mór (Big Apple) branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann holds a traditional Irish music
and dancing seisiún at the Center on a monthly basis.
Lots of musicians, singers and dancers come down to join in this
late-afternoon session of great trad.
Organized by Cathy Hornberger, the
Craobh Úll Mór CCÉ
look forward
to their next seisiún at the Center
at
4pm on Sunday February 19th 2012.
A seisiún (pronounced sesh-oon) is the Gaelic/Irish word
for 'session', and refers to a free-flowing rendition of Irish
traditional music, and sometimes dancing, under the guidance of
a seisiún leader.
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Our 6th
Annual Dinner Dance at Terrace on the Park on Friday
April 8th 2011 was a sell-out, with over 800 Center
supporters coming along. A great night was had by all.
We congratulate honorees Fay Devlin and Brendan Straw
whose tireless efforts made the evening so successful.
(Photo: James Higgins)
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Mark your calendars for May
11th when we'll have our next big bash!
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