Archive - July 2009
Published: Jul 31, 2009
This long-time member of the Philadelphia Ceili Group and Philadelphia Folksong Society died this week after a five-year battle with cancer. He will leave a lasting legacy.
Published: Jul 30, 2009
The Allentown team will head to Boston for the North American championships.
Published: Jul 30, 2009
Parties all over the place, here and at the shore, and all for good causes. The New Dubliners and Andrew Strong of The Commitments will be at the Sellersville Theatre (no, not together). And it's all brews and books as McGillin's, the center city watering hole, turns a hundred-and-a-half. And wait, there's more. . . .
Published: Jul 22, 2009
Cholera claimed the lives of many Irish railroad workers who worked at the Malvern site known as Duffy's Cut. But now evidence is surfacing that suggests that some of the men might have been murdered to keep them from spreading the disease.
Published: Jul 22, 2009
Two benefits, some bruising GAA sports action, and a bit of traditional Irish music. Read on.
Published: Jul 22, 2009
Performer, historian and teacher ... how an inquisitive kid growing up in Europe became a Renaissance woman.
Published: Jul 17, 2009
When the Eithne pulled into port this week, the people of the city went out of their way to make the Irish sailors feel right at home.
Published: Jul 16, 2009
Angelina Carberry and Martin Quinn knocked the socks off their Irish Center audience. We preserved many of the best moments in photos and video.
Published: Jul 16, 2009
The show starts at 7 on Sunday at Newtown's Temperance House.
Published: Jul 16, 2009
Angelina Carberry's 11-year-old daughter is the latest in a long line of musicians from this Longford family. She recently performed on the Irish Center stage with her mother and stepfather, Martin Quinn. Read our interview and hear them play! Remember, you saw this rising star here first.