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Local Irish organizations gathered Sunday at the gravesite of Joseph McGarrity in Holy Cross Cemetery to recall the 1916 Easter Rising.

The legendary Irish fiddler from Portland, Oregon, will appear in concert with guitarist Dave Mathias at the Coatesville Traditional Irish Music Series on April 30.

Beth Keeley of Philadelphia entered the Philadelphia Rose of Tralee competition on a whim and was shocked to find herself at the end of the night wearing a crown. She’s a writer, so we asked her to write about the evening and the charity she’s working for this year.

NicGaviskey, a group from both sides of the Atlantic, will be performing at the Irish Center in Philadelphia on Saturday. And there’s plenty more happening this week! Read on.

Cappella Caeciliana, Northern Ireland’s premier liturgical choir, will give two free performances in the region April 27 and 28. You may have heard of the choir’s breakout group, The Priests. We talk to a longtime choir member about their “joyful noise.”

Six actors play a cast of 40 in “Dublin by Lamplight,” the innovative Michael West play being brought to the stage on April 26 in Philadelphia by the Inis Nua Theatre Company. Hilarity, hijinks and, since it’s Irish, tragedy ensue. Tickets are on sale now.

A former student in the notorious Artane Industrial School, Ellis found peace and redemption in music … and the transcending power of the human spirit.

Irish groups will gather Sunday at Holy Cross Cemetery to recall the sacrifices of the 1916 patriots. Patricia Noone Bonner explains why she and many others still care.