All posts from Tom Keenan
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Paul & Theresa Murtagh Honored
On Friday night Lincoln Hall at the Union League was full to capacity with well wishers,who had come to spend the evening with the 2023 American Catholic Historical Society’s Barry Award recipients, Paul and Theresa Murtagh. They were honored for hosting many philanthropic causes and supporting the Irish Catholic community. Congratulations on a well deserved honor.
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Meet Miss Mayo 2023 – Mary Kate Moran
My name is Mary Kate Moran, and my family have been proud members of the Irish Philadelphia community for generations. My family’s roots trace to Cork, Limerick, Mayo, and Monaghan. My father, whose family immigrated here in the mid-1800s, grew up with his nine siblings on Carpenter Lane around the corner from the Irish Center, and my mother’s family arrived through Ellis Island in the 1920s. My only surviving grandparent, Kathleen Healey Ryan, is the […] Read More
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Happy 25th IDC
On Friday October 6th, The Irish Diaspora Center celebrated it’s 25th Anniversary providing services to Irish Community. Special awards were presented: Thomas Griffin,Esq. – The Annie Moore Award Francis Marinelli – The Legacy Award William McCray & James Reardon – The Liam Hegarty Award Also in Attendance was Ms. Helena Nolan, Consul General Of Ireland
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2023 Mass at the Irish Memorial – The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Huge thank you to everyone who made our Mass special Special gratitude to our celebrant:Rev. Michael Callaghan, CMChaplain, Camilla Hall, infirmary for Sisters,Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at Immaculata University,Malvern PA 19355 Music Ministry: Karen Boyce McCollum and John HoeyLectors: Andrew Maloney and Jim CoyneGift Bearers: John Donovan and Michael Flynn Sincere appreciation to everyone whocontributed to making this Mass possible especially:Norbert McGettigan, VP, Irish MemorialEveryone who help get the word outOur flag […] Read More
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2023 Philadelphia Irish Festival at Penns Landing
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Trivia with “Billy D”
I stopped in the’ Pub on the Pike’, Rockledge’s Gaul & Co Malt House to see what all the quizzo hubbub was about. Billy Donahue of Shantys fame was holding court and trying to stump the house full of Quizzo buffs. As I looked around, everyone sitting at the tables in both rooms and even those at the bar had their sheets and pencils in front of them anxiously waiting for the next question. The […] Read More
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Dinner and Dancing “At the Crossroads”
Inspired by Janet McShain’s beautiful painting, that graces the stage at the Commodore John Barry Arts and Cultural Center, Pari Livermore and Kathy Magee Burns conceived of this event to benefit the Irish Center. The crossroads dance was a type of event popular in Ireland years ago, in which people would congregate at the large cleared space of a crossroads to dance. The tradition of the dance was continued in America at local Social clubs, […] Read More
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‘Crossroads’ by Janet McShain
Soulfully on display as a vibrant yet grounding backdrop for the Philadelphia Irish Community’s sacred cultural life- Janet McShain’s grand and luminous painting,“Crossroads,” offers added beauty and depth to the many gatherings held at TheCommodore Barry Irish and Cultural Center. Janet’s sensitive brushstrokescreate a warmly inviting scene layered with as many greens as the Artist couldboth imagine and create from her palette; and from her knowledge of Ireland’sbeloved landscape. Golden light filters softly on hearth […] Read More
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The Feis @ The Fleadh
Fleadh is an archaic spelling of the Irish word fleá (pronounced [fʲlʲaː]), meaning a festive occasion or banquet. It is used by a number of festivals such as The Philadelphia Fleadh, which have an Irish-originated inspiration. The term Feis is commonly used referring to Irish dance competitions , So there you have it, Irish Lesson 101. I’ve been going to this festival since it began. This year was the best by far. The Feis has taken on […] Read More