Join us for a trip down memory lane as some of our Irish members and friends share how they celebrated the Christmas season. We will also have some chat about food and drink and a demonstration on how to make some of the more popular holiday libations. We will explore different traditions, their origin and [...]
**HOSTED BY: Rocky Mountain Irish Roots Collective with Dr. Jim Walsh and Professor Patrick O'Sullivan of Irish Diaspora Studies at London Metropolitan University** An Open Invitation for Family Oral Tradition Stories From the Great Hunger. Please share this widely with your networks and Irish circles as we invite participants to share stories and songs that [...]
Get in the mood for St. Patrick's Day as we welcome a trio of County Antrim based entertainers for a seisún of stories, songs and tunes. Liz Weir is an Irish storyteller with an international reputation, having shared her tales on five continents. She has also performed at a number of storytelling events we have [...]
The 2021 American Conference for Irish Studies (Western Region) will be hosted by the University of Colorado – Denver from September 23-26, 2021. The theme of the conference is Labor, Immigration, and Class. As we mark 100 years since the Government of Ireland Act and the Partition of the island, we are also witnessing [...]
Kathleen Fitzsimmons will present an overall Leadville history, a visual dive into many of the "Then and Now" photos, and then share her stories of Leadville with her oldest brother, Michael. She is releasing the second "Then and Now" book this month and will share unseen photos of Leadville.
Get in the mood for St. Patrick's Day as we welcome back a trio of County Antrim based entertainers for a seisún of stories, songs and tunes. Liz Weir is an Irish storyteller with an international reputation, having shared her tales on five continents. She has also performed at a number of storytelling events we [...]
We have another install in our popular Leadville series of virtual events. This one will focus on notorious couples who used to live in Leadville in the 19th Century.The event is free and will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link automatically after you register. If you don't receive the email with [...]
I would spread the cloths under your feet. But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet, Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. ~WB. Yeats Memorial Ribbon Cutting - Saturday 10am - 2pm, Evergreen Cemetery Join the Irish Network of Colorado for the official ribbon [...]