In November 1852 and July 1853, 80 young women were sent from the Mountbellew Workhouse in County Galway to go to Australia and Canada. Fast-forward to May 2020, the Western Australia Irish Famine Committee asked the Mountbellew Heritage Group to help bring their girls home with a Memorial. There is already a memorial in Brisbane, [...]
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 [...]
Join us for an evening learning about the Fighting 69th's storied history including the origin of the phrase "the Fightin' Irish". And yes...we'll also talk and taste whiskey as we connect virtually with the team behind The Fighting 69th Irish Whiskey. The tasting will be run by the master blender for The Fighting 69th Regiment Irish Whiskey! During [...]
**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 [...]
Poverty, famine and emigration have shaped much of Ireland's history. Side by side with this are many stories of resilience and resistance. This virtual Zoom talk examines the factors that shaped Ireland and its diaspora in the 19th century. We will be joined by Professor Christine Kinealy who is the Director of Ireland's Great Hunger [...]
As our first meet-up in over a year, we are planning a MEMBERS ONLY visit to Talnua Distillery in Arvada on Wednesday, July 14 from 5-7 pm. Join us to learn about America's first single pot still distillery! Owner, Head Distiller and Irish Network Board Member, Patrick Miller, will be leading everyone through a guided [...]
Please join us for an informal and informative evening as we share about the history of Leadville, and some notable characters: prostitutes, nuns, and miners! Kathleen Fitzsimmons, third general local educator and Leadville historian, will share how and why Leadville held such prominence in early Colorado and the current efforts [...]
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 [...]
Our annual Irish Gala takes place at the Capital Grille and The Celtic on Market in downtown Denver. The event is a fundraiser to support the efforts of Irish Network Colorado (INCO) to erect a memorial in Evergreen Cemetery in Leadville honoring the thousands of Irish immigrants who died there unknown in the late [...]