How to Be Irish

How To Be Irish In Philly This Week

Denise Foley — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:30:00 -0500

It's sports, sports, sports as national teams converge on Philly, including the Continental Gaelic Youth Championships which are expected to draw 3,000 people to youth games in Malvern. County Galway's own Angelina (Carberry, that is) and her husband, Martin Quinn, are also coming in to town for a performance in Coatesville. Read about all the other Irish antics you can get up to.

How To Be Irish in Philly This Week and Beyond

Denise Foley — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Van Morrison, hurling, youth Gaelic sports, and some great music--it's a great summer for the Irish. Find out what's going on.

How to Be Irish in Philly This Week

Denise Foley — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:31:15 -0500

You can festival yourself out this weekend—there's one in Amish country and another in Bristol Borough. And some interesting things in between, including a match between the Philly Donegal GFC (Four Provinces) and Sligo in New York. Our lads are so far undefeated.

How to Be Irish in Philly This Week

Denise Foley — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0500

A beauty pageant, a special Mass, a waterfront festival, and some of the best young traditional musicians in this part of the world--you'll be happy you're Irish this weekend! Find out everything.

How To Be Irish in Philly This Week

Denise Foley — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Go to a movie premiere, see some football, listen and dance to a great Irish group from Arizona (who knew they had Irish people?) and get ready for another fabulous Penns Landing Irish Festival. Read about all this and more!

How to Be Irish in Philly This Week and Beyond

Denise Foley — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:15:19 -0500

A great annual three-day Celtic fest kicks off the summer festival season near Phoenixville. Find out more about this and other events that will get your Irish up this month.

Gaeilge and Goff

Denise Foley — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:02:29 -0500

Like to spend a day speaking Irish? Then sign up for the 2009 Satharn na nGael to be held May 31 at the Miquon School in Conshohocken. You’ll also get a sampling of Irish music, poetry, customs and folklore. Language classes are held in the morning and afternoon, interspersed with informal workshops. Sessions are offered in tin whistle, concertina, uilleann pipes, and even Irish language on the Internet.

How to Be Irish in Philly This Week

Denise Foley — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:00:00 -0500

Learn to speak Irish or practice what you know, have lunch at the Irish Center if you're of a certain age, travel with our footballers to Gaelic Park for the championship series, and have your choice of two Celtic festivals. This is a good week to be Irish!

Fair Weather and Fun

Denise Foley — Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500

It is, dare we say it, a little quiet on the Celtic scene as May washes and blows out of here, leaving us shivering and longing for one of those humid Philly springs we’ve come to know and love. Or not.

How To Be Irish In Philly This Week and Beyond

Denise Foley — Thu, 22 May 2008 05:00:00 -0500

May is going out fairly quietly. Oh, except for the Blackthorn Memorial Day bash, which will be anything but quiet. But June is around the corner with a raft of Celtic festivals, Gaelic football games, and an Irish beauty competition. Find out more!