Caoilinn Hughes: “The Alternatives” – A Maine Irish Author Event

Maine Irish Heritage Center 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States

Thursday, April 24th 7:00pm Join us for an incredible evening with award-winning author Caoilinn Hughes! With readings, a special performance, and an author Q&A, this is a night certainly not to be missed! Books will be available for sale at the event through our incredible partners, Print: A Bookstore The event will feature a staged […]

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Maine Irish Heritage Center 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States

The Maine Irish Heritage Center is open to the public every Thursday from 10am-2pm! Stop in to take a tour of the building, do some research on our genealogy station, or peruse our library collection! For more information, contact maineirish@maineirish.com!

Maine Irish Reads “Trespasses” by Louise Kennedy

Maine Irish Heritage Center 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy is a haunting, intimate portrait of ordinary lives upended by political violence. Set in 1975 near Belfast, the novel follows Cushla Lavery, a young Catholic woman living a quiet life split between her family’s pub and her job as a schoolteacher. But in a town riven by sectarian hatred, nothing stays […]

Jennifer Elwell Comeau’s ‘ A Moon in All Things’: A Maine Irish Author Event

Maine Irish Heritage Center 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States

Saturday, May 10th 7:30pm An Evening of Storytelling, Reading, and Music from the Debut Novel with Songs A Moon in All Things Jennifer Elwell Comeau's debut novel, set in 1820s County Galway Ireland has been called, "atmospheric and beguiling" by Kirkus Reviews. Join author and singer-songwriter Jennifer for an engaging evening of  reading, storytelling, travelogue and music. […]

Vivid Motion’s Grania: Tea and History

Maine Irish Heritage Center 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States

Join us un Sunday, May 11th for Vivid Motion Dance's production of Grania: Pirate Queen. The Maine Irish Heritage Center will be present during house open and intermission with tea, soda bread, and some historical conversations! Maine Irish members get $5 off advanced tickets - email events@maineirish for the code! About the Event: Grania: Pirate […]

Jack Cashman’s “An Irishman’s Story Of Survival”: A Maine Irish Author Event

Maine Irish Heritage Center 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States

Sunday, June 1st 2:00pm Join us for an engaging afternoon with Maine author Jack Cashman, including readings from his novel "An Irishman's Story of Survival", Audience Q&A, and book signings! About the Author: Jack Cashman’s career has put him in a number of roles, although the title of “Amazon Best Selling Author” is a relatively […]

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