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  • Maine Irish Reads “Land” by Maggie O’Farrell

    Maine Irish Reads 2026-2027
    Maine Irish Heritage Center 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The award-winning, bestselling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait returns with a soaring historical novel set in Ireland in the years before and after the Great Hunger. “A breathtaking hymn to the sanctity of natural spaces, operating on timescales both intimate and geological. I finished Land moved not only by the vivid lives of its human characters,...

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  • Mary Beth Keane: Whale Harbor

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

    A Maine Irish Author Event with Print: A Bookstore Thursday, November 12th, 2026 7:00 PM Join us on Thursday, November 12th for an evening of conversation with New York Times bestselling author Mary Beth Keane as she launches her new novel, Whale Harbor. Keziah Weir, author of The Mythmakers, will moderate the discussion.  Books will be available...

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  • Annual Celtic Fair 2026

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

    The Maine Irish Heritage Center is excited to bring back another year of festive fun at our Annual Celtic Fair! Join us for the 15th annual State Street Stroll on Saturday, November 14th from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM.  Browse local, handcrafted goods and enjoy lively performances from the incredible Stillson School of Irish Dance!...

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  • Claddagh Awards 2026: Honoring Pat Callaghan

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

    Thursday, November 19th, 2026  The Maine Irish Heritage Center’s Claddagh Awards return on Thursday, November 19th! The Claddagh Awards are a cherished tradition honoring the Irish values of friendship, loyalty, and community. Each year, the award is presented to a distinguished individual in Maine whose life of service strengthens our communities and inspires others through...

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  • Maine Irish Writes: December

    Maine Irish Writes 2026-2027
    Maine Irish Heritage Center 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States

    We are thrilled to present our second season of Maine Irish Writes, an inclusive monthly writers' group that will meet in the MIHC Library on the first Thursday of each month! Led by the incredible poet and author Robert Breen, this welcoming writers group is open to all—whether you're just starting out or deep into...

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  • Maine Irish Reads “Bad Bridget: Crime, Mayhem and the Lives of Irish Emigrant Women” by Elaine Farrell & Leanne McCormick

    Maine Irish Reads 2026-2027
    Maine Irish Heritage Center 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States

    The untold stories of generations of Irish women who saw their American dream become a nightmare - and the trouble they got into as a result Ireland in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was not a good place to be a woman. Among the wave of emigrants from Ireland to North America were many,...

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