A Maine Irish Author Event Wednesday, October 29th 7:00pm Join us for an exciting evening with local author and historian Matt Barker! Limited books will be available at the event, but we are offering pre-orders that may be picked up at the event! Preorder HERE! Matt will speak about his new books, Becoming American, Portland, […]
Sunday, October 19th 2-4pm At the MIHC Join us for an afternoon of conversation and community. The Maine Irish Heritage Center Board of Directors and staff have been working closely with professional consultants to chart a vision for our future. Much of this work has been shaped already by input from our earlier July survey, […]
Michael C. Connolly Launches "As the Twig is Bent" A Maine Irish Author Event Thursday, October 16th 7:00pm Doors open at 6:30pm Join us for an incredible evening with local Maine author and historian Michael Connolly for the launch of his latest novel/memoir “As the Twig is Bent”! __________________________________________________________ About the Book A boy evolves […]
Friday, October 10th 7:30pm Doors open at 7:00pm Join Irish historian, Davy Holden, as he dives into the history behind some of Ireland's greatest rebel songs. Rebel songs are pieces of music which are written about the Irish revolutionary period, and every Irish rebel song tells a unique story from Ireland’s struggle for independence, each […]
After his lecture at the Center on September 16th, Professor Thomas Hubka will be holding interviews at the Center the next day, Wednesday, September 17th from 9am-3pm, to take more detailed information and collect family history stories from the Portland Irish community. Eventually, professor Hubka hopes to visit and document the houses where Irish maids […]
Homes, Histories, and Women’s Networks Tuesday, September 16th 6:30pm Join us on Tuesday, September 16th at 6:30pm for a lecture with Thomas C. Hubka, Architectural & Cultural Historian. Behind Portland’s grand homes and quiet streets lies a largely undocumented chapter of the city’s Irish story—one told in boarding houses, kitchens, and servant stairwells. Irish Maids and […]