Monday June 19 at 19:30 – Irish Heritage Quebec will hold an activity in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. Keelan Harkin will give a presentation titled, Irish Authors and the Irish Free State. Keelan Harkin PhD is an Assistant Professor at the Concordia Course of Irish Studies. His subject deals with the socio-political disappointments and aspirations reflected in the works of Irish writers with Ireland in the 1930s. Friends and members are invited to attend. Please arrive by 19:20 as the church door will be locked at 19:30. Refreshments will be served and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404
Daniel Griffin 1933-Still With Us
Monday May 8 at 19:30 – Irish Heritage Quebec will hold an activity in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. Raconteur Daniel Griffin will be interviewed by Joe Lonergan. Dan Griffin, born in 1933, grew up on St. Joachim, St. Eustache and Dolbeau Streets in Quebec City. He attended St. Patrick’s School and spent many summers with family in what is now Shannon and was then St. Catherine. Friends and members are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404.
The Two Sides of James Nelligan by Steven L. Cameron
☘☘☘ Monday April 17 at 19:30 – Irish Heritage Quebec will hold an activity in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. Steven L. Cameron of Coirneal Cealteach, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière will give a presentation titled The Two Sides of Father James Nelligan. The presentation will examine the two sides of a priest among his Irish immigrant flock radicalized by oppression. Friends and members are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404. ☘☘☘
Émile Proulx-Cloutier on his play Grosse Ïle 1847
Monday, March 20 at 19:30 – Irish Heritage Quebec will hold an activity in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. Members and friends are invited to attend. Playwright Émile Proulx-Cloutier, author of the successful play “Grosse-Île, 1847 (Dans les mots de ceux qui l’ont vécu)” will be interviewed on his research and the creative process that led to the play. He will be interviewed by Sébastien Proulx, former Quebec minister of education. This activity is being held in association with the Défilé de la Saint-Patrick de Quebec. The conference will be in both English and French. We hope to see many of you there. Please arrive by 19:20 because we must lock the church door on de Salaberry at 19:30. Refreshments will be served and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information, please phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3414
The Irish Flag with John Bertrand
Monday, February 13 at 19:30 – Irish Heritage Quebec will hold an activity in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. John Bertrand, Vice-President of Irish Heritage Quebec, will give a presentation entitled The Irish Tricolour explaining how it came to be the national flag. John Bertrand is a graduate of Laval University and a member of three different national vexillological associations. Members and friends are invited to attend. We hope to see many of you there. Please arrive by 19:20 because we must lock the church door on de Salaberry at 19:30. Refreshments will be served and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information, please phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404.
The Sons of Ireland Hockey Club
Irish Heritage will hold its first activity this year on January 16 at 19:30 hours in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. Joe Lonergan will give a presentation on the history of the Sons of Ireland Hockey Club. Members and friends are invited to attend. We hope to see many of you there. Please arrive by 19:20 because we must lock the church door on de Salaberry at 19:30. Refreshments will be served and parking stubs from Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information, phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404.
Annual General Meeting
Monday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. – Irish Heritage Quebec held its Annual General Meeting in McMahon Hall at St. Patrick’s Church, 1145 Ave. De Salaberry. President Bryan O’Gallagher presented the annual report and Secretary/Treasurer John O’Connor gave the financial report. As five of the nine 2 yr mandates on the Board of Directors were due for election, these were filled by John Bertrand, Steve Cameron, Marc Hughes, Joe Lonergan and Anne Spratt. Upon the conclusion of business, refreshments and a festive cake were served. Twenty-five members and friends were in attendance. Parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick were validated.
Irish Heritage Quebec at Work
Monday November 14 at 19:30 – Irish Heritage Quebec will hold an activity in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. Irish Heritage Quebec receives numerous requests for help with genealogy, grave sites and other services. There will be a collaborative presentation assembled by Bryan O’Gallagher, John O’Connor and Joe Lonergan. Each will present an example of the kind of service that Irish Heritage Quebec has provided. All are welcome to attend. We ask attendees to arrive by 7:20. Refreshments will be served and parking stubs from Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information, phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404.
