Could this really be happening—a quiet week in the region’s Irish community? Or is our calendar not as smart as we think it is?
It’s true: While there are plenty of sessions around the region this week, the only big events are all on Sunday. And here they are:
At 1 PM, the Allentown Hibernians hurling team is holding a clinic for prospective new members. The Hibernians burst on the scene this past season at a great time: There are fewer players in the region because so many have returned to Ireland and only the Shamrocks remained and, like the Hibernians, many of the Shamrocks players are Irish-Americans who wanted to learn to play this rough-and-tumble game.
The Hibernians will be holding the event at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome.
If you’re in New Castle, DE, on Sunday, there’s a Celii-Set Dance Pot Luck Dinner sponsored by the New Castle County Irish Society. Delaware is the most Irish state in the US (the Irish are the number one ethnic group) so we’re going to guess they get a great turnout.
On Sunday evening, three people will be inducted into the Delaware Valley Hall of Fame in ceremonies at the Irish Center. Read the profile of Father John McNamee of St, Malachy’s parish and Billy Brennan, who runs the library at the Commodore Barry Club (The Irish Center), written by Hall of Fame President Kathy McGee Burns. The third honoree is the late Anne McFadden Donfry, a longtime volunteer in the Irish community.
