That’s camogie.
It’s a sporting weekend in Irish Philadelphia. On Saturday, there’s a beef-and-beer fundraiser at Daly’s Pub in Philadelphia for the Shamrocks Youth Camogie Team. Camogie is the feminine side of the Irish sport of hurling and there hasn’t been a camogie team in Philly in recent memory. You can see some of our photos from the camogie finals at the National GAA Championship games in Philadelphia a few years ago at the bottom of this page.
On Sunday, the Glenside Gaelic Club is opening its 2015 season at the Bishop McDevitt High School grounds.
For you music lovers in Jersey, the John Byrne Band is giving a free concert at the Burlington County Library Ampitheater in Westhampton Township on Sunday afternoon, starting at 2.
This coming Thursday, the Irish and the British make up. Well, sort of. The Irish American Business Chamber and Network is holding a networking event with the British American Business Council at the Trestle Inn in Philadelphia. There will be a panel discussion about corporate social responsibility.
Also on Thursday, the group Carbon Leaf, a fusion of Americana, bluegrass and Celtic flavors, is performing at the Sellersville Theatre.
On Friday—the first Friday of May—join the Paul Moore Band at their usual spot, Brittingham’s in Lafayette Hill.
And mark your calendars: Saturday, May 2, is the Philadelphia Fleadh, a day of music, ceili dancing, kids’ events, a dance feis, vendors, this year in a new location, the Cherokee Festival Grounds, 1 Declaration Drive, in Bensalem. You’ll hear music from the Mahones, The John Byrne Band, Jamison, the Birmingham Six, the Broken Shillelaghs, Galway Guild, Seamus Kennedy and more. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy the day.
On Sunday, May 3, join another group of local trad and Celtic rock musicians, including John Byrne, the Derry Brigade, Galway Guild, Paraic Keane and more, at Marty Magee’s Pub in Prospect Park to help raise money for the Sunday Irish radio shows: Vincent Gallagher’s Irish Hour and Come West Along the Road hosted by Marianne MacDonald. This is your chance to enjoy another day of Irish music and see the magnificent Irish mural painted on the side of Marty Magee’s.
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