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The Irish Literary & Historical Society (ILHS) of the San Francisco Bay Area provides an open, nonsectarian, and nonpolitical forum for the presentation and discussion of Irish and Irish-American culture. The ILHS holds monthly meetings at which invited speakers explore Irish arts, literature, history, society, and culture. In March, the Society hosts its annual St. Patrick’s Banquet, featuring a guest speaker and an evening of Irish music, song, and poetry.More

Upcoming Events - Save the date!

  • Friday, February 26:  Bridget Connelly, scholar of folklore and comparative literature and Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric, U.C. Berkeley, will discuss the topic of her book, Forgetting Ireland: Uncovering a Family’s Secret History. Venue: United Irish Cultural Center at 7.30 pm. 2700 45th Avenue, San Francisco. More
  • Monday, March 1: Special Event, The Boys of St. Columb’s - Documentary and Lecture. This 50-minute film focuses on St. Columb’s School in Derry as a lens to understand changes in the
    Northern Ireland educational system.  The producer interviews eight of the school’s most internationally renowned alumni: Paul Brady, Phil Coulter, Dr. Edward Daly, Seamus Deane, Eamonn McCann, James Sharkey—and its two Nobel Prize winners, John Hume and Seamus Heaney.. 7:30 p.m  Cowell Hall, Rm. 106, University of San Francisco,     2130 Fulton St  More

  • Sunday, March 14: St. Patrick's Banquet -  Marines’ Memorial Club,
    609 Sutter St., San Franc    isco (6:00 p.m. cocktails, 7:00 p.m. dinner), featuring drama and music by Wilde Irish Productions plus Will Connolly & Friends. Call Eileen Kivlehan at (415) 681 2078 to reserve your tickets. Reservation Form

  • Friday, April 30:  Writer Aife Murray will talk about the influence of her Irish
    servants Margaret Maher and     Tom Kelley on the life and work of American poet Emily Dickinson: Maid as Muse: How Servants Changed Emily Dickinson’s Life and Language. Venue: United Irish Cultural Center at 7.30 pm. 2700 45th Avenue, San Francisco.

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      Presidents Report - January 2010

      ILHS Limited Edition Book. Our second limited-edition book The Irish in the San Francisco Bay Area:Essays on Good Fortune, edited by Professors Timothy J. O'Keefe and the late Don Jordan. The book has generated considerable interest among scholars and the general public in both the United States and Ireland. For more information and to purchase a copy.
      The Irish Literary & Historical Society of the San Francisco Bay Area is a California 501(c) 3 non-profit public benefit corporation - Tax ID 26-2921516
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