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 Upcoming Events:
  • Sunday May 19th, 5pm - Professor Catherine Flynn, Assistant Professor of English at UC Berkeley will discuss the satirical columns of author Flann O’Brien in a lecture titled: “Put Molotoff bread-basket into Irish, please”: Flann O’Brien, the Irish Times and the Blitz”.   Sunday May 19th, 5pm, Saint Francis Room, UICC. ILHS Members free, Visitors $5.
Other Local Irish Cultural Events: 
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  • E-Book - Our publication The Irish of the San Francisco Bay Area - Essays on Good Fortune is now available as an E-Book. Click here to preview and download.

    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


    Membership - Join or Renew Dues are $25 for individuals and $30 for spouses and partners. Please consider making a tax deductible donation when renewing your membership. Your support is needed and much appreciated.  Membership Form
     

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    Membership - Join or Renew Dues for 2013 remain unchanged at $25 for individuals and $30 for spouses and partners. To complete a membership form - Click Here.