The Irish Heritage Club is a non-profit, non-political,
non-religious organization that organizes and promotes
activities of an Irish cultural nature in the Greater Seattle
area, the State of Washington, USA. These activities
include performances of Irish music, Irish dancing,
Irish language, Irish history, Gaelic games, and cultural
exchanges with our Sister City of Galway, Ireland. We
also sponsor concerts, plays, lectures, movies, parties and other social events.
2010 West Coast Tionól The Irish Pipers Club has their annual West Coast Traditional Irish music extravaganza, the West Coast Tionól, the weekend of February 13-14 at Seattle's St. Benedict School, 4811 Wallingford Ave N. Featured Uilleann Pipers include from Ireland Denis Brooks and Kevin Rowsome along with Seattle's Tom Creegan. Other great musicians include Randal Bays (fiddle), Leo MacNamara (flute & whistle), and Dave Cory (guitar & banjo). Music workshops, Irish Song and Language workshops will be held all day Saturday, and the Tionól Concert is Saturday night at 7:30 pm ($15.00 pp). For concert tickets ($15 pp), contact Rob at 206-633-3651 or rmargason@aol.com.
2010 St. Patrick's Day Parade Grand Marshal The Rt. Hon. Desmond Guinness The Rt. Hon. Desmond Guinness, the great, great, great, great grandson of Arthur Guinness who founded Guinness Brewery in Dublin over 250 years ago, has accepted the Irish Heritage Club's invitation to be Grand Marshal of Seattle's St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Click the photo above for more information.
2009 Irish Children's Christmas Party
The Seattle area's annual Irish Children's Christmas Party w/ Daidí na Nollag (Father Christmas), was Sunday, December 6, at Maplewood Church Hall in Edmonds. Click the above photo to see pictures from the party.
Notre Dame and Ireland
On November 5, 2009, the American Irish Historical Society in New York awarded its 2009 Gold Medal to Father John Jenkins, C.S.C., President of the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN. Fr. Jenkins’ speech when he accepted the award is a wonderful statement of his and Notre Dame’s Irish heritage.
MASS OF REMEMBRANCE IN GAELIC Seattle's Irish community Mass of Remembrance in the Irish language was Friday, November 6, at Seattle's St. Patrick's Church. The Mass commemorated all deceased members of Seattle's Irish community and the names of those who passed awayin the previous 12 months were read out and remembered during the service.
Butte, America Documentary Film Over 350 people attended the screening of Butte, America at Seattle University on October 10. The screening was intoduced by former Montana Congressman Pat Williams and film Co-Writer Ed Dobb. Above following the SU screening are Finian Rowland, Ed Dobb, Danny Quinn and Pat Williams. Butte, America can also be seen nationwide on PBS (Channel 9 in Seattle) at 10 pm on October 20.
Irish Heritage Night at the Seattle Mariners Click to see photos from the game, etc.
July 19 Irish Community Picnic Click to see photos from the Seattle area's 2009 Irish Community Picnic.
Irish Day at Emerald Downs Click to view photos from Irish Day at the Races, Sunday, June 14, 2009.
Memorial Day 2009 at St. Patrick Cemetery See photos taken when over 200 people attended open-air Mass at Seattle's Irish Pioneer Cemetery located just off I-5 on Orillia Rd in Kent.
Photos from Seattle's Irish Week 2009
IRISH AMERICAN WINERIES Irish Emigrants and their descendants from the 18th century onwards engaged in the wine trade in the various countries of their adoption. Click to see a listing of
Irish American Wineries / Wine Producers in the Western United States.
IRISH SEATTLE, a Pictorial History
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IRISH SEATTLE, a pictorial history of the Irish in Seattle.
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