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Irish American Heritage Committee
The Irish American Heritage Committee aims to disseminate information about the culture, literature and history of the Irish people. We hope this information will be used by teachers in New York City schools.
To that end, we host a number of activities for New York City public school teachers including our annual heritage event in March as well as a wide array of workshops and seminars on topics of interest to our members. We are proud to count among our past keynote speakers and workshop presenters the late Irish author Frank McCourt, whose passing we commemorated at our March 2010 heritage event.
We cherish our culture and must ensure that it is not forgotten. We must remember that Irish tradition was mostly oral; and it was this tradition, along with the writings of the monks in medieval Ireland, that kept the flame of scholarship alive in Europe during its darkest days. May it continue to shine brightly!
In the News
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Apr 19, 2012More than 75 UFT members turned out at UFT headquarters on April 2 for the union’s annual Irish Heritage Celebration, organized and hosted by the UFT...
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Mar 22, 2012Since March is Irish Heritage Month, I’d like to recommend the New York State- mandated K-12 curriculum on the “Great Irish Famine.” This is a...
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Apr 28, 2011Nearly 100 UFTers — many of them decked out in green — attended the UFT Irish Studies Committee’s annual heritage celebration at union headquarters...
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Upcoming Events
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May 31, 2012We invite you to attend the Frank McCourt Memorial Lecture where Brendan Dolan will give an audio visual presentation on "The Mick Moloney Collection...
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More than 75 UFT members turned out at UFT headquarters on April 2 for the union’s annual Irish Heritage Celebration, organized and hosted by the UFT Irish-American Heritage Committee. This year’s celebration paid tribute to the work of Dr. Mick Moloney, an internationally renowned and award-winning musician, scholar, folklorist and educator.