June 1: Síobhra Aiken, former Irish Fulbright language Teaching assistant for the Irish Cultural Centre and Elms College, will discuss the Gaelic poet Patrick F. Hagerty at 7 p.m. in the Library Theater at Elms College in Chicopee.

Hagerty was a Gaelic poet and scholar from Springfield, Mass. who learned to read and write Irish in the States and passed on the language to his children while delivering Irish languages classes in this area.

The discussion will also shed light on the Gaelic Feis of Springfield. Free and open to the public. Learn more at IrishCenterwne.org.

June 4-5: The annual Irish Festival will take over the 46-acre campus of the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton. The schedule:
Sat., June 4 – 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sun., June 5 – 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the gate; discounted advanced tickets available through irishfestboston.com.

June 25: The Irish Cultural Centre Library will host the Friends of Irish Research for a session of the School of Irish Genealogy on Sat., June 25 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For details and to register, please email friendsofirishresearch@gmail.com.
– KIERA MURRAY
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See Sean Smith’s calendar of Irish music and dance events in June in the arts section of this edition.