BY SEAN SMITH
SPECIAL TO THE BIR
April was a cruel month indeed for Boston’s Irish music community, as word circulated that three area Irish sessions were coming to an end, including, arguably, the most iconic of them all, the Monday gathering at the Green Briar Pub in Brighton.
Also on the list were Harrington’s in Wakefield and the monthly session at the Canadian American Club in Watertown.
Listings provided to BIR, courtesy Richard Archer.
Sat., June 1 – The Irish Music Club, 410 Quincy Ave., Braintree will conduct its monthly dance. Music by the Andy Healy band from 7-11 pm. Complimentary coffee, tea, and pastries. Admission is $10. For additional information call Anna at 617-696-6007.
Sun., June 2 – The Irish Social club in West Roxbury features “Erin’s Melody” for its dance. 7-10 p.m.'
BY JUDY ENRIGHT
SPECIAL TO THE BIR
Gweedore, in northern Co. Donegal, is probably not a location too many of us American travelers have discovered. Sadly, most visitors stop their northern trek in Donegal Town and that’s a real pity because Gweedore is in a most beautiful part of this wild and wooly county.
Last First Age COD DOD
Ahearn Mary 16 Typhus Fever 01/07/48
Ahearn Margaret 28 Typhus Fever 02/23/48
Ahearn Daniel 30 Typhus Fever 06/14/48
Aigin Mary 60 Exhaustion 04/21/1851
Aldrich Mary 0 Intususception 05/21/50
Allen Charles 26 Dysentery 10/07/49
Alphedo Andrew 19 Typhus Fever 07/23/47
Anglin Jeremiah 31 Consumption 03/29/48
Ashcroft William 60 Ulcers 08/12/50
Asop Francis 40 Dysentery 02/05/49
Atkinson Stephen 20 Typhus Fever 08/19/49
Austin Catherine 20 Typhus Fever 09/22/47
The Irish Network Boston will partner with the Consulate General of Ireland on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 5- 7 pm, for a special evening celebrating Bloomsday. Scenes from Ulysses will be brought to life by David Gullette, showcasing the wit and frivolity distinctive to Joyce's work. David Gullette is Professor Emeritus of English at Simmons College, where he taught Modern Irish Literature for many years, including a James Joyce course. He is also a poet, actor, and playwright, and Literary Director of the Poet's Theatre in Cambridge.