The American Irish Historical Society
991 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
Phone: 212-288-2263
Fax: 212-628-7927
aihs@aihs.org
May 27, 6pm: Ian McGowan and Larry McCarthy
“ The Irish contribution to amateur athletics in early 20th century New York – The Irish American Athletic Club and the GAA ”
Larry McCarthy, chairman of the New York Gaelic Athletic Association and Ian McGowan, founder of the Winged Fist Organization, will discuss the early days of Irish-American sport in New York City, with a focus on The American Irish Historical Society's extraordinary collection of more than 50 original trophies and memorabilia of the Irish-American Athletic Club.
For information about the Irish-American Athletic Club, visit www.WingedFist.org
The American Irish Historical Society headquarters reopened March 16, 2008 after a two-year restoration and renovation. There will be a series of cultural and scholarly events in Spring 2008. The Library & Archives of the Society are scheduled to reopen to Members and scholars in September 2008.
The Society, founded in 1897 to inform the world of the achievements of the Irish in America, is today a national center of scholarship and culture. From its home on New York's Fifth Avenue, across from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Society serves as a focal point of the contemporary transatlantic Irish experience, a place where current public issues are explored, and where the great renaissance in Irish culture is celebrated in lectures, concerts, art exhibits and a literary journal. Non-partisan and non-sectarian from its beginning, the Society welcomes new members and is pleased to make its library and select events open to the public.
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