Oral Histories of the Irish in San Francisco

United Irish Cultural Center 2700 45th Avenue, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States

Ever the vehicle to launch us through portals in time and space, join us for our 10th annual event honoring the life histories of participants in the Irish Oral History Archive of the San Francisco Bay Area. This year participants from the archive will be Elizabeth Shaughnessy and Geraldine Finn who will tell their stories.Elizabeth is […]

Biscuits and Books

United Irish Cultural Center 2700 45th Avenue, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States

Biscuits and Books ~ 4pm |  Hosted by Anne Cassidy Carew and Jennifer Drennan Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuceChqTMpGddssSOl1MB7C7H0QeZRBalh

Interview with Manchán Magan

United Irish Cultural Center 2700 45th Avenue, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States

Anne Cassidy Carew will interview Manchán Magan a writer and documentary film maker from Co. Westmeath, Ireland. They will discuss his two new books: “Thirty-Two Words for Field Lost Words of the Irish Landscape” and “Sea Tamagotchi”. ZOOM MEETING LINK

Conversation: Brigid Kavanagh

United Irish Cultural Center 2700 45th Avenue, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States

Join is as our Anne Cassidy Carew chats with Brigid Kavanagh, born in 1926. During lockdown, her family helped gather a whopping 95 short stories and poems she had penned throughout her lifetime. In My Mind’s Eye: Walking Amongst Ghosts contains dozens of stories reflecting on her experiences in London throughout the chaos of World […]