132 Commerce St PO Box 620 Glastonbury, CT 06033 Ph. (860) 633-9691

President’s Message

Dear Fellow Members, By the time you read this newsletter, March will be gone and hopefully the frightful weather with it! I am beginning to think that Mother Nature doesn’t like St. Patrick very much! It snowed the day of our Annual Corned Beef Dinner, but despite the weather we had hun-dreds come to enjoy the dinner and the wonderful young Irish dancers who performed to the delight of the crowds. A few weeks later our wonderful St. Patrick’s Day Parade was postponed due to severe weather predictions only to have it snow the morning of the Pa-rade! St. Patrick’s Day dawned cold and rainy but thankfully by lunchtime the rains ended and the sun made a desperate attempt to break through the clouds. But despite the weather, our members and guests flocked to our club to enjoy each celebration! Many thanks to the volunteers that helped make these events a success….watch for the listing in our May newsletter. Many of you are asking about the future of the Greater Hartford Irish Music Festival. The Board of Directors has decided not to hold a festival in 2015. A more detailed notice can be found later in this newsletter…but suffice it to say that the festival was a financial suc-cess for our vendors, bands and service providers (tents, sound company, etc.). However, it has not been a success for the club in several years. Attendance is down and trying to get enough volunteers to set-up and take down the event had become a futile task. So please take a moment to read the notice and should you have any questions or comments, please contact me. Congratulations once again to Margaret Oliver Moriarty, Parade Grand Marshal, and Tim Devanney, Person of the Year! And congratu-lations to the Central Connecticut Celtic Cultural Committee General Chair, Liz Saunders, and Parade Chair, Eileen K. Moore, for a spectacular parade despite the snow! A tremendous amount of hard work goes into the formation of the parade and you succeeded despite the weather! All the best,

Maureen A. Kennedy President

Irish American Home Society Inc.

APRIL NEWSLETTER

APRIL ENTERTAINMENT

April 10th - Billy Eagan and The Rising April 11th - Dually Noted April 17th - The Brennan Brothers April 24th - The Score

The club is closed on Friday, April 3rd

in observance of Good Friday

PUB GRUB

April 3rd - Good Friday Club Closed April 10th- Swiss Patty Melts with fries

April 17th - Buffalo chicken wraps, lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese

April 24th - Fried Fish and Chips

Screening for new members will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. The Monthly Meeting will be held on Friday, April 10, 2015, at 8:00 p.m.

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The Kick off meeting for the IAHS Golf Leagues will be April 9, 2015 @ 6:30 PM at the IAHS Home in Glastonbury, CT. This is a rec-reational Mixed Golf League for anyone who enjoys play-ing golf. The Monday Night League will play at Rockledge Golf Course in West Hartford. The Thursday night League will play at the East Hartford Golf Course. If you plan on attending, please con-tact either Tom Pilch (Tom240@aol.com) or Kevin Long (KML032@yahoo.com).

NEW YORK TRIP Tickets are still available for the New York Bus Trip on Saturday, April 18, 2015. The bus departs the club at 8:00 a.m. and leaves New York for the return trip at 7:00 p.m. Enjoy the day in New York City sightseeing, shopping or going to the theatre. Tickets are $30.00 each and can be obtained by calling Bev Concannon at (860)568-6692 or bbconcannon@comcast.net.

IRISH BREAKFAST A Traditional Irish Breakfast will be served on Sunday, April 12th, 2015, in our Downstairs Lounge from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The cost is $10.00 for adults and $7.00 for chil-dren.

MASS IN MEMORY OF DECEASED MEMBERS

On Sunday, April 12th, 2015, our 3rd annual Mass in Memory of De-ceased Members will be held at 9:00 a.m. in our Upstairs Hall. No-tice of this Mass will be sent to the families of members who have passed away in the last year. All members and guests are welcome to attend. An Irish Breakfast will be served in the Downstairs Lounge from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Cost for the breakfast is $10 for adults and $7.00 for children. If we have inadvertently missed a family, please contact Maureen Kennedy at (860)550-3126 or presi-dent@irishamericanhome.com. .

The Irish American Home Society is pleased to welcome back

LEO & ANTO of the Saw Doctors!

Join us on Friday, April 17th at 7:30 p.m. as we welcome back Leo Moran and Anthony ‘Anto’ Thistlethwaite as they present their acoustic show in our Upstairs Hall. If you were lucky enough to see them last summer, you know what an enjoyable evening of story-telling and great music is in store! So don’t miss this opportunity! Tickets are $30 and may be obtained by calling Maureen Kennedy at (860)550-3126. No tickets are available at the club. All seating is reserved and will be as-signed on a first come, first serve basis. For a taste of what’s in store, visit www.leoandanto.com. This will be an evening to remember…so don’t miss this show! Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

The 1981 Hunger Strike –

The Legacy 34 Years On

May 15, 2015

The Hartford Unit of Irish Northern Aid will be hosting an evening of Irish history and music. Guest speaker, Seán Ó Sirideán from Camlough, South Armagh, is a successful writer and speaker on Irish issues specializing in the 1981 Irish hunger strike, the potato blight from 1847, the GAA and the 1916 Irish Easter Rising. At present Seán is writing a play about Eammon Ceannt one of the lesser known signatories of the 1916 Irish Proclamation of Independ-ence for the forthcoming 100th anni-versary of the rising. He has worked as an editor in the BBC for six years but today works as a freelance writer and campaigner for Irish freedom is-sues. As well as currently writing a play he is also mid research for his new book about the IRA border cam-paign in the Newry and South Ar-magh areas from 1919 onwards. This event will be held in the

up-stairs hall of the Irish American Home,

May 15, 2015 - 7:00 to Midnight, Music

by Billy Egan and the Rising, Tickets are

$20.00 pp, Raffle & Silent Auction, For

tickets or more information contact Tom

McBride 860-983-0846 or Cathy Hodlin

860-306-7144 / chodlin@comcast.net.

You don’t want to miss this event, so get your friends and family together for a ta-ble, bring your own snacks and enjoy the evening!

Hartford GAA Golf Tournament! Date: Saturday May 16th, 2015. Place: Tallwood Golf Club, Hebron Ct.! ! Time: 12pm Lunch. 1pm Shotgun Start - Scramble For-mat. 7pm Dinner (approx.) at downstairs hall, Irish Club Glastonbury.! Cost: $135.00 entry per player. Fee includes: 18 holes of golf, cart, range balls, gift, on course prizes, Lunch, dinner & 2 hour open bar.! Sponsorship: Platinum: $1000.00 includes 4 golfers & 2 Tee signs. Gold: $ 500.00 includes 2 golfers & 1 Tee sign! Silver $ 100.00 includes 1 Tee sign. Donations also accepted! Checks made out to HGAA. Mail checks & registration form to: HGFC, P.O. Box 306, Marlborough, CT. 06447! Checks & registration must be received by May 10th. Contact: Stephen Miskell 860-478-2052!

LASAGNA DINNER AND DUALLY NOTED!

Join us on Saturday, April 11th, 2015, for a Lasagna Dinner featuring house made lasagna served with bread and dessert, followed by that fabulous duo Dually Noted at 7:30 p.m. in the pub. Dinner will be served from 5 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and the cost for dinner is $12. Reserva-tions are required! Please call Maureen Kennedy at (860)550-3126 or email presi-dent@irishamericanhome.com.

GREATER HARTFORD IRISH

MUSIC FESTIVAL After much discussion and an in-depth review of the financial impact of our Festival, the Board of Direc-tors has decided not to hold a festi-val in 2015. This decision was not easily reached and our Directors took into consideration the enor-mous amount of work and dedica-tion that went into this event by the Festival Committee and our mem-bers. While the Festival will not be held this year, we will be looking into the future of the festival and other alternative cultural and fundraising events.

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2014-2015 IAHS Officers & Board of Directors

President Maureen Kennedy

860-550-3126 president@irishamericanhome.com

Vice President Sheila Dupuis Green

860-633-1883 sheiladupuis123@gmail.com

Recording Secretary Eileen K. Moore 860-977-9700

Ekmoore1@yahoo.com Treasurer

Colleen Kissane 860-614-6440

cakissane@comcast.net Financial Secretary

Liz Saunders 860-951-5269

lizsaunders@comcast.net Membership Secretary

Kathy Saimininkas 860-895-8711

membership@irishmaericanhome.com Assistant Membership Secretary

Kelley McElroy Corresponding Secretary

Maura O’Donnell 860-657-9950

Sergeant at Arms Jeffrey Reynolds

Board of Directors Peter Hart

860-568-0628 p.c.hart@comcast.net

Dan Ustach 860-989-1965 dustach@yahoo.com

Eileen McGee 860-550-3732

Eileen_mcgee@comcast.net Pat Whelan

860-573-3884 Stephen Miskell 860-478-2052

stephenmiskell@yahoo.com Permitee

Dan O’Connell 860-633-9691

GOOD & WELFARE If you know of any member who

is ill, in the hospital, or has

passed away, give Margaret

Moriarty a call (860-563-0804)

or email at jandm85@cox.net so

that an appropriate remem-

brance may be sent on behalf of

the membership. If you have

good news to share with the

membership, i.e. birth, gradua-

tion, promotion, etc., please

send the information, to be pub-

lished in a future newsletter, to

newslet-

ter@irishamericanhome.com

HALL RENTALS The Upstairs Hall and Lower

Hall are available to rent for

parties and gatherings.

Please call Dan O’Connell for

availability and pricing. 860-633-

9691

SCHOLARSHIPS

Applications for the Irish American Home Society scholarships are now available on the club website or by contacting Scholar-ship Chair Jim Moriarty at james.moriarty1116@yahoo.com or 860-978-7272.Information regarding eligibility is pro-vided with the application. Submission deadline is May 1, 2015. Awards will presented at the June member-ship meeting.

Membership Renewals Membership renewals are mailed in the month of January and must be paid by March 31st in order to be a member in good standing. In an effort to save money on postage, please consider dropping by the club on Friday evenings to pay and receive your card immediately or include a note with your payment that you will pick your card up at the club (see your bartender). Individual renewals are $70.00 and spousal membership is $110.00. Please contact Membership Secretary Kathy Saimininkas or Assistant Membership Secretary Kelley McElroy with any questions at : membership@irishamericanhome.com.

IRISH NORTHERN AID The Hartford Unit of Irish Northern Aid meets the 3rd Friday of every month at 9:00 p.m. in the downstairs hall of the Irish American Home. Since 1970, the Irish Northern Aid Committee has been at the forefront in sup-port of the struggle for freedom, justice, and self-determination for all the people of Ire-land. For more information, please contact Tom McBride (860)983-0846.

IRISH SET DANCE CLASSES Traditional Irish country set dancing classes are held in the upstairs hall on Wednesday evenings (except the fourth Wednesday of each month). This is a cultural function of the Irish American Home Society and there is no charge. The only requirements are hard-soled shoes and a little stamina! Clas-ses begin at 7:00 p.m. For more infor-mation, please call John Droney (860)521-2696.

WEEKLY CARD GAME Enjoy playing cards? Every Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in the downstairs lounge, members and guests are invited to join in a friendly game of Setback.

HONOR GUARD It is this Society’s tradition to

honor our deceased members by the presence of an Honor Guard at the funeral service and interment. While we have several dedicated members who faithfully participate in this tradi-tion, we would like to ensure a full complement at each service. If you are interested in participating when the need arises, please contact Anne Ma-rie McKinstry at (860)875-8278 to be included in the contact list.

The Ancient Order of Hibernians Divi-sion #2 and Ladies AOH meets on the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Downstairs Lounge. The AOH is an Irish Catholic organiza-tion that promotes and encourages participation in our religion, charity and Irish culture, following the motto, “In Friendship, Unity and Christian Chari-ty”. For more information contact Ja-mie Forzono at (860)604-3021.

Memorial Funds Please consider naming one of two funds the IAHS has established over the years to receive memorial dona-tions upon your death. Both funds are intended to memorialize our deceased loved ones while benefiting our mem-bers. The first is our Scholarship Fund which was established to grant educa-tional scholarships to the children of members in good standing. Scholar-ships are awarded in June of each year. The second fund is our Building Renovation Fund, established to help fund the proposed new building and renovation of the existing building. Newsletter deadline is the 15th of the month for inclusion in the next month’s edition. Send contributions, in WORD FORMAT, to newsletter@irishamericanhome.com.

SYMPATHY IS EXTENDED TO

THE FAMILY & FRIENDS OF :

John M. Holleran Beloved Husband of

Lil Holleran

GET WELL WISHES TO: Drinagh Garafolo

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Set Dancing

Upstairs

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Setback Downstairs

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Good Friday

Club Closed

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EASTER

SEISUIN

4-6 P.M

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Pipe Band

Club Closed

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New Member Screening

7:00P.M.

Board of Directors

Meeting

8:00P.M

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Set Dancing

Upstairs

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Setback Downstairs

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MONTHLY

MEETING

8:00 P.M

Billy Eagan and the Rising

Band

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LASAGNA DINNER

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Dually Noted

7:30

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MASS 9AM

IRISH BREAKFAST

(DOWNSTAIRS)

8:30– 11:30

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Club Closed

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Upstairs

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Setback Downstairs

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6-8:30 P.M

The Brennan Brothers LEO & ANTO

7:30

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SEISUIN

4-6 P.M

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Pipe Band

Club Closed

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Set Dancing

Upstairs

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Setback Downstairs

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PUB GRUB

6-8:30 P.M

The Score

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Pipe Band

Club Closed

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Set Dancing

Upstairs

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Setback Downstairs

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