Wolfhounds! Roundtable Zoom Session

Saturday, December 9 at 4 PM Linda Dowling Almeida will speak with author Seán Creagh about his revealing & comprehensive new book, The Wolfhounds of Irish-American Nationalism: A History of Clan na Gael, 1867–Present. A secret organization, run from New York City, Clan na Gael was the key source of American-based strategy and support behind […]

Roundtable Zoom Session June 10

From a Forgotten Place—A Discussion with Michael J. Dowling On Saturday, June 10 at 4pm, the New York Irish History Roundtable will present an unusual one-on-one discussion with a unique Irish New Yorker. Michael J. Dowling is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Northwell Health Services, the largest and most complex healthcare organization in […]

Roundtable Zoom Session December 10

Save The Date Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, 4pm This session will be on “The Distinctive New York Irish.” Professor Timothy Meagher will discuss why New York Irish are distinctive among the Irish in America. He will discuss: The variables that have differentiated the New York Irish from other Irish urban communities. How Irishness in New […]

Roundtable Zoom Session May 21

On Saturday, May 21 at 4pm the New York Irish History Roundtable will present its first live online session for 2022. It will feature Professor Cian T. McMahon, author of the revealing new book, The Coffin Ship, which focuses on Irish Famine Migration from 1844 to 1857. This ground-breaking work uses diaries and correspondence from […]

Shutting the Door on the Irish

On Saturday, Dec.11 2021, at 4pm the New York Irish History Roundtable is presenting an on-line discussion of how U.S. policymakers cut immigration possibilities for Irish men and women looking toward America. Why did this happen? Linda Dowling Almeida will host this discussion using Zoom. Featured in the discussion will be Ray O’Hanlon, author of […]

Discussion of Seeing-Eye Boy by Terence Winch, 5/1/2021

On Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 4pm the New York Irish History Roundtable is presenting a first-time event. Using the internet and Zoom, the Roundtable will host a discussion of Terence Winch’s recent coming-of-age novel, Seeing-Eye Boy. Through Zoom, participants at home can listen to and join discussion with the author and other Roundtable members. […]

Mass in Irish Language

The New York Irish History Roundtable is co-sponsoring a Mass in the Irish language on Saturday, March 14, 2020. It is open to all and will begin at 12 noon. The Mass will be held in the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, which is at the corner of Mulberry and Prince Streets in Manhattan. […]

Steven Butler Presentation

On Wednesday, March 18, Steven Butler will participate in a program on Oscar Wilde at Quinnipiac University. He is associate editor of the Roundtable’s annual journal and will speak on “Speranza’s Son: Irish America Dismisses Oscar.” The afternoon and evening program begins at 12:30 and is associated with the launch of a 15-month long exhibition […]

The Unstoppable Irish

On Saturday, Nov. 9, author and singer Dan Milner will join us for an entertaining and unique presentation focusing on the integration of Irish people into the mainstream of New York City life during the hundred years following 1783—and on how the songs and music of Irish New Yorkers reveal that historical progress. Joining this […]

Irish Women Of Action

On Saturday, April 13, the New York Irish History Roundtable will present a unique program on “Irish Women of Action,” associated with New York, who devoted much of their lives to major social changes like Irish independence, relief for the impoverished, and achievement of women’s rights. This special panel brings together experts on the topic, […]