The Garden Spot

Greenpoint, in northern Brooklyn, is today one of the dynamic neighborhoods in New York City. Sometimes referred to as “Little Poland,” it once was home to large numbers of Irish and Irish-Americans who took advantage of its location and resources. Who were these Irish, and why did they settle in Greenpoint? To find out the […]

Irish-Language Mass at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral

For the ninth consecutive year, the New York Irish History Roundtable, Glucksman Ireland House NYU, and the Basilica of Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral will celebrate an Irish-language Mass. Father Andrew O’Connor of St. Mary’s Church in Manhattan will be the celebrant. Liturgical music will be performed on the Basilica’s historic 1868 Henry Erben Organ by […]

The 1916 Rising: A NY Walking Tour

On Sunday, May 15, Roundtable President and historian John Ridge will lead a walking tour of locations in lower Manhattan important in the preliminary activities and subsequent actions related to the 1916 Easter Monday Rising in Dublin 100 years ago. This will be a special opportunity to see these New York sites through the perceptions […]

The New York Carmelites & Irish Independence

The New York Carmelites & Irish Independence Saturday, October 31, 2–3:30 p.m. at Glucksman Ireland House, NYU Join us on Saturday, October 31 at 2 p.m. at NYU’s Glucksman Ireland House (1 Washington Mews at Fifth Avenue just south of Eighth Street) for a revealing talk on the roles of the Carmelite Friars of New […]

William Niblo—Not Soon Forgotten

William Niblo—Not Soon Forgotten Saturday, December 5 at 2 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, 263 Mulberry Street, Manhattan William Niblo was an early nineteenth-century Irish immigrant whose ambition and skill made him one of the first successful Irish entrepreneurs in what today is called the hospitality industry. What did he do, and how did […]

Looking for Your Ancestors?

Looking for Your Ancestors? A Lecture by Joseph Buggy Saturday, February 23rd, 2015, at 2 pm, at Glucksman Ireland House 1 Washington Mews (near 5th Avenue & 8th Street, Manhattan) Please join us on Saturday, February 28th, at 2 PM at NYU’s Glucksman Ireland House (1 Washington Mews at Fifth Avenue, just south of 8th […]

The City Of Homes

The City of Homes – The Irish in Brooklyn A Lecture by Dr. Stephen Sullivan Saturday, March 14, 2015, at 12 noon at The Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral on Mott Street between Prince and Houston Streets The unique experiences of Irish people in the Borough of Kings will be discussed by Dr. Stephen […]