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 York in supporting efforts on behalf of Irish freedom in the early decades of the twentieth century. As institutions concerned with understanding the Easter Rising

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 he do it? For some answers from a recognized Niblo expert, please join us and author Benjamin Feldman on Saturday, December 5 at 2 p.m.

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 Street) for a genealogy lecture and q&a session with Joseph Buggy, author of Finding Your Irish Ancestors in New York City (Genealogical Publishing, 2014). Reserved

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 Sullivan on Saturday, May 23 at 2:00 p.m. in the McCloskey meeting room, Parish House of the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, 263 Mulberry