Kingston Irish Famine Commemoration Association - Upcoming Events and Information

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Upcoming Events and Information

The Celtic Cross Memorial in Án Gorta Mór Park was erected (on the corner of West and Ontario Streets) on Monday, June 22nd 1998.
A cairn to mark the original mass grave (Stuart Street) of the `nearly 1,400' who died in Kingston during the Famine was erected on May 6th 2000 by KIFCA.
Regular seisuns and workshops by The Kingston Irish Folk Club are continuing each month. For admission, time and place details contact Tony O'Loughlin at (613) 389-0754.
On the third Sunday of every month there are open Celtic Seisuns and Music Workshops upstairs at the Kingston Brewing Company, 34 Clarence Street. Seisuns will start at about 2:00pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information contact Tony O'Loughlin at (613) 389-0754.
Brockville Irish Seisuns/Ceilis are held the last Friday of the month. For more details contact Eithne Dunbar at (613) 342-5461.
Tuesdays there are Celtic Jam Seisuns at Tir nan Óg Irish Pub (in the Prince George Hotel at 200 Ontario Street) For more details call Andrew MacDonald at (613) 541-0307.
Irish Step Dancing Classes are held regularly in Kingston. For information contact Teresa Kops at (613) 546-9508.
There are regular Celtic Festivals hosted by The Kingston Irish Folk Club at Tir nan Óg Irish Pub. Learn to play tin whistle, bodhran, harp, ceili dancing, mandolin and lots more!
In May 2000 The Kingston Irish Folk Club, Tir nan Óg Irish Pub, OPSEU and The Kingston Brewing Company erected a drinking water Memorial Fountain in Confederation Park across from City Hall. It is dedicated to the estimated 1,000 Irish labourers and their co-workers who died building the Rideau Canal.
After a series of fundraising events, including: private donations, Fleadhs and Celtic Cultural Festivals, the money has been raised to erect a Celtic Cross monument to the estimated 10,000 early Irish and Scottish immigrants buried (mainly) in Skeleton (McBurney) Park. It will be unveiled March 10th 2002 prior to the St. Patrick's Parade which opens a week of celebration in Kingston.
The Kingston Irish Folk Club hosts several Irish events in co-operation with Tir nan Óg Irish Pub, including regular Celtic Jam Seisuns, Celtic Cultural Festivals, an Annual Fleadh and the Annual St. Patrick's Parade and Festival. For more information on these and other events contact Tony O' Loughlin or check out the Tir nan Óg website.

Kingston Irish Folk Club Mini Celt Fest
November 8th - 10th 2002 at Tir na N'Og Irish Pub
HOSTED BY Tir na N'Og Irish Pub
Kingston Irish Folk Club
Renaissance Music
FEATURING TRADITIONAL MUSIC & DANCE

SATURDAY 1:00PM

GUITAR - Dennis Wilson - Accompaniment to traditional songs.
TIN WHISTLE - Tony O'Loughlin - Introduction for the non-music reader.
IRISH LANGUAGE - Harold Kenny - Intro to conversational Irish.
HARP - Fran Gillespie

SATURDAY 2:00PM

BONES - Roy Clarke - A few bones are available for use.
FIDDLE - Harold Kenny - Playing for traditional Irish dancers.
TIN WHISTLE - Alison Gowan - Ornamentation for whistlers (D whistle.)

SATURDAY 3:00PM

BODHRAN - Roger James - A few bodhrans are available for use.
CEILI DANCE / STEP DANCE - Suzanne & Tina - PARTNER NOT REQUIRED.

SATURDAY 8:00PM CELTIC JAM SESSION
Everyone is welcome to participate.
SUNDAY 1:00PM CELTIC JAM SESSION
Everyone is welcome to participate.

$10.00 FOR INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS (MEMBERS $6)
OR
$15.00 TO ATTEND ANY 3 WORKSHOPS (MEMBERS $10)
OR
$20.00 INCLUDES BREAKFAST ON SUNDAY & ADMISSION ALL WEEKEND EVENTS
!!!!PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED!!!!
CONTACT TONY O’ LOUGHLIN TEL: 389-0754

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP ONLY $10.00 PER YEAR
FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $20.00 PER YEAR

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