WHERE: Commons Room (downstairs), Atlantica Hotel WHEN: 6:00 PM, Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Cash bar; light fare GUEST SPEAKER: Prof. Jerry White; topic will be possible impact BREXIT may have in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. Prof. White is Canada Research Chair in European Studies at Dalhousie University, an adjunct professor of Irish Studies… Continue Reading
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Charitable Irish Society Celebration of 225 Years of Irish Culture and Heritage in Halifax at Archives
For Immediate Release Halifax (January 13, 2011) – On January 17, 1786 a small group of individuals met at the Golden Ball Inn of Halifax, to draw up the first Articles of the Association known as The Charitable Irish Society of Halifax. A month later the first meeting was held to elect a slate of… Continue Reading
225th Anniversary Events
New design for all components of our communications. (above) January 17—On January 17, 1786, a number of Irish men living in Halifax held a meeting and signed Articles of Association which became The Charitable Irish Society. This year another group met again to observe what those individuals may have envisioned 225 years earlier. Through the… Continue Reading
