Charitable Irish Society of Boston

Don't miss our 23rd Annual Silver Key Awards Reception: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM UMASS Club, One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108 Reservations are required! Payments can be made online (link below) and at the door. ?? #withgoodwilldoingservice #charitableirishsociety

Join us on October 23rd in honoring Maryann Casavant, Immigration Coordinator at the Irish Pastoral Centre - Boston , as well as Mary Sugrue, CEO at the Irish American Partnership for their outstanding contributions to the immigrant community! #withgoodwilldoingservice #immigrantsarewelcome 23rd Annual Silver Key Awards Reception Wednesday, October 23, 2024 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. UMass Club, One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108

The Lowell Irish Festival features a family-friendly and fun-filled day of live Irish music from national, regional, and local acts, Irish-inspired culinary and beverage offerings, artisan vendors, family activities, Irish step dancing, and more! ? The day-long event, on September 14, 2024, is spread out across the Lowell Memorial Auditorium grounds – inside and outdoors – and is open to families and groups of all ages free of charge!

? Another great event this month!

Don't miss this Irish double-header on September 18, 2024! ?? 4:30 p.m. - hilary dully, editor?of On Dangerous Ground, the recently-published memoir of the daring?Irish Republican?Máire Comerford?(1893-1982),?will speak on Comerford’s 1924 sojourn in America to raise funds and public sympathy for Republican prisoner relief on behalf of?éamon de Valera. ?? 6:00 p.m. - Complimentary buffet supper & bar! ?? 7:00 p.m. - Filmmaker?Joe Comerford?will screen and discuss “Reefer and the Model,” his 1988 drama set across the background of the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland, which features a character based on his aunt Máire. Thank you to Boston College's Libraries and Irish Studies program, EIRE SOCIETY OF BOSTON, and Tom & Trisha Carty for hosting this event!?

Thanks Jim F. for highlighting so many great Fall events, including our 23rd Annual Silver Key Awards Dinner on October 23, 2024! ??? ??

?? POEM OF THE MONTH ?? "Leisure" by W. H. Davies W. H. Davies was a Welsh poet and writer, who spent much of his life in the U.K. and the U.S. He became one of the most popular poets of his time. His themes included observations on life's hardships and the ways the human condition are reflected in nature. "Leisure" first appeared in Davies's 1911 collection, Songs of Joy and Others. The speaker argues that a life without leisure is really no life at all. Excessive "care" (anxiety, worries, and general busyness) threatens to distract people from the beauty of the world, and the poem encourages readers to slow down and appreciate the natural wonders that exist all around them. "Leisure" celebrates the joy and importance of relaxation while also painting a vivid picture of the natural world. Nature isn't in a hurry or 'full of care' in the same way that people so often are, the poem implies, and nature's beauty can be a balm to the anxious soul.

? SAVE THE DATE ? Join us on October 23 for the annual Silver Key Awards Reception, at which The Society will honor two distinguished individuals for their outstanding contributions to the immigrant community: ? Maryann Casavant, Immigration Coordinator, Irish Pastoral Centre - Boston ? Mary Sugrue, Chief Executive Officer, Irish American Partnership

With great sadness, we share the Boston Globe obituary of Henry Lee who passed away on Monday at the age of 99. Henry maintained a lifelong membership in the Charitable Irish Society. He served multiple terms on the Board and was Past President in 1980. He carried on the legacy of his cousin, Henry Lee Shattuck, who served as Society Treasurer for many years and was the donor in 1940 of the endowment, in the name of the Society, which created the Chair for Celtic Studies at Harvard University. The participation of true "Boston Brahmins" in the affairs of the Society is a tradition dating back to the early days of its founding. Henry was a genial, courtly gentleman with a great sense of humor. He will be missed by all who knew him and by those who benefited from his long service to the Boston community. ??

Exceptional company and rich history during last weekend's cruise around Boston Harbor with members of the Charitable Irish Society of Boston and EIRE SOCIETY OF BOSTON!