Minneapolis newspapers called Patrick J. Linehan (1869-1938) “the only known player of Irish bagpipes in the twin cities” who possessed the “only set of Irish pipes in the northwest.” The New York City-born son of piper Edward Linehan from north County Cork, Patrick Linehan came to Minnesota as an infant, broke log jams in northern Minnesota, survived the Great Hinckley Fire […]

Online. Free. Irish tradition, sacred spaces are described as "thin places," where the physical landscape and the spiritual realm are barely separated. These sites - from the celestial alignments of Newgrange to the rugged solitude of Skellig Michael - embody a transcendent Celtic wisdom that views nature as a living prayer. This wisdom rejects the divide […]

In person. Free. We’ve heard the expression “Irish Need Not Apply,” but what was it like in the mid- and late-19th century when Irish immigrants came to Minnesota, specifically, St. Paul, to seek employment? Were the Irish able to transfer the skills from their homeland to work opportunities here? This program captures Irish immigrant employment – its […]

Hybrid. Free. Journey through ten millennia of a landscape shaped by ice, ritual, and resilience. This seminar traces the extraordinary arc of Irish history, beginning with the Mesolithic hunter-gatherers who first stepped onto a wild, wooded island and following the trail through the Neolithic master-builders of Brú na Bóinne. We will explore the arrival of the […]