To view the IHSM Calendar Page, click on the “Calendar” link above for updated weekly entertainment, meetings, activities, etc.

Clubhouse Trivia happens every Thursday. It’s game on at 7:30pm with Judy, Glenn & Sheila, or Tim! Each hosts on a rotating schedule: 2 Judy, 1 Tim, 2 Judy, 1 Glenn & Sheila. So grab some friends and head to the Clubhouse! Limit 6 per team. Good times, fun prizes and lots of laughs are what you’ll find! Join the party!

The Cnoitáil (Knitting) and Crotchet Club meets every Wednesday at 6 pm! Among other activities, the club plans to create an Irish-themed raffle basket for next year’s annual craft fair. All members are welcome to join regardless of ability. We welcome all who wish to learn! Email amyjlacey2@gmail.com.

Mulkerin Dance Lessons!
April 23rd to June 11th.
Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 pm – Adult Lessons.

Contact Mulkerinirishdancers@yahoo.com for more information!

2nd Saturdays with Comhaltas
PVO Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann is at the Irish Heritage Society of Milford every Second Saturday (excluding March, July and August)! The CCE sessions are open to the public and membership is encouraged! We look forward to seeing you in December from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm. Note: You are welcome to bring food or snacks, but all beverages must be purchased from IHSM.

- Contact Mary-Ann White to sign up for the monthly luncheon
@ realestatemawhite@hotmail.com

June’s Luncheon will be at Mediterranean Bistro, Friday, June 13 @ Noon

Come down and enjoy the company. Please contact Mary-Ann first, so she can supply the restaurant with an accurate head count.

Mike Flyte is happy to announce the next happy hour! It is TBD from 4 to 7 pm

Updates to Meetings/Events are posted on the Calendar page of the website:
Monday, June 2nd @ 6 pm – Cultural Committee Meeting
Tuesday, June 3rd @ 6 pm – Activities
Tuesday, June 3rd @ 6 pm – Membership
Wednesday, June 4th @ 7:15 pm – Festival Meeting
Tuesday, June 10th @ 7 pm – Executive Board Meeting
Monday, June 16th @ 7 pm – Slainte Meeting
Tuesday, June 24th @ 6:30 – Social; 7:30 pm – General Membership Meeting

Round Two
Friday, June 6th, 7-10 pm
Members and guests only. Get there early!

Saturday, June 7·7:00 – 11:00 pm

Friday, June 13th, 7 – 9 PM

Nosmo Kings for Saturday
June 14, 8-11 pm
Open to the public. Get there early!

Venue: West Shore Middle School,
70 Kay Avenue, Milford, CT 06460
Dates: June 26th, June 27th, June 28th and June 29th Times: June 26th – June 28th @ 7:30 pm and June 29th @ 2:30 pm Tickets: $20 Tickets can be purchased on the Irish Heritage Website: https://store.getbeyond.com/irish-h eritage-society-of-milford

Click here to buy tickets!

Tuesday, July 1st @ 7:30 pm – Activities Committees
Tuesday, July 1st @ 7 pm – Membership
Mon, July 7th @ 6 pm – Cultural Committee Meeting
Tuesday, July 8th @ 7 pm – Executive Board Meeting
Monday, July 21st @ 7 pm – Slainte Meeting
Tuesday, July 29th @ 6:30 – Social; 7:30 pm – General Membership Meeting

Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 6:30-8:30 pm: The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr, published Feb. 6, 2025, 336 pp. This is Carr’s first novel for adults, and it’s set in his hometown of Killybegs, Donegal in 1973 when a barrel containing a baby boy washed ashore in the Irish fishing town. Fisherman Ambrose Bonnar brings the child home to his wife Christine, and the pair adopt him and name him Brendan. The abandoned boy transforms the lives of a close-knit village in this lovely story (4/5 stars on Amazon) about fate, fortune, community and the hard realities of parenting. Carr now lives in Belfast and teaches Creative Writing at Queen’s University. (Book recommended by Kathy McGuire)

Updates to Meetings/Events are posted on the Calendar page of the website:
Monday, August 4th @ 6 pm – Cultural Committee Meeting
Tuesday, August 5th @ 6 pm – Activities
Tuesday, August 5th @ 6 pm – Membership
Wednesday, August 6th @ 7:15 pm – Festival Meeting
Tuesday, August 12th @ 7 pm – Executive Board Meeting
Monday, August 18th @ 7 pm – Slainte Meeting
Tuesday, August 26th @ 6:30 – Social; 7:30 pm – General Membership Meeting

Tuesday, September 15, 2025, 6:30-8:30 pm; The Bogside Boys by best-selling author Eoin (Owen) Dempsey,© 2016, 253 pp. Historical fiction, this book is a meticulously-researched, nuanced family saga set over 25 years of the conflict in Northern Ireland. Mick Doherty has a secret, and it’s time to introduce her to his family. It’s not easy being with a girl from the other side of the divide. He knows that being with Melissa could prove impossible. Protestants and Catholics don’t mix. The march through Bogside will be the perfect time to introduce her to his twin brother Pat at least. Author Dempsey was born and raised in Ireland and now lives in Philadelphia. (Book recommended by Paula McGill)

Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 6:30-8:30 pm; Time of the Child by Niall Williams, released Nov. 19, 2024; 304 pp. From the author of This Is Happiness (which we read in May 2020), this is a compassionate, life-affirming novel about the Christmas season that transforms the small Irish town of Faha. Set over the course of December 1962 in the same small village as in his previous novel, Williams tells the tale of Doctor Jack Troy and his eldest daughter Ronnie whose lives are turned upside down when a baby is left in their care. (Book recommended by Marge Jones)