Lawrence Irish Heritage Month, March, 2026

-




First organized on November 5, 1871, the  Rev. James T. O’Reilly OSA Division Eight of the Ancient Order of Hibernians has been promoting Irish culture and heritage in Essex County, MA ever since. Its annual Irish Heritage Month each March offers a spectrum of Irish music and dance, lectures, exhibits, and social gatherings.  



Here is the 2026 schedule.
 
Sunday, March 1, 2026 
“AN AFTERNOON OF IRISH MUSIC WITH BRIAN CORCORAN” 
 Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitors Center, 1 Jackson St, Lawrence, MA @ 2 pm. 

Monday, March 2, 2026  
IRISH FLAG RAISING Across from City Hall – Common St. @11 a.m.

Saturday, March 7, 2026
 154th SAINT PATRICK’S DAY BANQUET AND DANCE
 Lawrence Lodge of Elks, 652 Andover Street, Lawrence, MA. 6 pm – 11 pm 

Sunday, March 8, 2025 
OPENING of the EXHIBIT - "THE PEMBERTON MILL: THE WORST INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT IN MASSACHUSETTS HISTORY”
Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitors Center, 1 Jackson St, Lawrence, MA. @ 2 PM 

Sunday, March 8 ,2026 
 LECTURE BY LOUISE SANDBERG ON THE COLLAPSE OF THE PEMBERTON MILL
 Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitors Center, 1 Jackson St., Lawrence, MA @ 2 pm. 

Wednesday, March 11, 2026
 AOH NATIONAL HUNGER MONTH FOOD DRIVE  
Lawrence Lodge of Elks, 652 Andover Street, Lawrence MA. 6 pm – 7:00 pm 

Friday, March 13, 2026  
55th ANNUAL SAINT PATRICK’S DAY LUNCHEON
Lawrence Lodge of Elks, 652 Andover Street, Lawrence, MA. NOON
Awarding the Honorable John E. Fenton Citizenship Award 

Sunday, March 15 ,2026  
WHITE FUND LECTURE – WITH LOCAL AUTHOR, JAMES DOWD
 Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitors Center, 1 Jackson Street, Lawrence, MA @ 2 pm 

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 
HAPPY SAINT PATRICK’S DAY
Enjoy this grand day with family and friends listening to Irish Music, stories, and laughter with family and friends.

Saturday, March 21, 2026  
SAINT PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION 
Saint Patrick Parish Center, David Burke Way, Lawrence, MA @ 5 pm.

Sunday, March 22, 2026 
JOIN PIANIST TERRI KELLEY AND VOCALIST BILL DONELAN FOR AN ALL-NEW PROGRAM OF CELTIC MELODIES - FROM ANCIENT GAELIC AIRES TO CURRENT SONGS 
Lawrence Public Library, Sargent Auditorium, 51 Lawrence St., Lawrence, MA @ 2 pm 

Saturday, March 28, 2026 - 
IRISH FILM FESTIVAL 
Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitors Center, 1 Jackson St, Lawrence MA @ 10 am. 

Monday, March 30, 2026 - 
EXHIBIT CLOSES " THE PEMBERTON MILL” 
Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitors Center, 1 Jackson St, Lawrence


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

General Edward L. Logan, Namesake of Boston's Logan International Airport

-
Image
General Edward L. Logan (1875-1939), namesake of Boston’s Logan International Airport , died on July 6 1939 from a sudden 'heart ailment.'  His brother, Reverend Leo J. Logan, presided over the funeral mass at the Gate of Heaven Church in South Boston, with tributes by leading politicians like Senator David I. Walsh , former Massachusetts Governor and Boston Mayor James M. Curley and former Mayor John F. Fitzgerald .  Logan is buried at the Calvary Cemetery in West Roxbury.  A first generation Irish-American, military leader, civic leader and municipal judge with family roots in Galway and South Boston,  Edward was the oldest of nine children of Lawrence and Catherine (O’Connor), according to Michael Cummings of Milton, an expert on the Logan Family. Edward’s father Lawrence immigrated to Boston from Ballygar, County Galway, in 1858, and became a successful businessman at a young age when he became president of the Boston Brewing Company in South Boston.  The ...
Read more

Boston Memorial Honors Social Activist Kip Tiernan, Founder of Rosie's Place and Greater Boston Food Bank

-
Image
Kip Tiernan, Photo courtesy of Rosie's Place The next time you are exploring Boston's Irish Heritage Trail , stop by the memorial to Kip Tiernan (1926-2011), social activist, writer, teacher, visionary and provocateur. The Kip Tiernan Memorial is located in Boston's Back Bay on Dartmouth Street between Newbury and Boylston streets, next to Old South Church, and honors her relentless fight for economic and social justice, and her special attention to helping homeless women. She is best known for founding Rosie’s Place on Easter Sunday in 1974, the first shelter in America to specifically address the issues confronting homeless women. What began as a place to distribute clothing and give out coffee, flowers and comfort became a year-round emergency program. Today, Rosie’s Place provides health care, legal advice, job opportunities, education, daycare and affordable housing, depending on the needs of each woman who enters. Rosie’s also functions as a full time advocacy group...
Read more

JFK Library presents Forum on new biography of Ernest Hemingway on Wednesday, October 12

-
Image
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library is presenting author Paul Hendrickson to discuss his new biography of Ernest Hemingway on Wednesday, October12, 2011, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Tickets are free but you must register to attend. The book, entitled  Hemingway's Boat: Everything He Loved and Lost in Life, 1934- 1961 , explores Hemingway's life as seen through his long relationship with his beloved boat, Pilar. The JFK Library houses the Ernest Hemingway Collection , a collection of the writer's materials that were donated by Mary Hemingway ,his wife.   This event is part of the Kennedy Library Forums that take place throughout the year to foster public discussion on historical, cultural and political topics.  For a schedule of upcoming events, click here . For other cultural activities taking place in Massachusetts throughout the year, visit IrishMassachusetts.com . For tourist information visit MassVacation.com and Boston...
Read more