Irish American Heritage Center Explained

Irish American Heritage Center
Established:	1976
Location:	4626 N. Knox Ave. Chicago, IL 60630 P. 773-282-7035
Type:	Irish cultural center
President:	Michael Shevlin
Website:	http://irish-american.org

The Irish American Heritage Center (Irish: Ionad na Oidhreachtas Éire-Mheiriceánach) is a non-profit organization located in Chicago that seeks to enhance the study of Irish culture with programming centered on Irish dance, literature, heritage, music, and Irish American cultural contributions to the United States.^[1] The center also supports Irish immigrants, and three Presidents of Ireland have attended ceremonies at the center.^{[2] [3]}

The center's building in the Mayfair neighborhood of Chicago houses a library, museum, art gallery, archives, auditorium and classrooms, as well as an Irish pub and gift shop. Founded in 1976, it opened its building in 1985.^[4] The center oversees and administers the Irish American Hall of Fame.^[5] It is a member organization of the Chicago Cultural Alliance.

External links

• Conan Visits Irish American Heritage Center. Conan. TBS, aired Jun 12, 2012.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Irish American Heritage Center. Irish American Heritage Center. 15 June 2013.
2. Web site: Simon Carswell . Higgins voices support for undocumented Irish in US . Irishtimes.com . 2014-05-13 . 2014-08-27.
3. Web site: Irish President Michael Higgins Visits Irish American Heritage Center - Mayfair - DNAinfo.com Chicago . Dnainfo.com . 2014-05-12 . 2014-08-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140518181442/http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140512/mayfair/irish-president-michael-higgins-visits-irish-american-heritage-center . 2014-05-18 .
4. Book: Dougherty, Monica and Mary Beth Sammons. The Irish American Heritage Center. 2011. Arcadia Publishing. Charleston, S.C.. 9780738582887.
5. Web site: Irish American Hall of Fame. Irish American Hall of Fame. 15 June 2013.