Don’t forget to visit Non-IHSM Events for activities not sponsored by IHSM but available locally. Monthly invitations from Comhaltas are posted here as well.

Also see IHSM Calendar Page for all weekly entertainment, bands, trivia, etc.
Coming up:

Saturday, October 21st, 8pm
The Jolly Beggars
Members and their guests welcome

Clubhouse Trivia This Thursday
It’s game on at 7:30pm!
Grab some friends and head to the Clubhouse Thursday.
Good times, fun prizes and lots of laughs are what you’ll find! Join the party!

Open to all Members and their families
12pm – 2pm
Games, treats, costume parade, pumpkins and more!
Contact Jenn Hussey with questions.
Check back for more details coming soon.

Saturday, October 28th 7:30pm – 11:30pm
IHSM Halloween Costume Party planning is underway!
Check back here for details soon!
Music! DJ! Prizes! Drink Specials by Angela!

Ireland’s Great Hunger
1:00-2:30 pm
IHSM Clubhouse
Club opens at noon for those attending the Talk. The club will open at 3:00 pm to the General Membership.

IHSM welcomes Christine Kinealy, world-renowned authority on the Irish Famine as our esteemed speaker. Christine is an historian, author, and founding director of Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute. She has written extensively about the Great Hunger and its impact and she has spoken to both the US Congress and British Parliament on the Famine. Christine was named “one of the most influential Irish Americans” in 2011 by Irish America magazine.

This event is free and open to the public, however, reservations are requested.

Light refreshments will be served after the program.
You may reserve a seat at 203-231-5474 or Linda.

Sponsored by IHSM Cultural Activities Committee

Save the Date!
The 2nd Annual IHSM Drumming Circle
will be held November 1st 2017, on the Celtic Feast of Samhain
$15 per person
Payment MUST be in advance
Only paid spots will be held
There are 25 places available
Reserve your spot today!
Contact Eileen, 203.809.0188, for reservations

Please note the date change
November 4, 2017
10am – Noon at the Clubhouse
Contact Sheila Johnson for more info
For more info, find our group on Facebook:
Milford Irish Roots Group

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2017, 7-9 PM at the clubhouse: Lion of Ireland by American-Irish author Morgan Llywelyn (born Sally Snyder in NYC), ©2002. This novel is about the life of the Irish hero and High King Brian Boru and begins with his life as a child about 8 or 9 and ends with him as an 88-year-old man. The book shows his rise to power and his struggle to maintain it. His personal life is an important part of the plot, because Brian’s war against Máel Mórda (leader of the Leinstermen) and Sihtric (king of Dublin) was to be inextricably connected with his complicated marital relations, in particular his marriage to Gormlaith, Máel Mórda’s sister and Sihtric’s mother, who had been in turn the wife of Amlaíb Cuarán, king of Dublin and York, then of Máel Sechnaill. Even though the book is based on a historical figure, most of it is fiction. After tracing the Llywelyn family history, the auther made a career out of writing historical novels that allowed an exploration of her Celtic roots. She relocated to Ireland in 1985, lives outside Dublin, and became an Irish citizen. [There is at least one copy of this book in the club library.]

2nd Annual Clubhouse Christmas Tree Lighting and Ugly Sweater Party
Friday, November 24th, following the tree lighting in Downtown Milford.
This is a free, family event.
Kick off the Holiday Season with Christmas music, Hot Cocoa and Treats! Bring a board game and make it a fun night.
8pm – Tree Lighting
8:30pm – Ugly Sweater Contest Judging

Annual Wagon Ride with Santa
Mapleview Farm, 603 Orange Center Rd, Orange.
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane snow is glistening…
This event has become an annual IHSM tradition, and it is a charming family afternoon, with the Jolly Old Elf himself riding with us on the horse-drawn wagon ride, complete with sing-a-long! Excellent photo ops for your Christmas cards, too! Jenn Hussey has reserved the 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. rides. Reservations are required.
To reserve your spots, please contact Jenn Hussey , (203)605-7743 with the number of adults, number of children & their ages. You’ll be notified of your time slot once all reservations are made.
This event sells out every year. Make your reservation soon!

12pm – 2pm
Contact Jenn Hussey with questions.
Check back for more details coming soon.