Portland, Oregon’s connection to Ireland and Irish America

The Portland Hibernian Society exists for anyone who wants to get together with like-minded people to learn more about Ireland - its history, its culture, its people, its politics. We gather on the Third Thursday of the month (Sept. through July) at Kells Restaurant (112 SW Second Ave Portland). You never know what we’ll be getting up to. The PHS also publishes a newsletter The PDX Hibernian Independent.

From The Hibernian Independent:

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CONFIRMED: Killer spy in the IRA was a British agent
CONFIRMED: Killer spy in the IRA was a British agent

In the weekly newsletter of the Portland Hibernian Society you can read all about the spy inside the IRA who was reporting back to his British handlers every couple of weeks. Stakeknife was his code name. There’s a ton of now-it-can-be-told stories coming to light and the PDX HI is on them.

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Decembership - Why join the PHS
Decembership - Why join the PHS

Saturday, December 13 - A gathering at The Cross at Mt. Calvary Cemetery All are welcome. See details in the PDX Hibernian Independent. Plus Local Irish News and News From Ireland.

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Talkin’ Irish Books tonight at Kells
Talkin’ Irish Books tonight at Kells

For a nation so small, Ireland has contributed disproportionately to the literary world. So many great books. We’ll dive into some of them at the November 20 meeting of the Portland HIbernian Society.

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JFK’s goofy grandson is running for Congress
JFK’s goofy grandson is running for Congress

Following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Jack Schlossberg is running for the House of Representatives. JFK’s carer began when he won a seat in the House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Can his grandson repeat that feat?

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From the Portland Hibernian Society Blog:

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The brilliant career of Mary McAleese
The brilliant career of Mary McAleese

Mary McAleese (L), the eighth President of Ireland (1997 - 2011) came to Portland seventeen years ago to dedicate the Celtic Cross at the Oregon Potato Famine Memorial. Find out more about who she is and what she’s doing today.

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Was this really the Greatest Irish Film of all time?
Was this really the Greatest Irish Film of all time?

Filmed in Ireland and released fifty years ago on Dec. 11, 1975, Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon underperformed at the box office, disappointed most critics and was considered more of a hit than a miss for the master. But its fortunes have improved, even winning praise from one source as the Greatest Irish Film of all time. Really.

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Shangana Press In Print and More 
Shangana Press In Print and More 

Gemma Whelan talks with Hibernian Daniel Curran about her pivot to publishing with Shangana Press, named after her childhood home in Dublin. Daniel has details about the annual theater tour to Ireland she runs with her husband.

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Portland’s Irish Potato Famine Memorial

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The brilliant career of Mary McAleese
The brilliant career of Mary McAleese

Mary McAleese (L), the eighth President of Ireland (1997 - 2011) came to Portland seventeen years ago to dedicate the Celtic Cross at the Oregon Potato Famine Memorial. Find out more about who she is and what she’s doing today.

Build the Nation: A Blessing
Build the Nation: A Blessing

by Father Jim Galluzzo. Delivered at the fifteenth anniversary of the dedication of the Oregon Potato Famine Memorial - 13 December 2023 - Mount Calvary Cemetery Portland Oregon.

Oregon Potato Famine Memorial 15th Anniversary
Oregon Potato Famine Memorial 15th Anniversary

In the summer of 2023, the newly appointed Consul General of Ireland on the West Coast, Micheal Smith, came to Portland to visit the Oregon Potato Famine Memorial. Here’s the presentation given to familiarize Smith with its back story and the accomplishment this Memorial represents for local members of the Irish Diaspora.