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Culture Club–St. Patrick’s Day edition!

February 22, 2023 by Holly Williams Leave a Comment

If you’re between the ages of 4 and 10, join us on the third Thursdays of each month for games, stories, activities and food as we celebrate the cultures around our globe.

This month we’ll be learning about Irish history and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with games, crafts, food and fun!

This event is brought to you in part by a Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation grant.

Tagged With: Culture Club, Ireland, Irish History, St. Patrick's Day

The Two Hundred Year Invasion: The Vikings in Medieval Ireland

March 23, 2021 by Holly Williams Leave a Comment

The early middle ages was a dangerous and unsettled time, but for all that, Ireland, on the very edge of European civilization, was largely spared the violence brought first by the Romans, and then Saxons and others. So it was a particular shock when a new and unforeseen enemy — the Northmen in their fast and seaworthy ships — suddenly appeared over the horizon, bringing terror to the Irish shores. Historian and novelist James L. Nelson will discuss the Viking incursions into Ireland, and how the Norse invasion changed over hundreds of years from raiding to settling to ultimately a melding with Irish culture. Please register here: https://networkmaine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkcuGqpj8jHNCHf2PIXiquw3RTa6uSo4JD

 

Tagged With: Ireland, Irish History, James Nelson, Vikings

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