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As we celebrate our 24th Anniversary, we are delighted to present many new displays and exhibits.  Please be sure to stop by Celtic Heritage Hall to see:

A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE EXHIBITS

NEW EXHIBITS 2008:

  • Blarney Castle – Myth & Reality
  • Boys of Summer in Ireland
  • Bushmills Celebrates 400 Years
  • Ciaran Hinds – the Reluctant Star
  • Commodore John Barry
  • Frank Harte Tribute
  • Golfer Paddy Harrington
  • Ireland 1913 – A Documentary
  • James Hoban – the builder of the White House
  • Music Education Series – The Concertina, Guitar, Banjo, Irish Bouzouki, Fiddle and More
  • National Gallery of Ireland
  • Peace Makers – The Efforts of Irish Americans in the Peace Process Proves Crucial to Success
  • Profiles on Irish Music Greats Dervish – The Traveling Show, Michael Black, Tulla Ceili Band, Gan Bua, Cathie Ryan, The Waterboys, Delores Keane, Tanahill Weavers, The Battlefield Band, Tommy Fleming, Moving Hearts, Four Men & a Dog, Mozaik, Niamh NiCharra, Eileen Ivers
  • Shannonside’s Great Beauty
  • Slane Castle Rocks
  • The Boyne Bridge
  • Tommy Makem Remembered
  • Travels of the Wandering Rocks
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    Sports:

  • A Winning Pedigree – Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady
  • Dancing at Lacrossroads –Lacrosse is Finding a Foothold in Ireland
  • Cinderella Man James Braddock
  • Croke Park
  • Football Cartoon Intro
  • GAA Jerseys
  • Greyhound Racing
  • History of the G.A.A. Cartoon
  • Natalie Coughlin
  • Sports Stories
  • The Roots of Irish BoxingJack Dempsey - World Champion
  • Ireland and the Ryder Cup

  • Actors:

  • Errol Flynn Retrospective
  • Grace Kelly – Reel and Real Princess
  • Mickey Rooney – Eight Decades as an Entertainer
  • Bing Crosby
  • Brian Dennehy
  • Colin Farrell
  • Maureen O'Hara
  • Pierce Brosnan
  • Princess Grace
  • Martin Sheen - A deep and extensive look at the man and his body of work.

  • Tourism & Travel:

  • A European Legacy
  • Misc. Ireland
  • Achill Island
  • Perenial Splendor
  • Are You from Achill
  • Steppin' Out in Dublin
  • Back to Kerry
  • The Art of Diplomacy
  • Castles of West Cork
  • The Bogland's of Ireland
  • Cork; The Capital of Culture
  • The Book of Kells
  • Enchantment of South Galway
  • The Eagles have Landed
  • Gateway to Wicklow
  • The Grand Tour of Ireland
  • Geography and History
  • The Mullet Penninsula
  • Giants Among Men
  • Touring Ireland
  • Highways & Byways
  • Travel Ireland
  • Ireland's 32 Counties
  • Travel Ireland 2004
  • Irish Loop
  • Where Eagles Dare
  • Middle Earth Country
  • Yawl Come back to Achill
  • Travel Ireland 2006
  • Shannon Region Highlights
  • Cork and Kerry – A Regional Focus
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  • Dublin Docklands – Where it is All Happening
  • Flying to Ireland by Boat
  • History, Hope, and the Port of Belfast
  • Let’s Explore Dublin
  • Key to the Castle – Lismore Castle
  • Skellig Michael
  • The Abbey’s Rejuvenation
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    Theatre/ Performing Arts

  • Going to the Pictures – A look back at the old film days and unique theatres
  • Mortas Cine – The Best of 2006 – Books, Movies and Interviews
  • Dublin Writers Museum
  • Hitchcock & Theatre
  • Irish Dance Stories
  • Irish Dance Traditions
  • Irish Dance Uniform
  • Irish Writers
  • Ned Kelly
  • Playboy of the Western World
  • ReJoyce
  • The Quare Fellow
  • Theatrical Arts
  • W. B. Yeats Exhibit at the National Library of Ireland
  • The Pirate Queen and Producers Moya Doherty & John McColgan
  • The Ancient Trade of Ballad Singer

  • Performers:

  • Tommy Fleming Retrospective
  • Liz Carroll and John Doyle – a partnership of two masters has never sounded so good
  • Ronan and Gregory – the Tynan and Harrison collaboration is amazing audiences the world over
  • Christy Moore – Burning Times
  • 50 Years of Makem
  • Makem Brothers
  • Barleycorn
  • Planxty
  • Belfast's Forgotten Tenor
  • The Chief of Irish Music
  • Black 47
  • The Fenians
  • Celebrating O'Raida
  • The Furey's
  • CICF Performers in the News
  • The Story Behind the Legends
  • Horselips
  • The Story Behind the Song
  • Keepers of the Songs - Black Family
  • Traditional Top Ten
  • Legends Look Back
  • U2
  • Luke Kelly
  • Building the Tradition
  • Mary Balck - Full Tide
  • Glor-ious Music
  • Boys of the Lough
  • Mick Maloney's Row of Flats
  • Sharron Shannon
  • Johnny McEvoy - the 1916 Rising, Beneath a Dublin Sky
  • Solas - Reunion
  • Manus Maguire - Fiddlewings
  • Tuning IN - 7,000 Tunes & Counting
  • James Galway - The Man With the Golden Flute
  • Irish Music, A History
  • Van Morrison - Too Late to Stop Now
  • The Story Behind the Instrument
  • Robbie O’Connell – from Green Fields of America, to Clancy, O’Connell & Clancy; with his uncle Liam, to a successful song writing and solo career, Robbie carries on the  Clancy family legacy in style
  • Anniversaries and Amazing Performances – Cherish the Ladies and Solas
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  • Liam Clancy – Those Were the Days / Five decades of Success
  • Lunasa - A Decade of Excellence
  • Opera Singer Mary Dunleavy – It’s a Long Way From New Jersey to The Met
  • Zoe Conway – Setting the World on Fire
  • Frankie Gavin & Hibernian Rhapsody
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    Irish Life:

  • A History of Irish Stamps
  • Irish Wool and Sweaters
  • An Gorta Mor - The Famine
  • Irish-American Women
  • Books
  • Learning Irish
  • Boys Town
  • Pope Visits Ireland
  • Cleveland's Irish in the News
  • Rose of Tralee
  • Coat of Arms
  • The Travelling People (O'Carroll)
  • Doors of Dublin
  • Trinity College
  • Famous Irish Men and Women
  • Veronica Guerrin
  • Hibernian Chronicle
  • Web Directory
  • Hibernian News
  • Wild Geese
  • Immigration
  • Ireland's Own
  • Irish Archives, Dublin Pictures
  • Irish Quiz
  • Irish Fashion
  • Irish Sweaters
  • Irish Life
  • America’s Greatest Gift to the Irish Nation – The Chester Beatty Library
  • Death of the Fisherman – A Way of Life Fast Disappearing
  • The Commander – A Memory of Dublin Port
  • Great House Crafts
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    Business:

  • 100 Years Below New York
  • Jack Holland
  • Alfred E. Smith
  • Nation Building
  • America's Top Cop
  • New York Port
  • George Mitchell
  • One Life to Give - George Feeney
  • Henry Ford
  • Tale of Two Henry's
  • Irish-American Business 100
  • West Coast Business Honorees
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    Irish-American:

  • The American (And Irish) Outlaw Billy the Kid
  • Jack from the Block – Keys to an Irish Catholic Becoming President
  • Discovery Space Shuttle Commander Eileen Collins
  • Kennedy's Homecoming
  • President Visits Ireland
  • Ronald Reagan
  • Top 100 Irish Americans
  • U.S. Presidents of Irish Descent
  • Top 100 Irish Americans of 2004, 2006
  • Ray Kelly - Irish-American of the Year
  • John McCain – Duty, Honor & Country
  • Tara’s Reign – Miss U.S.A.’s Tara O’Connor
  • Tribute – September Memories From Heroes and Survivors

  • Military:

  • 7th Cav
  • Robert Emmet
  • Dowling - The Man Who Saved Texas
  • The Alamo
  • Emmet, Tone and the Irish
  • The Irishman Who Saved Texas
  • Irish King of the Waves
  • War Memorials
  • Irish Signers of the Declaration of Independence
  • Pearse's Fond Farewell
  • Military Stories
  • Bobby Sands - 25 Year Anniversary
  • The Irish Revolution in America
  • James Connolly - The Man, The Movie
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    Folklore & Legends:

  • Brendan the Navigator
  • Saints of Ireland
  • Fairies
  • The Art of Devotion
  • Holy Places, Folklore & Mythology
  • The Banshee
  • Irish Folklore
  • Tombstones and Crosses
  • Newgrange and St. Brendan
  • Who Really Discovered America
  • Petition or Cure - Holy Wells
  • Meaning of the Flag
  • Religions of Ireland
  • The Dunbrody
  • Sacred Stone
  • The Harp
  • Brigid & Patrick - Ireland's Alter Egos
  • Ireland's Wonders - Illuminated Manuscripts
  • The Season of St. Brigid – Ireland’s Female Patron Saint
  • Ancient Churches of Ireland
  • Newgrange - The World's First Astronomical Calendar
  • Connemara's Golden Wonders - The Connemara Pony
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    Visual Artists:

  • Ann O'Lear
  • Bog Treasures
  • Composing the Elements
  • Fr. Flanagan
  • Heart of Glass
  • Morgan Ferriter
  • Sculpturer Paul Haggis

  • Retrospectives:

  • 20 Years of The Festival
  • 75 Years of the Irish Echo
  • Fit-ups - Retrospective
  • Fit-ups - The Travelling Folk - DeGabriele
  • Fit-ups - The Travelling Folk - McCormack
  • Irish Immigrants to Cleveland Photographs
  • Memorial to Volunteers
  • R.I.P.
  • Salute to Tom & Tom
  • The Legacy Project

  • Irish Dog Breeds & NATURE:

  • Dogs Native to Ireland
  • Dogs of Ireland
  • Irish Dogs
  • Irish Wolfhound
  • The Irish Pony – Sure Footed Survivors
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    Food & Drink:

  • McSorley's Ale House
  • The History of Guinness
  • Irish Food
  • What's For Breakfast
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