The Early Years
The ‘Early Years’ sketches the formative years of the Irish Cultural Society of Calgary (ICS). It was compiled in response to an...
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Getting the ICS started
The Irish Cultural Society emerged from the participation of the founding members in various social and cultural activities. At the...
Irish Concerts and Social Evenings
The Irish Concerts kicked off on Saturday December 14, 1985 with a Benefit Variety Concert for the yet to be formed Irish Cultural...
Irish Language Class
The Irish Language Class was largely instigated by Hugh Neary who cajoled Dr Dick Wall into being our muinteoir. Leveraging Dick’s...
ICS Newsletter
The main purpose of the Newsletter was to project the aims of the Society and promote participation in Irish community activities. We...
Bloomsday
The Bloomsday Celebration was an initiative to enhance the ‘cultural’ credentials of the ICS and also test the premise that our...
Stampede Parade Float
Interest in an ‘Irish’ float in the Stampede Parade was led by Hugh Neary. Hugh took on the role of Chairman of the Float Committee. ...
Golf Tournaments
The ICS Golf Tournaments organized by Aidan Creaghan began with a “Gala” Golf game at Canmore in July 1986 followed by our First Annual...
Spruce Meadows Festival of Nations
In 1986 Spruce Meadows initiated its Festival of Nations in conjunction with the Masters show jumping event in September. This Festival...
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