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	A Hundred Thousand Welcomes
	Céad míle fáilte

	Welcome to the Irish American Society of Tidewater. The society was established to promote and preserve Irish culture, including music, art, history, folklore, dance, literature, athletics, and all other things distinctively IRISH among interested persons in the Tidewater, Virginia area.

	Meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month at the Church of the Ascension's Community Center Hall 4853 Princess Anne Rd, Virginia Beach, VA. For directions and info go here. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The meetings usually get underway at 7:00 p.m., ending at 9:00 p.m. We will end the evening with fine Irish tea, coffee and Irish soda bread.

	Now Celebrating our 31th Year!!!

	DON’T MISS THE UPCOMING PROGRAMS AT OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS – PUT THEM ON YOUR CALENDAR NOW!!! =)
	COME ON OUT AND BRING A FRIEND! EVEN IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT. PLEASE Spread the word so we have good attendance for our speakers.

	Thursday, October 6, 2011; Meeting topic:
	“The Iona Chronicle and the Medieval Irish Annals” by Andrew Budiansky, William & Mary Honors Fellow

	Thursday, September 1, 2011; Meeting topic:
	“Beer Brewing at Your Own Home Brew Pub” with a taste testing in honor of Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day by Brad Dunphy

	Thursday, August 4, 2011; Meeting topic:
	“Irish Hurling – It’s Not What You Might Think!” by members of The Hampton Roads Hurling Club
	---> Immediately following the meeting <---
	Joint IAS - HRHC Pub Night at A. J. Gator’s Sports Bar Fairfield Shopping Center location (corner of Kempsville Rd. & Providence Rd.)

	Thursday, July 7, 2011; Meeting topic:
	"The Fighting Irish on Film: Famous Fight Scenes in Films about the Irish and Irish Americans" by Dr. Steven Gerard Farrell

	Thursday, June 2nd, 2011; Meeting topic:
	"Irish Water Spaniels: Because Life Is Too Short To Hunt With An Ugly Dog!" by David West & Izabela Cieszynski

	Thursday, May 5th, 2011; Meeting topic:
	“A Little Bit o’ the Blarney for Ya! (Odds and Ends about Ireland)” by our own Jack & Betsy Kennedy

	Thursday, April 7th, 2011; Meeting topic:
	"Irish Women's Participation in Irish Military Operations and Government" by Lynnette Fitch Brash, MA
	By the way, if you missed the Thursday, April 7th, 2011, presentation "Irish Women's Participation in Irish Military Operations and Government" by Lynnette Fitch Brash, you can access her PPT at this website: http://www.pcs.cnu.edu/~brash/lynnette/

	Thursday, February 3rd, 2011; Meeting topic:
	“Irish Brooches of the Celtic Revival” by Heather Burns

	Special events coming up

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