OUR ANNUAL CEILI: (Irish Festive Gathering)

Barack Obama, proclaims March 2011 as Irish-American Heritage Month (link)

Our St. Patrick's Ceili was held on Sat. March 2, 2013 at the American Legion Hall in Columbia. Entertainment was provided by The Knock Climb & Syr as well as dances from Irish dance troupe Rince na h'Eireann. CEILI (kay-lee) is an Irish term for a night of Irish music, fun, dance & laughter   Celtic pub group Syr The Ceili is not complete unless Rince na h'Eireann Irish Step Dancers perform their classic Irish step dance routines. This Columbia area dance troupe has competed in dance competitions worldwide and has performed in Glasgow, Scotland. Jim, Joe K & Raphe at the St Patrick's Parade Below are photos of THE 8th ANNUAL ST. PATRICK'S CEILI (Irish Festive Gathering) : held on Saturday March 24, 2007 at Knights of Columbus Hall, ENTERTAINMENT included TJ Lanaghan, singing & music Rince na h'eireann, Irish dancing. Food, beverages and good times were enjoyed by all. Photos by Alan Geoghegan Joe Kennedy, left, is the Irish Authentication Committee chairman for the St. Pat's in Five Points festival. Joe Cronin, right, is Kennedy’s predecessor. Photo by Tim Dominick The State News - Local Friday, Mar. 12, 2010 A lucky guy: Irish all year long Rince na h'eireann dancers entertained the Ceili attendees. A Rince na h'eireann soloist Richland County, SC AOH Past President Joe Kennedy & past VP Alan Geoghegan at the Ceili Fox 57's Tim Miller and Joe Kennedy enjoy the Ceili TJ Lanaghan provided the Irish music Guests mingled, ate, drank.

MARCH 10 2007: at the SC State Museum in Columbia SC,
an Irish Heritage Day Celebration took place.

This included a mini Irish Exhibit about Ireland entitled "Coming to America", Storytelling by Batt and Maura Burns, Irish dancing by Rince N'ah Eireann,
as well as the announcement of the First Prize-Winner for South Carolina's First Annual Irish Heritage Essay Contest. Photos by Alan Geoghegan

"Coming to America" an Irish Heritage Exhibit	AOH National Director Joe Dougherty, former AOH State Board President's Neil Diamond and Raphe Jones, SC AOH State President await the guests.
Winner of the First Annual South Carolina AOH Irish Heritage Contest, Stephanie Saunders of Greenville, Ron Gillen, President, Greenville AOH Division and her teacher	Enjoying the "Irish Heritage Exhibit"
Storytellers Batt and Maura Burns take in the exhibit.	Many facets of Ireland were displayed.
The many colors of Ireland	AOH materials are prominent in some of the glass encasings.

The Ancient Order of Hibernians' "5th Annual St. Patrick's "Ceili" March, 2004 video captures by Alan Geoghegan

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