Charleston Irish

30/03/2026

Have a listen to Charleston's Irish history from our good friend & ex-CofC Professor David Gleeson. Read his book "The Green and the Gray: The Irish in the Confederate States of America (Civil War America)" for more.

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The new episode of Transatlantic is live! Professor David Gleeson returnes to discuss the long and varied history of the Irish in Charleston & Savannah, from the 17th century to the present day. We hear about the surprising extent of that emigration, as well as some very specific regional links:

Listen to 42. The Lowcountry Irish: The Story of Savannah & Charleston from Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast. The coastal area of South Carolina and Georgia, known as the "Lowcountry", may not be the first place that springs to mind when it comes to Irish America. But the historic ci...

14/03/2026

Big weekend ahead. Today join Shane at Ireland’s Own for the rugby. Game starts at 10:10am.

Tomorrow come to the Charleston Irish St Patrick’s party at Prohibition from 3pm.

08/03/2026

🇮🇪 A taste of Ireland in the Lowcountry 🇮🇪
With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, it’s nice to see a bit of traditional Irish baking here locally.

Shauna, originally from Ireland and now living in Summerville, recently started a small home baking page called Grá Baking, where she makes traditional Irish baked goods in small batches.

Things like Irish soda bread, brown bread, fresh scones, and other classic bakes — all available locally for pickup in Summerville.

If you’d like to follow along or place an order, you can find her page here:
Grá Baking by Shauna ☘️

26/02/2026

Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones are playing in Georgia next week.

20/02/2026

Shane is showing the rugby tomorrow at Ireland’s Own. Full Irish breakfast available along with creamy pints.

12/02/2026

Want to be the Carolina Rose at this year’s Rose of Tralee?

I just received this email with more information.

On March 8th, we will be hosting our flagship event at The Daily in Uptown Charlotte as part of the global Rose of Tralee International Festival. This year is especially meaningful, as it marks the first time the North and South Carolina centers are coming together to present one unified Carolina Rose. The selected Rose will go on to represent the Carolinas this August at the Rose of Tralee International Festival in Ireland.

We would love to connect with the Charleston Irish community and surrounding areas to help spread the word about this opportunity. If you know of any young women who may be interested in applying to become the Carolina Rose, we would greatly appreciate your support in sharing this with your network.

In addition, we are currently seeking raffle donations and local sponsorships to help send our 2026 Carolina Rose to Ireland. Proceeds will also support the continued growth of the Carolina Rose Center within our community. Sponsors and donors will be recognized at the event and featured across our social media platforms.

If you have connections to local Irish shops, bars, restaurants, or businesses that may be interested in donating or partnering with us, we would be grateful for an introduction.

We truly value the strength of our Irish community and would love to collaborate.

Warm regards,
Chantel Cassidy
President, Carolina Rose of Tralee

05/02/2026

There’ll be a Charleston Irish St Patrick’s Day party at Prohibition on Sunday 15th March starting at 3pm. More details soon.

02/02/2026

Ireland’s Own will be showing all of Ireland’s upcoming rugby matches beginning this Thursday.

Full schedule here.

Live Rugby Results stats from RTÉ Sport

16/01/2026

Huge announcement. Jackrabbitfilly is serving our spice bags. Run there. If you don’t know what they are, you should.

Pst, partied a little hard last night? We got you covered! Irish Spice Bag for your hung over needs today for lunch! A traditional Ireland Chinese take out dish of fried chicken and fries deep fried and stirfried with onions, peppers, Sichuan spices, served with a side of curry for pouring or dipping. Come lunch with us! 💛💛💛

08/01/2026

Séamus Ó Riagháin. They just opened a new bar in your honor in Dublin Airport.

24/12/2025

If you want to get in the Irish Christmas spirit, go to RTE Player and watch “Christmas in Kilmainham”

It was on tv here tonight and it is spectacular.

You’ll want to fly home immediately.