Emerald Isle Club, Baltimore, Maryland

08/25/2026

It was another night of Irish set dancing joy at the Baltimore County Arts Guild Catonsville Clubhouse! Come join us Mondays at 7:30pm. Cost is a measly $5. ☘️💃

08/21/2026

Wishing our Club Chaplin Monsignor Jay O’Connor every blessing as he prepares for a well-deserved retirement after his extraordinary service to the Archdiocese of Baltimore. 🙏☘️

Conventual Franciscan Father Donald Grzymski will succeed Monsignor Jay O’Connor as eastern vicar of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, with the transition set to take place next year, Archbishop William E. Lori announced Aug. 18.

08/19/2026

Want to up your set dancing game? We've got JUST the thing...
Ann Marie's returning to go over the Clare Battering step THIS Monday. Come join us at 6:15pm at the Baltimore County Arts Guild Catonsville Clubhouse. Cost is $10. Hope to see YOU there!

08/19/2026

Need a moment? Listen to this…

08/18/2026

Monday Night Set Dancing Class is going strong! Why not join us at the Baltimore County Arts Guild Catonsville Clubhouse. The lessons begin at 7:30pm and cost just $5! 💚☘️🕺💃

08/17/2026

EIC Membership is only $25 a year - just $10 if you're a Senior! Open to all who are Irish at heart. Go here to join or renew today: https://emeraldisleclub.com/membership-form/

08/11/2026

In the mood for some excellent trad music? ☘️🎶

Here are sessions happening around town this week. Many thanks to Richard Hearn for the list below. Feel free to add other sessions happening in the area in the comments!

Tuesday, 8/11, 7-10pm: Open session at James Joyce Irish Pub in Harbor East with Joanna Clare, Jimmy Forsmo, and Seamus Wade

Wednesday, 8/12, 6-9pm: Open Session at Mick O'Sheas Irish Pub on Charles Street with Catherine O'Kelly, Jeannette Manseau, and Richard Hearn. Youth-led until 7, standard session from 7-9. Parking for free on the street or $6 at the Franklin Street Garage.

Thursday, 8/13, 7:30-10:30: Open Session at Zissimos Bar in Hampden with Dan Isaacson, Jim Eagan, and Matt Mulqueen.

08/11/2026

Did you know?

🏴 In June 1866, a small army of Irish-American Civil War veterans crossed the border into Canada carrying a green flag and a plan nobody in Washington had approved.

The Fenian Brotherhood, a movement of Irish immigrants and veterans dedicated to Irish independence, believed that seizing Canadian territory could be used as leverage against the British Empire back home. At the Battle of Ridgeway, a force of these veterans actually defeated a larger Canadian militia unit before withdrawal and a lack of reinforcement ended the campaign within days.

It's one of the stranger footnotes of Irish nationalism: veterans of one war marching into another one entirely, still fighting for a country most of them hadn't seen in years. ⚔️

Had you ever heard of the Fenian raids before today?