Eat, Drink & Be Irish for Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum, May 16

Fairfield: On Thursday, May 16th, Grace O’Malleys in Fairfield, CT will host a night of live Irish music, silent auction and the best pint in town to help raise funds for Ireland's Great Hunger Museum here in Connecticut. With the world’s largest collection of Irish Famine-related art, the IGHM reflects an integral part of the Irish-American community, but is in danger of closing after Quinnipiac University decided to pull its long-standing funding. The museum must be financially independent by 2020.

The night will consist of silent auction with items from local businesses in Fairfield county, Bagpipers from the Gaelic-American club here in Fairfield, and a set from local Irish band, Keltic Kick. $1 from every drink will be donated directly to the museum, and representatives from the museum will be on site to answer any questions, and help boost memberships which start at $35/year.

Grace O’Malley’s is putting its support behind this great museum, and trying to raise awareness across the large Irish community in Fairfield & New Haven counties. Come and join the fun - at Gracie’s, everyone is welcome! 

Full information can be found on the Grace O’Malleys website at www.graceomalleysffld.com. 

About Grace O’Malleys: Grace O’Malley’s is devoted to making every special event, sporting event, fundraiser or night out the absolute best for its customers. The pub interior and two bars have been refurbished flaunting Irish charm and craftsmanship, and eight new HD TVs and a custom sound system have been added to support such entertainment as live music, comedy nights, trivia every Tuesday, traditional Irish music every Wednesday, and a late night DJ every Friday and Saturday. Sports fans will love the 40 foot screen and 1080p projector with 4K Ultra HD for watching their favorite teams. Grace O’Malley’s has the NFL Ticket, Soccer, NBA, MLB, NHL and Rugby.  

About Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum: The mission of Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University is to collect, preserve, exhibit and study its collection of art, artifacts and literature related to the Irish Famine/Great Hunger that occurred from 1845–52. In doing so, it seeks to educate audiences of all ages about the underlying political, social, economic and historic causes of the Great Hunger, and the magnitude of the disaster on Ireland and its people. The museum contains the world’s largest collection of Great Hunger-related art by noted contemporary Irish and Irish American artists as well as a number of period paintings by some of Ireland’s most important 19th-century artists.