Category: Irish Culture

A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Org. - Bringing Irish sports & culture to the Triad

Hop Swap – 5K/Half Marathon

Foothills Brewing and Junction 311 Endurance Sports have partnered to bring you a fun and energetic way to kick off NC Beer Month, the HopSwap Half Marathon & 5k. Some members of the Wolfhounds GAA participated both as Runners, Volunteers and Vendors on the day. We want to congratulate Foothills Brewing for a wonderfully organised…
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International night at DCCC

International night at DCCC where all culture will be celebrated. Date: March 30th Time: 5.30-7.30pm Venue: Davidson County Community College, Thomasville, NC – at the GYM John & myself where there tonight to represent the club and inform the people of Thomasville and beyond of the great Irish Sports and Culture club that is in…
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St. Patrick’s Day 2017

March 17th, 2017 marked the 2nd annual Wolfhounds St. Patrick’s Day celebration (and annually GAA season kick-off party) at Foothills Brewing Tasting Room. We would like to thank all the wonderful and accommodating staff at the Tasting Room for hosting once again, give a shout out to Góilín for providing traditional Irish music, and a heart…
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Gaelic Games & Irish Culture – Upcoming talk

Jason Finnerty teaches Irish language and culture at Davidson County Community College through the Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) program. He will share his knowledge of Irish sports and culture along with his experiences living in the USA. Come learn about hurling, Gaelic football, fairies and the wonders of being an Irishman in a small…
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St. Patrick’s Day 2017

Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Foothills Brewing with the Winston-Salem Wolfhounds, your local Gaelic Football club. There will be a traditional Irish band called Gòilín, some individual Irish musicians (including a guitarist and a bodhrán player), some Irish dancing (who knows ;D), a sample of Irish food, some Irish spot prizes and most importantly some…
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Irish Language, history & Cultural classes at DCCC

                      Here is a list if the upcoming Irish Language, History and cultural classes at Davidson County Community College (DCCC)

Bethabara Highland Games (incl. Gaelic games)

Bethabara Highland Games – 16th Anniversary Date: Saturday, May 14, 2016 Address: 2147 Bethabara Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106 Come celebrate the Sixteenth Annual Bethabara Highland Games on May 14, 2016. Program to print (subject to final revisions) Historic Bethabara Park opens to the public 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Admission is FREE You very own Winston-Salem…
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1916 Easter Rising Centenary

100 years ago on Easter Monday (April 24th 1916) a small group of activists within the Irish Volunteers led an insurrection aimed at Irish independence. The 1,000+ strong army took over strategic locations in Dublin and spilled blood in the attempt to free Ireland from the hand of England. Although there was disagreement within the general Irish…
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St. Patrick’s Day Update

What a fantastic St. Patrick’s Day celebration we had yesterday at the Foothills Brewing Tasting Room. The Pictures below will give you a little idea of what happen on the night. What the pictures don’t capture is the smells of freshly made soda breads, scones, cupcakes, Mint and chocolate fudge Oreo bars and much more.

Learn the Irish Language here in Winston-Salem

This coming fall Davidson County Community College (DCCC) will be hosting a Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant from Ireland (Fearghal) who will teach Irish language and culture classes.  They will also have a study abroad trip to Ireland in March 2016 that is open to the community. Fearghal will teach two Irish language classes through Continuing Education…
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