Below, you'll find descriptions of our upcoming events. For dates and times, see our calendar.
There will be NO social gathering at the Public Works Building for now due to ongoing public health concerns. In lieu of that, please see the announcement below! We will be having a Virtual Second Saturday instead!
Knoxville Irish Society and Virtual Knox Shamrock Fest 2021
A chairde (Friends),
For St Patrick's Day 2021, KIS will be linking up with East Tennessee Kidney Foundation
to provide some virtual Knox Shamrock Fest programming in honor of the patron saint of Ireland!
On Saturday March 13th, KIS will upload some videos regarding St Patrick and St Patrick's Day, the Irish language and some Irish themed arts and crafts!
Keep an eye on the Facebook page for further details and watch for our emails with further details!
Although our St Patrick's events are virtual again this year, we hope to be back at the Knox Shamrock Fest in 2022 for some St Paddy's Day fun!
For St Patrick's Day 2021, KIS will be linking up with East Tennessee Kidney Foundation
to provide some virtual Knox Shamrock Fest programming in honor of the patron saint of Ireland!
On Saturday March 13th, KIS will upload some videos regarding St Patrick and St Patrick's Day, the Irish language and some Irish themed arts and crafts!
Keep an eye on the Facebook page for further details and watch for our emails with further details!
Although our St Patrick's events are virtual again this year, we hope to be back at the Knox Shamrock Fest in 2022 for some St Paddy's Day fun!
Meánrang Gaeilge - Intermediate Level Irish Language Class
The current KIS Meánrang is currently underway. Once we have news of the next class, we will make an announcement here, on our Facebook page, and through our mailing list.
Beginner Irish ClassPlease stay tuned for an announcement for the new class sometime around August 2021.
The current bunrang is currently underway. Please be patient as we'll make announcements for the next class here, on our Facebook page, and on our mailing list. |
Iománaíocht - HurlingThe ancient Irish sport called the fastest sport on grass.
Knoxville is blessed to have a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club, that plays the ancient Gaelic sport called “iománaíocht” or “hurling” - Knoxville GAC. If you're unfamiliar with it, Google and YouTube can tell you all about it. Newcomers are welcome to the club. You can play or just watch what all the craic (good times) is about. Visit their Facebook page. New players need not worry about equipment. |