Portland, Oregon’s connection to Ireland and Irish America

The Portland Hibernian Society exists for anyone who wants to get together with like-minded people to learn more about Ireland - its history, its culture, its people, its politics. We gather on the Third Thursday of the month (Sept. through July) at Kells Restaurant (112 SW Second Ave Portland). You never know what we’ll be getting up to. The PHS also publishes a newsletter The PDX Hibernian Independent.

From The Hibernian Independent:

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Your guide to Ireland’s Presidential Election - Fri. Oct 24
Your guide to Ireland’s Presidential Election - Fri. Oct 24

Who will be the woman elected tenth President of Ireland to replace Michael D. Higgins. Full coverage of the 24 Oct. election in Ireland.

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Share some tips for tourists to Ireland on 16 Oct.
Share some tips for tourists to Ireland on 16 Oct.

At the monthly session of the Portland Hibernian Society on 16 Oct. 2025 one of the topics for robust discussion will be traveling in Ireland. Been there? Done that?

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House of Guinness is Open. Presidential election is set.
House of Guinness is Open. Presidential election is set.

Kate O’Connor’s silver medal performance in the World Championships made history. Next PHS meeting Oct. 16. House of Guinness - early signs are promising. Presidential race trio.

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Irish stew. Event tonite. What’s new.
Irish stew. Event tonite. What’s new.

Why we’re celebrating Lucille McAleese. What we’re doing for the sculptor of The Cross at Mt. Calvary. 1916’s Rebel Doctor deserves better. Katie, Conor and Rory updates. Quotes from Brendan Behan. (Above with Jackie Gleason)

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From the Portland Hibernian Society Blog:

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The Making of a President 2025
The Making of a President 2025

Catherine Connolly, Independent, was expected to win the presidential election in Ireland. But not by a landslide. The Making of a President 2025.

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Ireland elects a scholar as First President
Ireland elects a scholar as First President

The unlikely choice for Ireland’s first President was Douglas Hyde. The Leading advocate of the Irish language, he was an organizer of the Gaeic League, from which the 1916 Rising flowed. Hundreds of Oregonians heard him speak in 1906.

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Next stop: SNN
Next stop: SNN

The epicenter of Trump Ireland is Doonbeg, Co. Clare, the town nearest the Trump golf course and hotel along the Atlantic Ocean.

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Portland’s Irish Potato Famine Memorial

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Build the Nation: A Blessing
Build the Nation: A Blessing

by Father Jim Galluzzo. Delivered at the fifteenth anniversary of the dedication of the Oregon Potato Famine Memorial - 13 December 2023 - Mount Calvary Cemetery Portland Oregon.

Oregon Potato Famine Memorial 15th Anniversary
Oregon Potato Famine Memorial 15th Anniversary

In the summer of 2023, the newly appointed Consul General of Ireland on the West Coast, Micheal Smith, came to Portland to visit the Oregon Potato Famine Memorial. Here’s the presentation given to familiarize Smith with its back story and the accomplishment this Memorial represents for local members of the Irish Diaspora.