Maine Irish Heritage Center

Maine Irish Heritage Center

Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers will have the opportunity to welcome visitors to the Center, lead tours of the building and assist in the library.  Training will be provided.

Additional volunteers will be needed to act as hosts and set up crew for the many weddings scheduled during the season.

To volunteer contact : volunteer@maineirish.com; or leave a message for Pat McBride on the Center's phone at: 207-780-0118.

Library Hours

Summer Building & Library Hours through
September 30th

Tours and Library Visits

Monday 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Tuesdays 4:00 pm- 6:30 pm

Fridays 10:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Latest Events

Sat, Sep 4th, @6:00am - 08:30AM
AA - Lower Level
Sat, Sep 4th, @4:00pm - 09:00PM
Reserved Wedding Rehearsal - Upper level
Sun, Sep 5th, @4:00pm - 09:00PM
Reserved Private - Upper Level
Mon, Sep 6th, @7:00am - 12:00PM
Labor Day Breakfast
Mon, Sep 6th, @6:30pm - 08:00PM
Claddagh Mohr Pipe Band Practice - Lower Level
Mon, Sep 6th, @8:00pm - 09:00PM
Claddagh Mohr Pipe Band Practice - Upper Level
Tue, Sep 7th, @4:00pm - 06:30PM
Library Committee
Wed, Sep 8th, @6:30pm - 09:30PM
AA - Lower Level
Fri, Sep 10th, @6:00pm - 10:00PM
IAC Language Classes
Sat, Sep 11th, @6:00am - 08:30AM
AA - Lower Level
Mon, Sep 13th, @6:30pm - 08:00PM
Claddagh Mohr Pipe Band Practice - Lower Level
Mon, Sep 13th, @8:00pm - 09:00PM
Claddagh Mohr Pipe Band Practice - Upper Level
Tue, Sep 14th, @4:00pm - 06:30PM
Library Committee
Wed, Sep 15th, @6:30pm - 09:30PM
AA - Lower Level
Fri, Sep 17th, @6:00pm - 10:00PM
IAC Language Classes

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Heritage Center Library

"Meet the Genealogist"
Margaret Feeney LaCombe MIHC's genealogist
will be available the first Tuesday of every month
from 4:00-5:30pm
to help you begin researching your own genealogy or to answer any questions or problems you may have. Stop by to meet Margaret and get started on a fascinating journey of your own.  

Celebrate Irish Night with the Sea Dogs

 

Join us at Hadlock Field on Monday August 30th at 7:00 P.M. 

The Claddagh Mohr Pipe Band will be playing, the Portland Hurling Club will do a pre-game demonstration and there will be tables where you will find information about all Portland Irish Organizations. 

Bring family and friends as we celebrate the Irish and enjoy a summer night of baseball in Maine. 

Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for children. 

For tickets contact the box office at www.seadogs.com or 207-879-9500.  If you have any questions contact Sarah Connolly, ticket office manager by phone or email her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Hope to see you on the 30th!

The Maine Irish Heritage Center

Presents Dúchas

Irish Heritage Lecture Series

Near Samhain - Sunday October 31 at 2pm

Love Letters and Lost Histories

Researcher Ellen Murphy, shares the adventures and mysteries of tracking the lives and deaths of two Claremen executed during the Irish Civil War.

Near Imbolc - Sunday February 6 at 2 pm

The Myth of the Aran Islands

Margaret Feeney LaCombe, MIHC’s very own genealogist, will describe Aran Islands through film and discussion. She will also help you seek your own roots from the Aran Islands.

No Charge - Donations Accepted

Genealogy Classes at MIHC

All classes held at the Maine Irish Heritage Center

Tuesday, September 7, 6:00 pm

"Finding Birth, Marriage, and Death Records"

Preregistration at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Cost of class is $10.00 to benefit the library and genealogy center - Payment at the door

Our Newest Addition

The MIHC has a new computer for patron use. We have started a database with all our obituaries. Stop by to check out this amazing new tool.

Coming Soon

MIHC is happy to announce that the revenue collected from our classes has helped us with the addition of two web sites for our patrons usage: New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) website - All New England, especially Massachusetts, and Ancestry.com. We will be adding these two sites very soon.