From festivals to television, the Boston area still offers many opportunities for exploring Irish culture. Choose the category below that interests you:

• Academic Resources
• Associations/Cultural Groups
• Irish Historical Sites to see in Boston
• Media
• Restaurants
• Special Events
• Trails and Tours

Academic Resources

• Boston College Irish Studies Program
• Stonehill College Irish Studies Program
• University of Massachusetts/Boston Irish Studies
• University of Massachusetts at Amherst
  The Russell K. Alspeck Collection -- 500 works of W.B. Yeats.
• Harvard University
  Widener Library -- 8000 Celtic Language and Literature editions.

Associations/Cultural Groups

• American Ireland Fund
• Irish American Partnership
• Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA)
• Irish Immigration Center
• Ireland's Consulate General Office
  535 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, (617) 267-9330. The Office provides service to Irish citizens that includes issuing renewal of passports, processing legal documents and advising citizens during unforeseen difficulties or emergencies. It also advises Americans seeking Irish citizenship, and promotes information on all aspects of Irish life.
• Irish Cultural Centre
• Irish Networking Society
• Gaelic Athletic Association
• Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore Society
• Sugan Theatre Company

Media

• Boston Irish Reporter newspaper
• CelticVision Cable Television
  1-888-TVCELTIC
• The Irish Emigrant
• WNTN 1550 AM
  Sound of Erin and Irish Traditional Music, all day Saturdays
• WGBH 89.7 FM
  Celtic Sojourn program, Saturdays, noon-2 p.m.
• WUMB 91.9 FM
  Celtic Twilight program, Saturdays, 5-9 p.m.

Restaurants

• Boston Convention and Visitors' Bureau
• Irish Pubs in Boston

Special Events

• St. Patrick's Day Parades in Massachusetts
• Gaelic Roots Music Festival
• Stonehill Irish Festival
  1-888-GO-IRISH

Trails and Tours

• Boston Park Rangers
• Boston Irish Heritage Trail
• The Freedom Trail