Celtic Links
Local Dance Teachers
Celtic Organizations
- Friends of Ireland
Raleigh's non-profit Irish Society - Ancient Order of Hibernian's
Irish Catholic men's organization dedicated to supporting the Irish community and raising money for various charities - Raleigh St. Patrick's Day Parade
Sponsor of Raleigh's St. Patrick's Day Parade
Events
Irish Businesses
- Sneaky Peat
The Triangle's own source for 100% Irish peat for barbeque or a great-smelling hearth! - St. Patrick's Gifts
Irish and Catholic books and gifts, Sutton Station Shopping Center, Durham, (919)544-0765 - Irish Republic Gift Shop
121 S. White Street, Wake Forest, NC (919) 569-0030
Irish and Folk Music
- Triangle Folk Music Society
Find jams, concerts, events, tons of stuff! - The Piedmont Council of Traditional Music
Pinecone, for short. All kinds of local folk and traditional music events! - Banjo-in-the-Hollow
Lots of folk music info for bluegrass and old-time folk music lovers - Looking for a teacher? Check out Jane Peppler's Folk/Trad Teachers in the Triangle Area page! She also has links to local jam sessions, and a musician's message board.
Sessions
See local session page http://ncfolk.net/sessions/.
- Slow Irish music seisiun-- Third Tuesday of every month at the Carolina Pines Recreation Center on Lake Wheeler Rd. 7:30-9:30pm. $1 per person. Beginner-friendly! For more info, contact Virgil Sealy at virgil@ncfolk.net or at (919) 469-3264.
- Mr. Toad's Seisiun-- Second and Forth Sundays of each month from 3:00 to 5:30 pm at the Mr. Toad's Coffee House at 960 High House Road, in Cary next to Manhattan Bagels, near Lowes Foods, in the Preston area of Cary, where High House Road crosses NW Cary Parkway. It is on the corner opposite McDonalds and the clock tower. Contact Hunter Murray at hmurr@nc.rr.com for more info.
- Irish Music Seisiun (for experienced players)-- Sunday afternoons at the Hibernian Irish Pub and Restaurant, on Glenwood Ave close to Hillsborough St., Raleigh, 3:30-6:00pm or so...
Local Celtic Restaurants and Pubs
- Ri Ra, the Irish Pub
126 N. West St.
Raleigh (919)833-3305 - Tir na nOg Irish Pub and Restaurant
220 S. Blount St.
Raleigh (919)833-7795 - Greenshields Brewery and Pub
214 E. Martin St.
Raleigh (919)829-0214 - McCann's Harp and Fiddle
Falls Village Shopping Center
Raleigh (919)518-8321 - The Hibernian Irish Pub and Restaurant
311 Glenwood Ave
Raleigh (919)833-2258 - The Pipers Tavern
8304 Falls of Neuse Road
Raleigh NC 919-676-7413 - O'Malley's Tavern, Oak Park Shopping Center
Raleigh (919)787-1234 - The Fox and Hound Restaurant & Pub
MacGregor Shopping Center
Cary (919)380-0080 - Connolly's Irish Pub and Restaurant
1979 High House Rd.
Cary (919)465-4458 - James Joyce Pub
912 W. Main Street
Durham (919) 683-3022 - Molly Maguires Irish Pub
136 E. Rosemary Street
Chapel Hill (919)942-4668 - W.B. Yeats
306-G W. Franklin Street
Chapel Hill (919)960-8335