Eoin McKiernan Library

09/13/2025

Irish tunes from head to toe today 9/13 on The Shamrock Shore. We'll do tunes and songs named for articles of clothing this week. Above the belt for the first half, below for the second! Music from Téada, Kathleen Conneely, The Clancy Brothers and lots more. Hold on to your breeches!

88.5fm in the Twin Cities or online at Jazz88.fm

09/05/2025

Tomorrow on The Shamrock Shore: Andrew Caden & Conor McDonagh, Michelle Mulcahy, James Kelly & Dáithí Sproule, Róisín Elsafty, Dan Isaacson, Kelly Smit, Danny Noveck & Aaron Olwell, Ferdia & Fiachna Ó Mongáin, Vincent Doherty, John Carty & Brian McGrath, Karan Casey, Lamond Gillespie & John Blake, Dolores Keane & John Faulkner, Joey Abarta, Nathan Gourley & Owen Marshall, Tim Britton, Mark Simos & Michael Copeland and The Johnstons.

Saturdays 12-1 on Jazz88

09/02/2025

The McKiernan Library Reading Room reopens for regular evening hours (4:30-7:30, Mon-Thu) today! Come in and check out Kate Daly's amazing exhibit: “Irish Women’s Shawls: 1850–1950” in the hallway outside the reading room.

Kate’s interest in shawls began while attending Irish language programs in An Cheathrú Rua and admiring the iconic Galway shawl. Her research uncovered a rich variety of shawl styles worn across Ireland over a century. This exhibit offers just a glimpse into the story woven through these garments—symbols of warmth, identity, and enduring tradition.

08/29/2025

Tomorrow on The Shamrock Shore (12pm Central on Jazz88) we explore Irish dance tunes that share their melodies with songs (the ones with words). Music from Andrew Caden & Conor McDonagh, Seán Ó Sé & Martin Donohue, Nathan Gourley & Laura Feddersen, Seán Tyrell, Gerry Cullen, Patrick Branigan & Kevin Branigan, Niamh Parsons, Paul Kelly, Josephine Marsh and Siobhán Peoples, Planxty, The Victoria Cafe Orchestra, De Dannan, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, MacMurrough, Pólca 4, Bridget Fitzgerald & Máirtín de Cogain, Harry Bradley & Emmett Gill.

You can listen online today or anytime in the next 2 weeks via https://www.jazz88.fm/show/the-shamrock-shore/

08/22/2025

Tomorrow on The Shamrock Shore, 12pm on Jazz88: NEW releases from Liam O’Connor & Cormac Begley, Eileen Gannon & Eimear Arkins, Macdara Ó Faoláin and Catherine McEvoy plus more amazing music from Saileog Ní Cheannabháin, Lankum, Meadhbh Walsh, Tommie Cunniffe, Fergus McGorman, Caoimhín Ó Fearghail & Paddy Tutty and Ciarán Ó Maonaigh.

08/16/2025

Tune in to Jazz88.fm (88.5fm Twin Cities) at 12pm Central today for The Shamrock Shore! Music from: Edel Fox, Andrea Palandri, Julia Clifford & Denis Murphy, Seán Gavin & Colm Gannon, Billy McComiskey & Donny Golden, Maggie Boyle & Steve Tilston, Conal O'Grada, Joshua Burnside, 9 Pint Coggie, Ciarán Ó Maonaigh, Catherine McEvoy, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh, Damien Connolly, Oisín Mac Diarmada, Brian Fitzgerald and Michael Rooney, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin Jim McFarland and Nikki Lynn Ragsdale.

08/08/2025

Happy Irish Fair of Minnesota weekend! Tomorrow on The Shamrock Shore (12pm Central on Jazz88) we'll listen to music from John Molineux, Shane Mulchrone, Kieron Means, Noel Hill & Tony MacMahon, Elaine Hogan, Liam O'Connor & Sean McKeon, Frank Harte & Donal Lunny, Mary Bergin, The McPeake Trio, James Carty, Alfi, Dave Munnelly & Mick Conneely, Planxty, Matt Molloy & Sean Keane and Liz Hanley.

08/08/2025

Irish Fair of Minnesota opens today! The McKiernan Library has two exhibitions this year and one is a look back at 45 years of Irish Fair through posters and programs from events past. Here's a selection of about HALF the items in the exhibition. Come down to Harriet Island to see the rest!

08/07/2025

This is a fantastic addition to the Library's exhibitions in the Pavilion this year! Stop by!

See the McKiernan Library Exhibitions at Irish Fair of Minnesota
📍 Cultural Pavilion | August 8–10 | Harriet Island, St. Paul

Don’t miss “Irish Women’s Shawls: 1850–1950”, a display curated by Kate Daly, volunteer and research associate in the Eoin McKiernan Library.

Kate’s interest began while attending Irish language programs in An Cheathrú Rua and admiring the iconic Galway shawl. Her research uncovered a rich variety of shawl styles worn across Ireland over a century. This exhibit offers just a glimpse into the story woven through these garments—symbols of warmth, identity, and enduring tradition.

Photo: Traditional Irish Knitwear, An Spidéal, Galway, Ireland 1 May 1913

08/01/2025

Tomorrow, Saturday 8/2, on The Shamrock Shore (12pm on ) We'll hear music from a few artists playing at this year's Irish Fair of Minnesota and much much more: Eileen Ivers, Talisk, The Mac and Cheese Band, Frank Quinn, Deiseal, Frankie Gavin, Rick Epping & Tim Edey, Mary McPartlan, Ryan's Fancy, James Keane & Sean Keane, The Blackwater Ceili Band, Tommy Peoples, Dáithí Sproule, Keith Murphy, Christina Dolphin & Dan Gurney and Danú.