One Man Show in Redford

We had a return engagement at the Irish Genealogical Society of Michigan. It was Saturday, March 23, 2019.

It’s the society’s regular monthly meeting, but everyone (and anyone) is welcome. The event is billed: “Some Irish Tales From an American Seanchi“. The seanchi is ME!

The society ordinarily meets at the Gaelic League in Detroit. But the March session with ClanDonnell was held at the hall of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Redford. This is about three miles from where I grew up!

WRCJ FM’s community event calendar summed up the event:

“Critically acclaimed author and storyteller David McDonnell will tell some Irish tales at the Ancient Order of Hibernians hall in Redford, on Saturday, March 23 at 1:30 pm. The event is hosted by the Irish Genealogical Society of Michigan and the public is invited.

David McDonnell will share some his favorite Irish stories, guaranteed to entertain the Irish and the Irish-at-heart. He’ll also speak a wee bit about the history of storytelling and what led to his passion to preserve this almost-lost art.”

This was one of our highlights of 2019! We had a full house at the AOH hall in Redford. We saw some old friends and met some new ones. The whole session was filmed and will be on YouTube someday. We told a whole bunch of Irish tales. And we even had an after-glow party!

Many thanks to our friends at Michigan Storytelling, AND All Things Irish & Celtic in Michigan, AND the Michigan Irish-American Chamber of Commerce Irish Network for publicizing the event.