A few weeks ago we had an entry here about St. Brigid’s in Manhattan. At the New York Irish History Roundtable’s program today I met Sheila Houlihan, who is involved with the Committee to Save St. Brigid‘s Church, at 8th St and Ave. B on the Lower East Side. She told me some of the fascinating history of the buiding that has become known as the Famine Church because it welcomed many of the Irish who came to the city during the Great Hunger.
Sheila reported that the committee will be running a fundraiser on Thursday, June 12. We will supply details about the event as they become available.
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