Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2199: Who Were the Irish?
Posted on · Episode: 2199 Who were the Irish long ago? Today, when the Irish were Egyptians.
Tag: Irish
Houston Matters
Irish Session Plays for Over Thirty Years in Houston Pubs
Posted on · Traditional Irish music has been played for more than 30 years by a random group of people in Houston nearly every Wednesday night in two pubs. This so-called “Irish Session” began at The Red Lion on Main Street, but when that burned down, it moved to McGonigel’s Mucky Duck where itâs been happening for the […]
Houston Matters
Houston’s Other Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
Posted on · Houston has not one, but two St. Patrickâs Day Parades. The first one of the season is held along FM 1960 and has been running for 38 years. Itâs also used as a fundraiser for Cypress Creek EMS, and spokesperson Norm Uhl gives us a little background on this event.
The Million
Irish Ex-Pat Finds Her Own Way Home In Houston
Posted on · There are two types of ex-pats to be found in Houston.
Houston Matters
Irish Culture Strongly Influences Houston
Posted on · Houston's early beginnings would be closely associated with the Allen brothers, who founded the city, or John Richardson Harris, the man responsible for the name, Harris County. These are the names you see in and around the city, men who played a major part in founding the Houston we know and love today. If you […]
Houston Matters
Gaelic Football in Houston, what is it?
Posted on · For the last three years Houston has had it’s own Gaelic Football Team, called the Houston Gaels. Gaelic Football, is a sport native to Ireland that’s sort of a cross between rugby and soccer. Tomorrow night the Houston Gaels is playing an exhibition match at the BBVA Compass Stadium, after the Houston Dynamo take on […]
Full Show
Houston Matters for Friday, June 7, 2013
Posted on · Houston welcomes U.S. and Irish rugby teams to town this weekend, for a game that's bound to be filled with scrums, knock-ons, mulligrubbers and falcons. Any idea what any of that means? Producer Edel Howlin visited with the Irish squad, and will share a little rugby 101 during today’s Houston Matters. Under the Voting Rights […]