• Mission Statement

    The purpose of our club is to bring about the association of individuals of Irish descent or relationship, in whole or in part, for the purpose of conducting educational and benevolent activities of all kinds, including the conducting of meetings, conducting forums and research into Irish culture, providing funds for the study of Irish music, dance, and humanities, presentation of Irish culture to community at large and the pursuit of cultural advancement of the Irish through cooperative means with local communities and institutional organizations.

    Tenants are in the rental house! The transformation to the interior is amazing, with polished hardwood floors, new windows, walls repaired and painted throughout, new kitchen floor and ceiling, appliances replaced, carpeting upstairs, and more! Countless hours, days, and weeks were donated by IHSM volunteers to make this happen.

    Now that the house is completed and occupied, the focus will be on finishing the clubhouse. The next phase will involve the professional contractors who are volunteering their time and expertise, but when they’re done, the call will go out again for member volunteers for painting and other tasks. So keep your old clothes handy!

  • Monthly Meetings

  • Last Tuesday of the month, at Costa Azzurra, 72 Broadway. Social hour at 6:30, Business meeting at 7:30.

    POSTPONEMENT OF January meeting on 1/27/2015 due to blizzard warnings!
    Meeting will be held Thursday, January 29th, instead, same time, same place.

  • Reservations and payments for the IHSM Annual Corned Beef Dinner can be made at the Activities table during the Social Hour. The date of the event is Saturday, March 7th, and full details on the News and Happenings page, along with other upcoming events and activities!

  • Membership meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month, preceded by a social hour; monthly Happy Hours and luncheons are well attended. Annual events have included a Ladies’ Brunch, Irish Man and Woman of the Year, Tara Theatre production, Family Picnic, Irish Festival, Christmas Party, various children’s activities, and Irish cultural programs.

  • Club By-Laws

  • Club History

    It is only fitting that the Irish Heritage Society of Milford had its beginning in the month of March! In 2006, Martin Hardiman and Christopher McEnerney, who had worked together on the Milford St. Patrick’s Day Parade, frequently discussed the possibility of forming an Irish Club in Milford. They placed a small article in the local newspaper announced that a meeting would be held, inviting anyone interested, and over 80 people attended in response!

  • From this first meeting, volunteers came forward and formed committees. The By-Laws committee held meetings and presented the by-laws to members at the May 2006 meeting. The Irish Heritage Society of Milford (IHSM) was now an official non-profit club located in Milford, with co-founders Marty and Chris serving as the first co-Presidents, along with an elected Executive Board.

    The IHSM wasted no time in becoming active in Milford and the surrounding area. In August 2006, the group had a booth at the Milford Oyster Festival, and in September 2006, at the young age of 6 months, members had organized their 1st Annual Irish Festival. Within the following year, the tradition of the Lyle James Memorial Golf Tournament was begun, providing funding for three scholarships, awarded each year, as well as other local charities.

    Proudly displaying its impressive array of all of Ireland’s county flags, the IHSM has marched in parades from New Haven to Mystic to Yonkers, NY, and at Irish nights for both the NY Mets and the Bridgeport Bluefish.

    The membership of the IHSM, numbering around 200 by the end of 2006, has doubled in size, and along with its elected leaders, is working together toward the ultimate goal of a permanent home, a clubhouse of their own.