2025-11-17T07:51:19-08:00 2024-12-31 810390489 Boyle Deveny & Meyer PC 305 South 4th East Suite 200 Missoula MT 59801 990 2024-01-01 261391012 THE FRIENDS OF IRISH STUDIES IN THE WEST FRIE 4067289288 PO BOX 4693 MISSOULA MT 59806 JOHN MONAHAN President 2025-11-17 true true CONOR NEWMAN CPA P01588391 4067213555 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TRAOLACH O'RIORDAIN PO BOX 4693 MISSOULA MT 59806 245273 false X https://www.friendsofirishstudies.com X MT TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE & PRESERVE IRISH CULTURE IN MT AND NORTHERN ROCKIES; TO GATHER RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE IRISH STUDIES PROGRAM AT U OF MT; TO OFFER GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE STUDY OF IRISH LANGUARE AND CULTURE. 11 0 0 0 109266 108080 145194 65032 0 31916 71961 286376 245073 0 0 34842 0 0 0 240239 291611 275081 291611 11295 -46538 185458 135781 3139 0 182319 135781 TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE & PRESERVE IRISH CULTURE IN MT AND NORTHERN ROCKIES; TO GATHER RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE IRISH STUDIES PROGRAM AT U OF MT; TO OFFER GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE STUDY OF IRISH LANGUARE AND CULTURE. false false 281634 129039 The Friends of Irish Studies Activities for 2024The Friends of Irish Studies had a very busy 2024 organizing and supporting cultural events, sponsoring language courses, leading tours to Ireland, funding programs at the University of Montana, creating educational opportunities, and partnering with ACIS to host the American Conference for Irish Studies.Educational and Institutional Support1.The Friends funded the creation of a virtual exchange between elementary and high schools in Montana and in Ireland. Hosted by Inspired classroom, the project facilitated an exchange between 14 schools and ran for six weeks in the spring, 20242.The Friends donated the funding to the University of Montana to bring two Fulbright Teaching Assistants in the Irish language to campus for the academic years 2023-24 and 2024-25.3.The Friends donated the funding to UM to offer a 3-credit online course in Irish Traditional Music in the spring, 20244.The Friends donated the funding to UM to offer a 3-credit course in Traditional Irish Song in the fall, 2024 5.The Friends donated the funding to UM to offer a 2-credit course in Irish Traditional Dance in the fall, 20246.The Friends donated the funding to the Butte Silver Bow Archives to support the digitization of records that relate to the history of the Irish in Montana.7.The Friends sponsored online classes for non-traditional students in the spring and fall of 20248.The Friends organized and funded the one-week Irish language immersion course in Butte in July 20249.The Friends partnered with the American Conference for Irish Studies (ACIS) to host the western conference in Missoula in September, 2024Cultural Events1.The Friends hosted the traditional Irish music band, Lnasa, in the UM Recital Hall on 11 March 2024. This was a very successful event that attracted a full house. 2.The Friends partnered with the Ancient Order of Hibernians to organize the annual St. Patricks Day Parade, honor the Irish man and woman of the year, and host the St. Patricks Day banquet. The parade and banquet were a resounding success.3.The Friends sponsored the Mission Mountain Irish Music Camp again in the summer of 2024. Over 100 musicians attended the four-day event.4.Irish Festival. The Friends organized and hosted the Filte Montana Irish festival. 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