Moran Taink Many thanks to everyone who participated in

Moran Taink
Many thanks to everyone who participated in the Knockabouts house
concert and the NACHS Holiday Party. Good times were had by all and good
deeds were done for some folks in need.
Many Thanks
The Knockabouts wish to thank all of the support from NACHS and its
members in our Adopt-A-Family program. As always you rose to the
occasion and by my best estimate, we raised over $700 in gifts and money
for the family! Thanks to all of you who came out to the concert and
brought food for everyone - it was a lot of fun!
RENEW NOW
Don't for get to renew your membership now. Time has passed and we
really value your support. Please show your enthusiasm for all things
Celtic....renew today!
Since our usual meeting day falls on New Year's Day, the monthly board
meeting of NACHS has been moved to January 8th.
The Flying Scotsman
A fun and feel good movie about a guy who builds a bicycle out
of washing machine parts and scrap to try to break the world
speed record. FUN!
January 7th Gaelic Class, Thorpe Park Adult Center, 6.30
January 8th NACHS meeting, Thorpe Park Adult Center, 6:00
January 14 Gaelic Class, Thorpe Park Adult Center, 6:30
January 21st Gaelic Class, Thorpe Park Adult Center, 6.30
January 28th Gaelic clas, Thorpe Park Adult Center, 6:30
Learn Gaelic!
Richard Ferguson continues to teach a weekly conversational Scottish Gaelic class for beginning and
intermediate speakers, using the Teach Yourself Gaelic materials. In the classes, students can also pick
up Scottish cultural and historical information! Best of all, the classes are FREE! Join Richard Mondays,
6:30-8:00pm at the Flagstaff Adult Center, 245 Thorpe Rd.
McTeggart Irish Dance classes are held most Sundays from 1-3pm at the Pine Forest
Charter School. All ages are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Kari at
928-600-1365 or [email protected]
Your very own Knockabouts will be in concert in Durango, CO on January 19th as part of the
fund raiser concert for the new Celtic Music Festival in Durango. NACHS will also be
presenting a whiskey tasting prior to the concert. The event is at the historic Strater Hotel
and we would love to have some Flagstaff people come along. ! For more info go to
www.knockabouts.org
This article appeared in the January 2003 NACHS Newsletter. Since then, the luxury liner Queen Mary 2 has been launched. We would love to hear from
any of our readers if you have had the opportunity to sail on this magnificent ship. Please let us know.
“Bic” Waterman is the
Virtual Visitor
Today I’m onboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA to research two of the world’s greatest passenger shipbuilding companies. These two companies,
located in Ireland and Scotland, built some of the most famous ships ever to sail the earth’s oceans.
HARLAND & WOLFF, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was established in 1871. Within twenty years they had built their first ships for the White Star Line. In the
early 1900s the growing relationship between H&W and White Star culminated with the construction of the famous “Three Sisters”:
The RMS (Royal Mail Ship) Olympic, maiden voyage 1911, was the largest vessel ever built to that time. During World War I she served as a troop transport
then returned to passenger service. In 1935 she was sold and scrapped.
The RMS Titanic, only voyage 1912, was the second in the series of “Olympic-class” ships built by the White Star Line. The ship sank after colliding with
an iceberg on April 12, 1912 with a death toll of 1515.
The RMS Britannic, launched in 1914, never carried a fare-paying passenger. During construction she was extensively modified to correct design flaws
thought to have contributed to Titanic’s demise. Shortly after her fitting out in 1915 Britannic was requisitioned by the British Admiralty for use as a
hospital ship during World War I. In 1916 she was either torpedoed or hit a floating mine. She sank in less than an hour. All but several dozen of the 1125
medical staff and crew were rescued.
Today HARLAND & WOLFF builds supertankers and bulk carriers.
JOHN BROWN’S SHIPYARD in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland was the birthplace of many of the Cunard flagships, including:
The Queen Elizabeth II, maiden voyage 1969. The QE2 was transformed into a troop carrier during the 1982 Falklands War. Today she epitomizes the
ultimate in luxury ocean travel.
The Queen Mary was launched in 1934 and saw extensive service as a troop carrier during World War II. She remains an elegant example of classic 1930s
Art Deco flare and has now “retired” to Long Beach, CA.
The Royal Yacht Britannia was launched in 1953. She served the Royal Family for over 40 years and traveled over one million miles to become one of the
most famous ships in the world. She was decommissioned in 1997 and is now berthed at Edinburgh’s historic port of Leith.
JOHN BROWN’S SHIPYARD has gone out of business. The site, on the River Clyde, is being re-vitalized into housing and parks.
BRIGID’S DAY (IMBOLC) EVENT
(Celtic Spring Celebration)
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Hear%Legends%of%Brigid
Welcome%Spring%with%an%ancient%Cel9c%ritual
Make%a%Brigid’s%Cross%(materials%&%instruc9on%supplied)
Friday%February%1st%@%7:00%PM%
At%First%Congrega9onal%Church%of%Flagstaff
740%North%Turquoise%Drive,%Flagstaff%(just%off%of%Switzer
FREE%EVENT%(Note:%we%have%materials%for%only%2%dozen%Brigid’s%Crosses)
Sponsored%By:
Northern%Arizona%Cel9c%Heritage%Society%(NACHS)
First%Congrega9onal%Church%of%Flagstaff
Kenneth%McIntosh,%author%of%Water%from%an%Ancient%Well
The Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society
(dedicated to presenting, promoting, and preserving Celtic culture)
presents:
A ROBERT BURNS
SUPPER
An evening of traditional food, entertainment
poetry, bagpiping celebrating the life of Scotland’s
most famous poet!!!
Feb. 2, 2013 from 5 to 9
Cocktail Hour from 5 to 6
Entertainment starts at 6
The Kilted Cat
2600 W. Kiltie Ln.
Tickets available at:
Animas Trading Co.
Arizona Music Pro
Uptown Billiards
or Jude McKenzie 928-556-3161
Adults-$30.00
TICKETS
Children-$15.00
MUST BE PURCHASED BY Jan. 27
Thanks to the City of Flagstaff, Flagstaff Cultural Partners,
the Flagstaff Community Foundation, the Arizona
Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for
the Arts for their continued support!
Patrick Ball
“An American master
Celtic Harp & Spoken Word
of the Irish
instrument, a
peripatetic modern
day bard, combining
tale-telling, history
and music into a
seamless compound
that reaches all ages
and types of
listeners.” San Francisco
Chronicle
!
January 9, 2013 at 7:00pm
Riordan Mansion Carriage House
409 W. Riordan Rd.
(Visitor’s Center)
Doors open at 6:30pm
Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door
Children under 14 are half price
Tickets available at Cedar Music
Cash Bar will be available. (beer, wine, whiskey)
www.LivingTraditionsPresentations.com
Directory of Celtic Arts
For Lessons:
Bodhran
Ron Barton: 928.774.7261
Fiddle & Irish Dance
Kari Barton: 928.600.1365
Irish Whistle
John McGregor 928.814.2480
Flute
Jacquie McGregor 928.814.2480
For Performance:
Bagpipers
Jude McKenzie 928.556.3161
The Knockabouts
John McGregor 928.814.2480