If you share the goals of the center -- if you appreciate the Irish heritage and delight in its continued evolution -- we invite your participation as a Friend of Irish Studies at St. Thomas by joining one of the categories of annual giving listed below:

The Celtic Circle $125- $499
Calling to mind the outstanding research materials in the Celtic Collection of O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center.

The Kilkenny Circle $500-$999
Named for the Irish county from which the university's founder emigrated.

John Ireland Circle $1000 and above
Honoring the great churchman and civic leader who founded the University of St. Thomas.

Click here to become a Friend of Irish Studies

The benefits of your support

• recognition in the St. Thomas President's Council (John Ireland Circle only)
• acknowledgment in New Hibernia Review (John Ireland Circle only)
• invitations to private receptions for visiting poets and other Irish figures
• acknowledgment in A Chara, the center's newsletter
  the newsletter A Chara to update you on the center's activities and progress
• a subscription to New Hibernia Review
• recognition as a donor to the Celtic Collection at its annual St. Patrick's Day open house
• invitations to lectures, readings and public programs of Irish interest at St. Thomas and elsewhere
• The satisfaction of supporting and participating in valuable educational programs
  
  (Note: The value of a subscription to New Hibernia Review is $40. The rest of your gift is tax-deductible.)

The John Ireland Circle of the Friends of Irish Studies
Allied Irish Banks
Mike and Mary Anne Bellamy
Dave and Mary Carroll
James W. and Dianne Carney
James H. Curtin
Quentin and Sally Hietpas
Irish Alliances Foundation
Fr. John Malone
Marianne McDonald
McCarthy-Bjorklund Foundation
Charles and Norah McCafferty
The Micek Family Foundation
Patrick W. Murphy
Lincoln and Elizabeth Redshaw
Brian P. Short