Invigorated by their attendance at The Ireland Funds Annual Conference last June, the Texans embraced a round of activities, proving that good people doing good things can also have fun along the way.

Such notables as Tim Severin of Brendan Voyage fame came to lecture and was feted by Cliff and Barbara Miercourt. The Knight of Glin, Desmond Fitzgerald, President of the Irish Georgian Society and his Executive Director Mary O'Brien visited in November.

A benefit co-chaired by Caroline Rose Hunt and Vivian Young at the Lady Primrose followed by a supper party at the magnificent home of Christy and Gretchen Flanagan where a raffle raised $10,000 for the Fund's Irish Georgian Society's Challenge Grant.

Bill Shaw of the 174 Trust in Northern Ireland was in Dallas for a week at the invitation of Mike Corboy and Ray Quinn. He met with church and civic leaders to tell of his efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in the infamous Ardoyne.

Ambassador Sean O'Huiginn and Kingsley Aikins were the guests of honor at the premier fundraiser for children's charities at the Chrystal Charity Ball last December. The world-famous River Dance' troop was featured as the main entertainment to the delight of all attending.

At the moment it is full steam ahead in preparation for a pre-conference trip to the Great Irish French wine chateaux of Medoc. As Mike Corboy stated at the annual board meeting in Washington, We will be the only group coming to the Dublin Conference to dry out!'

 

Photo Index 1 Roving Texans, the McKillop family make a trip to Glenstal Abbey 2 A Post-Conference trip to Derry : Mike Corboy, Maebeth Fenton, Wallace & Clark & Netta Blanchard at the Ancestral home of Charles Thompson 3 Mary Ann Perryman's 70th birthday celebrations at Lady Primrose 4 The Whelans and the Powells- the newest wannabe Texans! 5 Mike Corboy, John & Sylvia Tillotson 6 Tom Lardner, Dolores McCall with Ambassador O'Huiginn 7 At the Dallas Crystal Charity Ball, Ambassador Sean O'Huiginn with Caroline Rose Hunt 8 The Mayor of Dallas, Mary Poss presents Ambassador O'Huiginn with the Key to the City with Ball Chairman Nancy Chapman 9 At the Dallas Country Club Brunch, Bobbie Sue Williams, Ambassador Sean O'Huiginn, Sister Pauline Mullen 10 John Grimes, Ambassador O'Huiginn, John Tillotson