Knight of Glin visits Dallas October 30th and 31st

Desmond Fitzgerald, The Knight of Glin visits The Dallas chapter of The Ameican Ireland Fund.
The Knight is President of The Irish Georgian Society

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Halloween saw the return of Desmond Fitzgerald, 28th Knight of Glin, Limerick Ireland to Dallas Texas. The Knight visits the US annually to highlight historic preservation needs in Ireland.

The welcome party for general membership of the Irish Georgian Society (IGS), was held at The Lady Primrose at the Crescent Court. It was hosted by honorary co-chairs Caroline Rose Hunt and Vivian Young. A raffle for a weeks stay in Ireland was the highlight of the evening. The Knight pulled the winning ticket ably aided by Mary Ann Perryman, who as usual stirred up the pot!

The Halloween party for the Knights of the Roundtable of the IGS on October 31st was held at the historic Aldridge House on Swiss Avenue. The Knight spoke on current historic preservation projects and inducted several new Knights. A wonderful zany time was had by all masked and unmasked guests, thanks to Bobbie Sue Williams and her committee - Vicki Howland, Giesla Ziebarth, Susan Cooper, and our own Mary Ann Perryman in full gypsy regalia.

He had a delightful reunion with old friend Nancy O'Boyle and was delighted to meet incoming Irish Georgian Society (Texas chapter) president Mary Lee Cox. He announced the elevation of current president, Bobbie Sue Williams to the national board and thanked her for her leadership in Texas over the past six years.