Irish Cultural Center 1106 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-258-0109 www.azirish.org

IRISH CULTURAL CENTER WILL PAY TIRUBTE TO ISLE'S GREAT TRADITIONS Peter Corbett, The Arizona Republic 3-17-2005 St. Patrick's Day at Phoenix's Irish Cultural Center will likely deliver a good craic, a Celtic word (pronounced crack) for a good time. The center, at 1106 N. Central Ave. in Margaret T. Hance Park, will celebrate from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today with traditional Irish music, lamb stew, tea, scones and other favorites of Emerald Isle culture. "People should realize there's more to Ireland than drinking and potatoes, and that's the purpose of the cultural center," said Mary Moriarty, the center's executive assistant. The center, which includes a re-creation of an 1850s Irish farmhouse, offers programs on Irish literature, genealogy, archaeology, music and dance. Arizona is home to more than 500,000 people of Irish descent, or about 10 percent of the population. Phoenix's ties to Ireland include a sister-city link to Ennis, a town in west-central Ireland that dates to the 13th century.

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