b"ArOunD THe WOrLD THE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND DALLAs1 2 3Leadership Forum Breakfast with John FitzGerald of UCCOCTOBer,2013 AIF National Board Director and Regional Advisory Board Chairman Tom Codd hosted a1 Admiral Patrick Walsh, Jean Van Sinderen Law, Leadership Forum event at the Dallas petroleum Club featuring John Fitzgerald of university College Cork for a Don Hanrattydiscussion of The Atlas of the great irish Famine, of which Mr. FitzGerald is the Commissioning Editor. Those in2 Ray Sullivan, Jean Van Sinderen Law, John FitzGerald, attendance, including AIF Board Director Don Hanratty, were fascinated by Mr. FitzGeralds presentation which focusedMike Hegartyon a new understanding of the causes and long term effects of the Great Famine. The book was the winner of the Best 3 Mike Codd, Tom Codd, Mike Higgins, Buzz Crutcher, Irish Published Book in 2012 and according to the award-winning publication, The Great Famine is possibly the mostJoe Murphypivotal experience in modern Irish history; its global reach and implications cannot be underestimated. 1 2 3Gallery Circle with Robert OByrne of The Irish Georgian SocietynOvemBer, 2013 Friends of The American Ireland Fund were treated to a presentation by robert OByrne, Vice 1 Beth Struckell, Robert O'Byrne Vice President of the Irish President of the Irish Georgian Society. In attendance were the events host and AIF Regional Advisory Board member,Georgian Society, Beth struckell, AIF Life Trustee netta Blanchard, AIF Regional Advisory Board members rachel gaffney smith and Andy Bobbie Sue Williams2 Netta Blanchard, Deborah Ryan, Welch, as well as Bill murray co-chair of the 2014 Dallas Emerald Ball. Lifetime members of the Irish Georgian Society,Robert O'Byrne, Beth Struckell, Deborah ryan, Bobbie sue Williams and gisela ziebarth, attended as well. Guests learned about the Irish Georgian Kelley Geary Burks3 Andy Welch, Robert OByrne, Societys ongoing restoration of Dublin's 1760s City Assembly House in South William Street, the venue of many famousRachel Gaffney Smithspeeches by Daniel O'Connell. The Irish Georgian Society promotes the conservation of distinguished examples of architecture and the allied arts of all periods in Ireland. The AIF is proud to be a longtime supporter of the work of theIrish Georgian Society.connect2014 | 86"