Gaelic Adventure

Brian o-h'Eachtuigheirn, born Brian Samuel Connolly Heron, January 24,1941 in Dublin,Ireland. Brian is the proud grandson of James Connolly, the great Irish Patriot who wrote and signed the Proclamation of Independence for the Republic of Ireland along with Paudric Pearse, Sean Mac Diarmada, Joseph Plunkett, Thomas J. Clarke, Thomas Mac Donagh and Eamon Ceannt. James Connolly became the Commanding General to lead the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland. His grandson, Brian is the founder of An Claidheamh Soluis / the Irish Arts Center in New York City and the Celtic Arts Center in Hollywood, California and the Brave Hearted Woman Theatre Company in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Brian has worked side by side with the great artists of the world, including the late John Lennon and Denny Doherty, to strengthen and preserve Irish culture and language worldwide. Following in the inexhaustible footsteps of his grandfather, James Connolly, the founder of the Irish Transport and General Worker's Union and the Irish Citizens Army, Brian is a member of the Florida Bar which allows him to use his extraordinary wealth of experience in the realm of Labour politics, Civil Rights and Contract Law to advance the rights of working people globally. Brian worked personally with Ceasar Chavez and Dolores Huertas to organize the United Farm Workers of America. He came to the United States the first time with the assistance of Mike Quill, organizer of the Transport Workers Union of New York City. He is also a grateful husband to his current wife of 45 years, Belinda from Amapala, Honduras and his first wife, Aine of Dublin, Ireland, and the proud father of three sons. Brian is currently working on, Gaelic Adventure, a multi-media / living theatre piece to advance the use of Irish Gaelic Language in Ireland.