Irish History Round Table: Sinking of the Titanic

The Irish History Round Table will hold its next meeting tonight, at the Knights of St. Patrick Hall, 1533 State Street in New Haven, starting at 7:30 p.m.

This month's meeting's guest speaker will be Philip K. Devlin. Devlin will discuss the sinking of the Titanic, and the to Connecticut and Irish history.

Two of the hundreds of tragic stories of the worst maritime disaster in history are about an Irishwoman and an Irishman who were coming to Connecticut, according to Devlin.

The author and historian recently worked on a that focused on the ship's tragic sinking, which were published on East Haven Patch — as well as several other Patch sites throughout the state.

Tonight's event is free and open to the public.

The Irish History Round Table meets on the third Tuesday of each month at The Knights of Saint Patrick Hall beginning

For more information, see the roundtable's newsletter posted in the gallery that accompanies this article. Or visit the roundtable online at irishhistoryroundtable.org