The Irish Cultural Center and McClelland Irish Library is an Irish center and specialty Library situated in and owned by the city of Phoenix, Arizona holding a collection of works related to Celtic culture and genealogy.[1] Beginning in 1999 with the An Gorta Mor (Great Hunger) Memorial, it then expanded to the Great Hall in 2003, Irish cottage in 2006, and Library in 2012.
| McClelland Irish Library | |
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| 33°27′40″N 112°04′27″W / 33.461104°N 112.074304°W | |
| Location | Phoenix, Arizona, US |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 2012 |
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| Size | 6000 |
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| Website | www |
The building housing the library cost $5 million to build and is modeled after a Norman castle.[2] The library holds over 6,000 books about Irish culture and a collection of genealogy resources, and operates in conjunction with Phoenix Public Library.[3]
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edit- ^ "McClelland Irish Library | Dedicated to Irish Culture". www.azirishlibrary.org. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ "$5 million McClelland Irish Center library opens in Phoenix, Arizona – Video". IrishCentral.com. 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ "Irish Cultural Center opens $5 million library in Phoenix". arizona.newszap.com. Retrieved 2016-06-16.[permanent dead link]