Excellency Timothy Cardinal Dolan 1011 First Ave New York NY 10022 Your Eminence Cardinal Dolan, As National President of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, it is my pleasure to congratulate you on being...

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Mr Hayne, as the National President of the largest Irish American Organization in the United States, the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, it is with great displeasure that I must write to...

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One of the greatest obligations we have as Hibernians is to pay our last respects to our deceased brothers. Those who have been our friends and mentors and have blazed trails for us...

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As boards and divisions continue to consider their contributions to the annual Freedom for All Ireland Christmas appeal, I would like to present a speech I made recently regarding Relatives for Justice. It...

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The newest Ancient Order of Hibernians Major Degree Team is the Carraig Phadraig Major Degree Team in South Carolina. The team has been practicing for over a year and was chaired by Past...

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President's Message

President’s Message »

President’s Message Brothers, the summer seems to have passed us by without much notice; each year seems to go by quicker. It was a fairly busy summer with all the...

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Directors Reports

Vice President’s Message »

Vice President’s Message

Highlights Fall 2011 has been both busy and exciting, with the weekend in Philadelphia standing out as...

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Chaplain’s Message »

Chaplain’s Message

A few days ago I was traveling from Philadelphia where I attended the AOH National Board Meeting...

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Treasurer’s Report »

Treasurer’s Report

By the time you read this, the leaves will be changing up North and the weather cooling...

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Deputy Chaplain »

Deputy Chaplain

“How do you get away with writing what you do?” This was the question someone asked me...

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Historical Happenings »

Historical Happenings

The National Presidents Testimonial Dinner in Philadelphia on Oct 8 was a memorable event. Meeting Clara Reilly,...

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From The Editor’s Desk »

I hope you enjoy this end-of-year issue of the Digest. I think it’s important to note that more then 90 AOH and LAOH members contributed the contents of this edition. And who knows how many other brother and sister Hibernians helped them produce that copy and take and caption the photos on these pages. It’s...

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AOH Oswego, NY, hosted international group “Enter the Haggis” at their 2nd Annual “1/2 Way to St. Patrick’s Day Party”!   AOH Dean Michael Barry Division 1 in Oswego celebrated their 2nd annual “1/2 Way to St. Patrick’s Day Party” on September 17. Headlining the event was the international Canadian band “Enter the Haggis” (ETH), who...

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New York News

National Director Danny O’Connell Awarded Commodore John Barry Medal »

Ohio State President Joe Casey awarded the Commodore John Barry Award to National Director Danny O’Connell during the Ohio State Convention. President Casey stated that Danny has been instrumental in division, state and national levels and is always there to help him out.  He also quipped “If you looked up Hibernian in the dictionary, you...

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National Director Danny O’Connell Awarded Commodore John Barry Medal

Illinois News »

The Illinois State Board welcomes Chicago’s new Consul General of Ireland for his first public event since arriving in the United States, the Illinois State convention. The back row of the picture includes John A. Donavan, State Treasurer; Tom Hoffman, Immediate Past President; John L. Martin, State President and Robert Simpson, State Vice President. Seated...

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Illinois News

Irish Eyes of Blue and Gray »

  It has been 150 years since the first cannons sang through the air to begin the long song that would be the American Civil War. The War would last four more years, four excruciatingly long years that would claim the lives of more than 600,000 Americans of the North and South. As in every...

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Irish Eyes of Blue and Gray

State Reports

New Jersey News

New Jersey News »

Great work by our members North and South. Notre Dame Division 1 held a beefsteak dinner to help a family in need in Passaic County.  The division donated $1600.00 to...

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Kentucky News »

Kentucky News

The Third Annual Ancient order of Hibernians’ Irish for Kids Golf Scramble was on September 16, 2011, with the proceeds benefiting Boys...

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Connecticut News »

Connecticut News

President Bill Flannery presided over a very successful State Board meeting in Naugatuck on October1, during which reports were made and plans...

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LAOH News

Vice President’s News »

Vice President’s News

It was so nice to see once again so many of our ladies at the Interim Board Meeting and the Testimonial Dinner...

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Pennsylvania News »

Pennsylvania News

Mary Ellen O’Neill Division #4, Washington County, Pennsylvania Ladies Ancient  Order of Hibernians, held a dinner meeting in honor of their Charter...

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From the President

From the President »

Where has the time gone, it seems as though I just finished putting the Christmas Decorations away and it’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Time flies when...

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