IRISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2011 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Our diverse Nation has been shaped by the sacrifices and successes of those who crossed both land and sea in pursuit of a common dream.  For millions of Americans, this journey began in Ireland.  In the wake of the Great [...]

Thanks to Sir Patrick Allen, KHS of Division 9 in New York, the Hibernian Digest is proud to publish videos of the Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral Dedication Mass, Midnight Mass at Christmas and 200th Anniversary back in 2009. Note: You need Windows Media Player to Play these Videos As They Are in .WMV Format. Cathedral [...]

If you go to most casual baseball fans and ask them about the Irish National Baseball Team, the response would probably be… “Ireland has a baseball team?” But it’s true, Ireland has a National Baseball Team, which was documented so well by filmmaker John Fitzgerald in “The Emerald Diamond” back in 2007. The award winning [...]

Reviewed by Robert P. Lynch I am a first generation Irish American and have since childhood cultivated an avid interest in my heritage.  This interest has manifested itself in a variety of ways, including a decades’ long involvement in the AOH and a lifelong study of Irish culture and history. I am especially interested in [...]

A year-long celebration of Irish arts events in the United States called Imagine Ireland was recently launched by the Irish Government. Actor and Irish cultural ambassador Gabriel Byrne made formal announcements of the project at events held in New York at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and in Washington at the Irish Ambassador’s [...]

Hal Cousins passed away of congestive heart failure on Nov. 17.  On Aug. 27, U.S. Navy Captain Timothy Pedersen became the 12th wing commander of the TACAMO Support Community at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma.  The local chapter of the Navy League of the United States welcomed the new Commander at a luncheon and [...]

AOH Maryland Division 3, St. Brendan Division, Towson participated in the Maryland Irish Festival, November 12 – 14, 2010 with a display for Irish-American Heritage Month.  The display included a banner which contained the words CELEBRATE IRISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.  The display also included the 1996 and 2010 Maryland Governor Proclamations which proclaimed those months of [...]

Over the past several years I have made quite a few trips to Ireland – alone and with tour groups. I have explored historical sites, tracked down ancient round towers, and shared the camaraderie of local folks at music sessions in countless pubs. But on my trip in October of this year, I experienced something [...]

Irish Way The AOH and LAOH National Boards are pleased to offer two $500 Irish Way Scholarships for the son or daughter of a member of the AOH and LAOH. Anyone who would like further information about the 2011 program is encouraged to contact Carol Buck, the Irish Way Coordinator at the Irish American Cultural [...]

Last year was a tough year for Ireland.  Not that it was all bad news.  Graeme McDowell won the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.  In Barbados, the boxer Katie Taylor claimed her third successive World Title.  Ireland’s under-23 men’s team won Gold at the European Cross Country Championships in Albufeira, Portugal, and, of course, Tony [...]