President’s Message
- Presidents Message for September 2025
As mentioned in my email a few weeks back, activities cranked up very quickly after we passed Labor Day. We hope those of you involved in the school year are able to ease into getting back on schedule. Our next division meeting will be at the Hibernian House on Friday, September 19th at 8:00pm. We have a number of key agenda items to cover including: (1) nominations for Hibernian House offices that are up for election (Vice President and Secretary), (2) final vote on the motioned/ seconded $10 increase in annual dues, and (3) taking any nominations for Grand Marshal… Read more: Presidents Message for September 2025
News
- Major Degree, Saturday, October 25th.
When we all took our oath upon joining the Ancient Order of Hibernians, our entry was conditional that we “receive the lessons and take the test of the Order”, also known as taking the Major Degree. There is a great opportunity for those who still need to get their Major Degree to do so, as… Read more: Major Degree, Saturday, October 25th. - Meal on Wheels
Congratulations to our Meals on Wheels team who are entering their third year of coverage! If you’re looking for an easy local volunteer opportunity – we’ve always got room for additional delivery drivers and could use the help of one or two new team members. All it requires is roughly an hour once a month,… Read more: Meal on Wheels - Pot O’Gold is Back!
Once again, we’re happy to announce that our big fall fundraiser (and one of our best social events of yearend) is kicking off once again. Tickets are $100 and not only give you the chance to win a variety of cash prizes including the grand prize of $10,000, but the ticket affords you and a guest… Read more: Pot O’Gold is Back! - Presidents Message for September 2025As mentioned in my email a few weeks back, activities cranked up very quickly after we passed Labor Day. We hope those of you involved in the school year are able to ease into getting back on schedule. Our next division meeting will be at the Hibernian House on Friday, September 19th at 8:00pm. We… Read more: Presidents Message for September 2025
History
- The Patriots They Erased: Ireland’s Sons in Washington’s Army
Even today, our school children are told the story of the American Revolution as one of New England Puritan Yankees and “Scots-Irish riflemen” on the frontier fighting for freedom. Over time, this portrayal has hardened into a historical dogma. Even in an age of revisionism that rightly seeks to recover the voices of women, African… Read more: The Patriots They Erased: Ireland’s Sons in Washington’s Army - Before the U.S. Navy, There Was O’Brien
Jeremiah O’Brien was born in 1744 in Kittery, in the district of Massachusetts that would later form the state of Maine, the eldest of six sons of Morris and Mary O’Brien—Irish Catholic immigrants from County Cork. In 1765, the family moved to Machias, a frontier settlement on the Maine coast. There, the O’Briens established a… Read more: Before the U.S. Navy, There Was O’Brien - Starving in a Sea of Plenty: The Fish Story That Whitewashes the Irish Famine
Among the more persistent and insulting myths of the “Great Hunger” is the claim that the Irish “starved while surrounded by fish” because they were too ignorant or too stubborn to help themselves. It’s a narrative repeated in history books, classrooms, and casual conversation—a defaming simplification that distorts the truth of what our ancestors endured.… Read more: Starving in a Sea of Plenty: The Fish Story That Whitewashes the Irish Famine
