President’s Message
- President Message for June
What a strange seven weeks it’s been. First, we consolidated our April and May meetings to an early May meeting, then our initial date for the Golf Outing was rained out (not to mention it seems to have rained every other day since!). So, our normal spring cadence has been thrown off. We’ll be getting back on track with our next meeting being this Friday, June 13th, at 8pm, that being the last meeting before oursummer hiatus. As just mentioned, our annual golf outing was postponed and the reschedule is a little over a week away, on Friday, June 20th.… Read more: President Message for June
News
- Traditional Music at Hibernian House
- Golf Outing Now June 20th
Due due monsoon level weather and Blue Hill closing the course we add to reschedule our Golf outing. Friday, June 20th, is the new date of our Annual Golf outing. This includes both the golfing and the cocktail hour/dinner to follow. Other than the date change (and hopefully, a drier venue), all of the other… Read more: Golf Outing Now June 20th - Next Meeting June 13th
Please note that due to our regularly scheduled meeting falling on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend, we are rescheduling our Division meeting to Friday, June 13th. We wish safe travels to those heading out of town.For those staying local, we encourage you to march with us on Memorial Day as we honor the brave… Read more: Next Meeting June 13th - Celebrating Our Future, Honoring Our Heritage
This past weekend, Division 3 Pearl River proudly awarded 10 Scholarships to outstanding High School Seniors—young men and women who reflect the very best of our community and culture. Their selection was no accident. These students stood out through their academic excellence, dedication to community service, passion for cultural involvement, and their deep understanding of… Read more: Celebrating Our Future, Honoring Our Heritage
History
- Before the U.S. Navy, There Was O’BrienJeremiah 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 - The Laden Table, an Irish Christmas Tradition
Christmas is a time of tradition. Every year, millions of Americans enact a tradition that few realize has its origins in Ireland and the mists of time: “the Laden Table.” In pre-Christian Celtic Ireland, hospitality was more than just good manners; it was actually written into the law. Under Brehon Law, all households were obliged to… Read more: The Laden Table, an Irish Christmas Tradition
