It has been three months since our last newsletter or division meeting, and I hope all are well and had a good Memorial Day weekend. Given the situation, we’ve gotten by on interim communications, but we thought it would be time to get out at least this interim version of a newsletter. It has been a hard several months for our Division and for many in our area, but we hope … [Read more...] about May 2020 Presidents Message
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Col. William O’Brien’s Last Stand on Saipan
As the dark clouds of war gathered over America in the fall of 1940, the 105th Infantry Regiment of the N.Y. National Guard was called to active service. The regiment, recruited from Troy, NY and the surrounding area, had been sent to Fort McClellan to begin the rigorous training that would transform them from part-time to full-time soldiers. They were conducting … [Read more...] about Col. William O’Brien’s Last Stand on Saipan
CHRISTI SIMUS NON NOSTRI*
On July 17, 1950, darkness beyond that of the evening fell on the parish of Sanjeong Dong, which served as a parish and headquarters of the Columban missionaries in Chollanamdo province, Korea. Earlier in the day, the American consulate had informed Monsignor Patrick Brennan that U.N. forces could not hold the city from the advancing Communists; they advised him that all of the … [Read more...] about CHRISTI SIMUS NON NOSTRI*
Pipers Wanted: Ceol Mor to Combat Corona
For hundreds of years, the skirl of the pipes have been used to call communities to action against a common foe and to summon the courage, to boost flagging morale when hope seemed lost. So effective were the pipes in uniting people that the English once prohibited them as “an instrument of war.” Our nation is currently at war against an insidious, invisible enemy that has … [Read more...] about Pipers Wanted: Ceol Mor to Combat Corona
Tomás MacCurtain
Tomás MacCurtain was born Ballyknockane, Mourne Abbey, County Cork, on 20 March 1884, the son of Patrick Curtin, a farmer, and Julia Sheehan. He attended The North Monastery school where Tomás fell in love with the Irish Language in addition to interests in Irish music, poetry, and history. MacCurtain became an active member of the Gaelic revival and joined the Blackpool, … [Read more...] about Tomás MacCurtain