William Shakespeare observed, âThe evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.â It speaks to the ironic tendency for society to notarize, even glorify, the darkest aspects of humanity while ignoring the noble. Nowhere is this clearer than in the case of Irish American John Mackay, the âBonanza King.â John Mackay (pronounced Mackee) was … [Read more...] about John Mackay, the Forgotten âBonanza Kingâ
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Please support our Adopt a Family Christmas Fund
Every year Denise and Larry DeGennaro reach out to school nurses, social workers, etc. to get Christmas lists for local needy families. It is often heartbreaking to read these lists where children are not asking for toys, but for necessities, many of us take for granted. Your generosity allows Pete Dunne and John Gannon to go out and fill these lists not only with the basics … [Read more...] about Please support our Adopt a Family Christmas Fund
The Real âSaving Private Ryanâ and the Parachuting Priest
Many consider the film âSaving Private Ryanâ to be one of, if not the most, significant films on the violence and sacrifice of war ever made. Sadly, the story is not the product of a writerâs imagination, but an adaptation of an all too real story of unflinching duty and unfathomable loss. It is an Irish American story of the four Niland brothers and Fr. Francis Sampson. … [Read more...] about The Real âSaving Private Ryanâ and the Parachuting Priest
AOH Division 3 November 2019 Presidents Message
Our next meeting will be this Friday, November 22nd at 8pm at which there will be elections for Division officers. Welcome aboard to new members Jim Acheson, Patrick Guerin, Aidan Mulcahy, and Ronan Curry. Congratulations and good luck to Kevin McNulty on his appointment to the presidency of St. Josephâs Regional High School and to Chris Power who will receive the Our Lady of … [Read more...] about AOH Division 3 November 2019 Presidents Message
The Act of Union: “No blacker or fouler transaction in the history of man.”
Amidst the current debate on the United Kingdomâs departure from the European Union, Brexit, there has been much talk about the âUnion.â Measures that would prevent the return of a hard border in Ireland have been decried by loyalists as âundemocraticâ and a threat to the âUnion.â However, there was very little of democracy in the formation of the âUnionâ and from its inception … [Read more...] about The Act of Union: “No blacker or fouler transaction in the history of man.”