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AOH Division 4
County Richmond, NY
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Richmond County AOH Meeting 04-Jun-26 @ 7:30 PM at The Point Tavern 879 Forest Avenue
Division 4 meeting: 08-Jun-26 @ 7:30PM at The Elks, SI, NY
Monsignor Farrell's Michael Deats selected for the AOH Thomas Gray Jr. Award.
2026 dues ($40.00) are now past due - please submit your dues ASAP... (1) mail-in check, (2) Zelle® banking app, or (3) at Division meetings. Click for dues info.
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This Memorial Day, the Ancient Order of Hibernians joins a grateful nation in honoring the sacred memory of all who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. Lets not forget to remember and honor that sacrifice.
Among the ranks of those US veterans were thousands of Irish immigrants. They were men and women who stepped off the ships and immediately answered the call of their adopted home. They marched into battle, fought with fierce loyalty and many died wearing the American uniform.
Many that fell never had the chance to put down roots, build homes, or raise families of their own. For some, their loved ones back across the Atlantic never learned where they fell. They rest today in American soil with no descendants to visit their graves, and no one to remember them but us. They are part of our family and we must remember.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha.
☘ St. Kevin of Glendalough ☘
St. Kevin (~498 - 3 June 618) is an Irish Saint, known as the founder and first abbot of Glendalough in County Wicklow, Ireland.
The 3rd of June is the Feast Day of St. Kevin of Glendalough.
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☘ March is Irish-American Heritage Month ☘
Irish American Heritage Month, celebrated throughout March, honors the immense contributions of millions of Irish immigrants and their descendants to the United States. Designated by Congress in 1991, this observance coincides with St. Patrick's Day and highlights Irish history, culture, and achievements in politics, labor, and society.
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The Ancient Order of Hibernians, St. Columcille Division 4 was founded on 03-April-1970.
☘ About the AOH ☘
☘ About the AOH ☘
The Ancient Order of Hibernians is America’s oldest Irish Catholic Fraternal Organization founded concurrently in the coal-mining region of Pennsylvania and New York City in May,1836. The Order can trace its roots back to a series of similar societies that existed in Ireland for more than 300 years. Today the AOH exists in America, Canada, Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland, however, while the organizations share a common thread, the American AOH is a separate and much larger organization.
The early Irish societies were born of a need in the mid-fifteen hundreds to protect the welfare of fellow Irish Catholics, and especially the clergy who risked immediate death to keep the Catholic Faith alive in occupied Ireland after the Penal Laws of 1691. These various secret societies were formed across the country to aid and comfort their people by whatever means was available. Similarly, the AOH in America was founded at New York’s St. James Church on May 4,1836 by men emulating these Irish societies, to protect the clergy and churches from the violent American Nativists who attacked Irish Catholic immigrants and Church property. At the same time the vast influx of Irish Immigrants fleeing Ireland’s Great Hunger in the late 1840’s, prompted a growth in many Irish societies in the USA – the largest of which was, and continues to be, the AOH.
Active across the United States, The Order seeks to aid the newly arrived Irish, both socially and economically. The many Divisions and club facilities located throughout the U.S. have traditionally been among the first to welcome new Irish immigrants. Here, the Irish culture — art, dance, music, and sports are fostered and preserved. The newcomers can meet some of ‘their own’ and are introduced to the social atmosphere of the Irish-American community. the AOH has been at the forefront for issues concerning the Irish, such as Immigration Reform; economic Incentives both here and in Ireland; the human rights issues addressed in the MacBride Legislation; Right-To-Life; and a peaceful and just solution to the issues that divide Ireland.
☘ In Memory of Div 4 Recently Deceased Brothers ☘
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
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Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
St. Columcille, (Dove of the Church) is also known as St. Columba, St. Colmcille, or St. Columbkille. He is one of Ireland's three Patron Saints alongside St. Patrick and St. Brigid.
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