Nassau County Mourns The Loss of John Bownes

The Ancient Order of Hibernians was saddened today with the loss of National Life Member John Bownes after a freak accident last week. He was 83. “He was a dedicated member of the order,” said fellow National Life Member Michael O’Rourke. “He was very active with the Feis, and helped build the stages. He was [...]

Nassau County Well Represented In Cincinnati

Nassau County sent 12 delegates to Cincinnati for the biennial Hibernian Convention. At the event, the brothers were able to vote in the new new National Board, while making decisions on various Hibernian issues. All officers that up for re-election maintained their offices, including President Shamus Boyle, VP Brendan Moore, Secretary Tom McNabb, and Treasurer [...]

Paddy McCarthy Named 2010 Nassau County Feis Honoree

The Nassau County AOH Feis has named Irish Examiner publisher Paddy McCarthy its 2010 honoree. Paddy was born in Ballyphehane, Cork City, into a family of seven boys and two girls.  Like most Irish families of the time, the McCarthys lived a happy life, in humble conditions.   On leaving school, Paddy tried his hand at [...]

Nassau County’s Jim McCabe Granted National Life Membership

The Nassau County Board  is proud to congratulate Brother Jim McCabe, who was granted National Lifetime Membership in the Ancient Order of Hibernians. A member of Division 8 since 1953, Jim has served as Divisional  President, Vice President, Recording Secretary and Marshal. He was born in Glen Cove on July 9, 1933 to Peter McCabe [...]

Nassau County AOH Charities and Missions Dinner and Raffle

The Nassau County Charities and Missions is running a dinner/raffle on Sunday June 13, 2010. Proceeds will go to Hibernian Charities including the Rockville Centre Diocese Mission in the Dominican Republic, Ards Friary in Donegal and Project St. Patrick. Tickets for the raffle and dinner cost $50 dollars each and for the money you will [...]

Division 8 Brother Up For National Lifetime Membership

Nassau County would like to wish Brother Jim McCabe of Division 8 luck as he is up for National Lifetime Membership in the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Jim has passed through the division, county and state and now his application is in front of the National Board. A brother for 57 years, Jim has served [...]

Nassau County AOH Has A New Addition

The Nassau County AOH Board would like to congratulate Nassau County Vice President Sean O’Rourke and his wife Patricia on the birth of their son Brendan Michael, who was born April 25, 2010 at 8lbs, 15ozs. Brendan is grandson of AOH National Lifetime Member Michael O’Rourke and his wife Aine and the brother of Sean, [...]

The Hibernian Digest Now Online

The National Hibernian Digest, the official newspaper of the Ancient Order of Hibernians now has an online edition, which will feature an archive of past issues. According to editor Keith Carney, the site will also include expanded news and features not appearing in the newspaper. The site is HibernianDigest.com, which was designed by Nassau County [...]

Photos: Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Junior Past President John O’Connell took these pictures of the parade in Glen Cove on Sunday, March 21st, 2010. The Glen Cove parade is the only Hibernian sponsored St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Nassau County. See more pictures on Division 8′s website.

Photos: Grand Marshal’s And Aide’s Dinner

Nassau County was well represented at the 2010 New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal’s and Aide’s Dinner. Beside Nassau County Aide Michael Byrne, representatives from most of the divisions attended honoring Grand Marshal Raymond Kelly and aides from each of the counties in the New York area. Kelly and his aides will [...]

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