Upcoming events.
48th Annual East Durham Irish Festival
The following information was published on May 6, 2025 in the Irish Echo
https://www.irishecho.com/2025/5/east-durham-readies-for-its-48th?utm_campaign=05072025+-+2025-05-07&utm_content=Story1&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Mailchimp
The East Durham Irish Festival, one of the longest-running in the U.S., is celebrating its 48th year in 2025.
And this year's Memorial Day weekend festival is lining up "non stop Irish performers" on four stages Saturday and Sunday May 24 and 25, and a Friday free festival kick off sing song session at 6 p.m.
Michael English, I Draw Slow, the Prodigals, Irish Lassies and over 20 bands and performers are the ingredients for a rousing Irish Music Experience, said a release from organizers.
According to the release, Father Fragomeni will be saying Mass on Sunday at 10 a.m. This will be his 45th year at the festival.
The festival fare promises a Kids and Irish Cultural tent with Irish Language and music lessons, Irish crafts and much more.
This year’s festival honoree is the late Michael Farrell, founder of the Farrell School of Irish Dance.
The festival is held at the Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural Centre, 2267 Route 145. Tickets at EastDurhamIrishfestival.com and at the gate.
12TH ANNUAL ALLEGANY COUNTY, NY AOH IRISH ROAD BOWLING TOURNAMENT
The Allegany County NY AOH Division #1 is again having our 11th annual Western New York State Irish Road Bowling tournament. Our 1.2 mile Irish Road Bowling site is on Kilbane Road in the Town of Andover, NY where the Andover Rod & Gun Club is located, mid course. Event Registration is from 10 am-3;30 pm on Saturday June 14th and the cost is $30 per each 2 person team/$20 for teams 16 and under. The 28 ounce bowl/cannonballs are available to rent in this fewest combined bowl throws wins. This is a family oriented event in the beautiful hills of Allegany County New York. Food and beverages are available for purchase mid course at the Andover Rod & Gun Club on the course. Please wear comfortable shoes or sneakers. The course takes approximately 90-110 minutes to complete. Medals will be awarded for 6 classes including 10 ands under, 16 and under, Mens open, Women's Open, Mixed Doubles and Senior categories. Our Annual Irish Road Bowling Tournament Fundraiser is a rain or shine fun filled event. Contact Brian Cannon at aohcannon@gmail.com for more information. All registration is the morning of the event. Slainte!
Links to event promotion: http://www.facebook.com/WellsvilleAOH
The 5th Annual Schenectady Hibernian Golf Tournament
The 5th Annual
Schenectady Hibernian Golf Tournament
to benefit Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons School
Friday, June 20, 2025
Registration at 8 AM Bagpipe start at 9 AM
At the welcoming Schenectady Municipal Golf Course
This is a ‘Bagpipe Start’, best ball scramble!
Featuring $25,000 Hole-in-One! Putting Contest, Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive prizes.
Golfer gifts, snacks, lunch at the turn, Awards dinner, 50/50, and great Raffle Baskets.
And of course, our famous “Fire Pit of Cheer”
Over the previous 4 Tournaments the AOH JFK Div 1 Schenectady has been able to donate $55,000 to the Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons School to help ensure that students are able to complete their education. ND-BG consistently has a 100% graduation rate. Graduates of ND-BG include many Professional, Civic, and Business Leaders (and many Hibernians!).
Golfer Registration
$175 per Golfer or $600 per Foursome - Download the Golfer Registration Form
Links to event promotion: https://aohjfk.org/annual-golf-tournament/
For information contact: pcremmins@nycap.rr.com
New York State AOH / LAOH Convenetion
The 2025 New York State AOH/LAOH Convention will be held in Rochester, NY on July 17, 18, and 19, 2025. Listed times are approximate. PLease watch for more details as they become available.
STUFF THE BUS 2025
At the Spring Board meetings in East Durham (May 3, 2025), the AOH and LAOH will be holding the Second Annual “Stuff the Bus!” food collection to benefit the students and families who benefit from the Backpack Program in the Cairo-Durham Central School District. There are many families in the district who struggle with food insecurity, and school backpack programs provide food items over a weekend and during summer when schools are not in session.
Peanut butter, Jelly, tuna, soups (Ramen and Cup of Soup), Spaghetti O’s, pasta, sauce, Jello and pudding snack packs, snack-size cookies, chips and pretzels, microwave popcorn, granola bars, cereal bars. Pop Tarts, fruit cups, single serve cereal, juice boxes, instant oatmeal, Raisins, and dried fruit.
New York State AOH Spring Board Meeting
The Spring State Board Meeting will be held May 3, 2025
It will be held at The Shamrock House in East Durham at 10 am.
James F. Hayes Golf Classic
The sponsorship of a hole, with a sign, and the fee for each player will be $125; you get to keep the sign!.
Please target April 17, 2025 for your submission of your hole sponsorship and the entry form with the
members of your team; the forms are on the reverse of this note. This is our biggest challenge if you wait to the last minute. We need to get the signs made and the foursomes set up for smooth play!
If you need any additional information or have any questions, please feel free to email me at: Cummindm@aol.com or call 518-366-4762.
ALLEGANY COUNTY ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS, DIVISION #1WELLSVILLE, NY 14813
Kick off your Saint Patricks' Day Weekend at the 3rd Annual WORLDS SHORTEST Saint Patricks' Day Parade in downtown Wellsville, NY in Allegany County New York sponsored by the Allegany County Ancient Order of Hibernians Division #1. The certified parade route is a short 12 feet and brings together several AOH Divisions from Western New York State to celebrate our Irish Heritage. This is a family oriented event rain or shine. Contact Brian Cannon at aohcannon@gmail.com for information on participating in the Worlds Shortest Saint Patrick's Day parade!
Links to event promotion: http://www.facebook.com/WellsvilleAOH
Irish Feis
Annual celebration of Irish culture! Featuring singers, dancers, and musicians! Irish Food and cash bar. $10 admission at the door. March 8, 2025 from noon until six pm at the Saratoga Wilton Elks Lodge, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs, NY
2024 Freedom for All Ireland Night
Albany AOH and LAOH Freedom for All Ireland Night Friday November 22, 2024 Honoring the 2024 Father John Murphy Award Recipient Patrick Miller AOH Division 7 Monroe County
Proceeds to Benefit the Freedom For All Ireland charities
Souvenir journal will be published for the Albany FFAI Night held on Friday November 22, 2024 at 7pm.
To place an ad in the Souvenir Journal. please email laohalbany@gmail.com
Albany Hibernian Hall
375 Ontario Street
Albany NY, 12208
Free Irish Stick Fighting (Bataireacht) Seminar
Free Irish Stick Fighting (Bataireacht) Seminar at the Parting Glass in Saratoga, Thursday November 14 at 7:30 PM! Free to all, please bring a non perishable food item for local distribution!
LAOH President's Testimonial on November 2 in Middletown. NY
RSVP: Terry Meyer. nyslaohvicepresident@gmail.com
$45 includes Hot & Colf Buffet, Soda, Coffee, Tea (BYOB)
Checks payable to NYS LAOH
Memo Tesimonial - payment due by Oct. 20, 2024
NY AOH President's Testimonial Dinner
Saturday October 19, 2024 – President’s Tesmonial Dinner honoring Thomas O’Donnell
Burns/Hayes Award Recipient Naonal FFAI Chair Marn Galvin
The Irish Cultural Center/Five Points Public House and Event Center 5:30 PM.
NY AOH Semi-Annual Board Meeting
Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM
Place: The Irish Cultural Center/Five Points Public House and Event Center
623 Columbia Street Uca, NY 13502
Division 1, Broome County Annual Turkey Party
FRIDAY OCTOBER 18, 2024, TIME: 7:00 - 10:00 P.M.
A.O.H. ANNUAL TURKEY Party $7.00 ADMISSION
POTATO LEEK soup AND CLAM CHOWDER
DRAFT BEER, SODA, WATER, HOT DOGS, SNACKS & 50/50's
TURKEY RAFFLE EVERY 10 MINUTES
BONUS PRIZE W/ EVERY RAFFLE
AOH HALL 148 Main Street, Binghamton
STAND UP FOR LIFE
Sunday, October 6
STAND UP FOR LIFE - Largest Pro-Life Event in Nassau & Suffolk County.
STAND UP FOR LIFE is on RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY ,
October 6, 2024 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. (rain or shine)
Long Island's largest Pro-Life assembly will line the sidewalks at two locations:
- In Huntington, standing east and south from the intersection of State Route 110 and State Route 25.
- In Manorville, on the sidewalk just south of Long Island Expressway Exit 70 on County Road 111.
The events at Huntington and Manorville Long Island draw hundreds of participants to this family friendly event.
We are standing up for the value of all human life, especially the lives of vulnerable preborn babies.
Additionally, we remind everyone witnessing this event, there are many pregnancy care centers on Long Island where women facing unplanned pregnancies can get the help they need to keep their babies.
Contact Jack O'Brien AOH11@Live.com for more information or volunteer.
Links to event promotion: https://www.facebook.com/LongIslandStandUpForLife
AOH New York County Board Shamrock Degree and Major Degree
Registration: 11 AM
Archbishop Hughes Center
32 Prince Street, New York, NY 10012
Directly across the street from the Basilica of Old St Patrick’s Cathedral
Following the degree there will be a BBQ and Tours of the Basilica & Catacombs. The BBQ will be an open event at 263 Mulberry & Tours of Old St Patrick’s Basilica
Padraig Pearse Div 3, Five Towns, NY 75th Anniversary
Saturday, September 28, 2024
75th Anniversary of the Padraig Pearse Div. 3, Nassau County.
Cocktail Hour 7:00 PM / Dinner and Dancing 8:00 PM
Irish American Center
297 Willis Ave,, Mineola, NY 11501
Contact: Pat Kerins, Chairman 516-633-4012
Sean O’Rouke 516-316-5249
Mike Burns 516-782-4762
Ed Friel 516-301-0554
Cost $95
22nd Annual Shillelagh Classic AOH Columcille Division 4, Staten Island
22nd Annual Shillelagh Classic AOH Columcille Division 4, Staten Island
For information call chairman George Gillis 718-619-3274 or 646-533-1495; Jim Brown 347-308-4544; Brian Nutly 845-389-7182; Fred Hickman 917-520-3830; or Kevin O’Connor 347-268-7441
Annual Irish Language Mass
The annual AOH National Irish Language Mass at St. Barnabas Church (Bronx, NY) Roman Catholic Church is scheduled for Sunday, September 15th, 2024 @ 2:30pm EST. Attend in person or watch the mass live on Facebook and YouTube.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabascatholicchurch
YouTube: https://aoh.com/IrishMass
St. Barnabas Church: East 241st Street, Bronx, NY 10470
23rd Annual Hooley on the Hudson
Celebrate Irish music and culture at the 23rd annual Hooley on the Hudson! September 1st 11:30am-9pm in Kingston, NY. Enjoy three stages of live music, food & craft vendors, family activities and more! Admission is free. Learn more at hooleyonthehudson.com
2024 Rockaway Beach/Breezy Point Irish Festival
Visit the Festival website here at Irish Fest 21
2024 Rockaway Beach/Breezy Point Irish Festival
The 2024 Rockaway Beach Breezy point Irish Festival will take place June 8 and June 9 at St. Camillus Church, Beach 100th Street and Shore Front Parkway, Rockaway Beach, NY
New York AOH Cornhole Tournament
NYS AOH Cornhole Tournament to benefit the Thomas D. McNabb Memorial Scholarship Fund
AOH NY State Board Meeting
To: All National, State, County, Division Officers, Elected Delegates and Brother Hibernians From: Kevin O'Reilly, AOH/NYS Secretary
Re: Semi Annual State Board Meeting
Date: April 1, 2024
The Semi-Annual New York State Board Meeting mandated by Article 11, Section 3 of the A.O.H. N.Y.S. By-Laws will convene as follows:
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM
Place: The Shamrock House
2388 NY-145, East Durham, NY 12423
NY State AOH/LAOH Food Drive
I have been working with Maura McSweeney (LAOH) to put together a "Backpack Program" (of food) for students and Families of the Cairo-Durham Central School District at the time of the Spring meetings. The Backpack Program supports students and their families who face food insecurity by sending home "backpacks" of food items. We have put together a "cover letter" of specifics and a Program Flyer. Please find both items attached.
I am in need of some assistance to send these out to State and County Board members, District Directors, Divisions Presidents and Officers. I would also like to have it posted on the State website.
Yours in Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity
Tim Tobin
NY AOH Charities and Missions Chair
James F. Hayes Golf Classic
The James F Hayes Annual Golf Outing will take place this year at the Sunny Hill Resort and Golf Course. The date of the event is Friday, May 3, 2024. This event is held in conjunction with the semi-annual NYS AOH Board Meeting, which is to be held on Saturday, May 4th at the Shamrock House 2388 NY-145, East Durham, NY 12423.
Please considering sponsoring this event - download the PDF
East Durham St. Patrick's Day Parade
Join fellow AOH Brothers and the folks in East Durham, NY for the 2014 St. Patrick’s Day Parade!
SECOND ANNUAL WORLDS SHORTEST SAINT PATRICKS DAY PARADE
BROTHERHOOD OF THE TRINITY, ALLEGANY COUNTY, NY ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS DIVISION #1
Second Annual "Worlds Shortest Saint Patricks Day Parade" (12 feet)-March 15th, 2024, Wellsville, NY
The Allegany County AOH Division #1 will be sponsoring our 2nd Annual "Worlds' Shortest Saint Patricks Day Parade" in Downtown Wellsville, NY. The Parade will be held on Friday March 15th, 2024 with parade units forming on Main Street at 4 pm and the Parade Starting at 4:45 pm after our national Anthem. The parade will traverse a parade route of 12 feet at the intersection of North Main Street and Eaton Court in the Village of Wellsville and Measured & Certified By the Village of Wellsville Mayor and Trustees. Our Shortest Parade is family friendly, fun and short! Ms. Rosie O'grady is this Year's Parade Grand Marshal. Come celebrate our Irish Heritage and March with our Allegany County AOH Division #1 Brothers on March 15th in Scenic Wellsville, NY! For more information contact Brian Cannon at aohcannon@gmail.com
JOHN F. KENNEDY DIVISION #1 SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK MAJOR DEGREE TEAM
THE MAJOR DEGREES OF THE ORDER WILL BE EXEMPLIFIED ON FEBRUARY 3, 2024. CANDIDATES MUST REPORT TO THE ALBANY A.O.H. HALL AT 375 ONTARIO STREET,
ALBANY, NY NO LATER THAN NOON
Division 18 Peekskill Christmas Ball
Join us for Division 18’s First Christmas Ball on December 9, 2023 at 1:00 PM
AOH New York County Board Major Degree
The AOH New York County Board will be hosting a Major Degree
