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Motto - Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity

TurasGlencolmcille is famous for the turas or

penitential pilgrimages that are made onJune 9th, the feast day of St. Colmcille. Theturas begins at midnight and consists of awalk to fifteen stations that are marked bysmall monuments or by cross-inscribed pil-lar stones which are associated with theearly monastery. At each station a prayer(s)is said. The turas is approximately threemiles long and takes around three hours tocomplete. (Above) A pillar stone.

Feb. 16 - Kehoe Scholarship info. - DueFeb. 20 - Printed Program info. - DueFeb. 20 - Map of Ireland - DueMarch 3 - AOH Meeting - 7:30, St. Philip NeriMarch 7 - Celebration Reservations DueMarch 13 - St. Patrick’s CelebrationMarch 17 - St. Patrick’s Day Parade 11 AM

Dates toRemember

AOH is the oldest Irish-Catholic layorganization in America (formed in1836). It is a non-profit organiza-tion with the purpose of promotingIrish culture while fostering andperpetuating the ideals, historyand traditions of the Irish people.

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Featured Entertainment for

our 141st

Next meeting - March 3One week early!St. Philip Neri

Meeting begins at 7:30 PM

AOH Saint Patrick’s Celebration

Sunday, March 13Mass at St. John's - 11:00

Banquet - 12:30Indiana Roof Ballroom

Adults - $35 Children 12 and under - $16

Reservations: aohindy@gmail.com or

Send a stamped self-addressed envelope & check to

Chuck McGinley - 1525 N. DowneyAve., Indianapolis, IN 46219-3036

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Pat WithemHelen GriffinScotty GrantAndrew Russell Maxine Murray Betty Timmons Jo ArcherRev. James Rogers Rev. John BuckelAggie Branson Mike SullivanEarl Myers Bill BransonJosephine Miles

Mary Jo O’HaraTom GriffinBob DanglerTom O’GaraDennis O’ConnorRichard TexThomas HughesJim AdamsNora PrendengastBailey Kinnamen Kathy Lyons John Noone Michael T. McGinley

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A Fond Memory For The Irish!On a frigid day, exactly 50 years ago on Jan 20, 1961,

John F. Kennedy took office with the words, “Ask not what yourcountry can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.”The world had high hopes for this dashing fellow from Boston— at just 43, the youngest president elected to office, and theonly Catholic.

Jan 20, 2011

Feb. Meeting- Brian Gallagher presented an update onthe 141st St. Patrick’s Day Celebration onSunday, March 13th at the Indiana Roof. Witha month to go, he encouraged everyone to“talk-up” the significance of this Irish event.He had posters available to be taken andplaced where they could advertise this his-toric happening. He mentioned that mailings,the TV stations, newspapers and the internetwill also be used to inform the Indianapolisarea about the Celebration.

Our entertainment, singer songwriterEunan McIntyre, from Glencolmcille, Co.Donegal, has told Brian how excited he is tobe coming to the U.S. to be performing forthe Hibernians. We can expect a very enjoy-able show! Get your reservations in toChuck McGinley by March 7th.- Mass Chair Dan Shea informed the mem-bers of morning activities at Saint John’sChurch. A photograph will be taken beforeMass of AOH members in front of the altar.Wear your sash! The wreath laying at theCeltic cross will follow around 10:30 andMass begins at 11. Dan discussed music,ushers and flowers. Because of the Big Ten

Holy Cross St. Patrick’s PartySunday, March 13, 4 to 7 p.m.Music by Irish Stew with Pat Grant Food, Drink & Games of Chance

Reservations: 637- 2620 / 833 - 9684$5.00 adults only

Msgr. Harold Knueven - Rev. Thomas Murphy

New MembersMichael Manley – Holy SpiritJames Moloy – Holy SpiritThomas Fielden – Mother of Sorrow,

Wheatfield , IN Don Kennedy, Holy Family, Ashland, KYPeter Baird – St. AnthonyEdmond Fielden – U.S. ArmyKevin Matthews – St. Philomena, Peoria, IL

In Memoriam- AOH pays tribute to David Moore,age 29, fallen IPD Officer and Roncalli grad-uate. He passed away Jan 26th. Page 7- Charles J. Murray (AOH), age88, passed away Feb. 3. He was a superin-tendent with Babcock and Wilcox for 18years, with Stewart Warner for 20 years anda WWII veteran. Charles was a member ofHoly Spirit Parish. Tournament crowd and a 5K race in

the area, Dan suggested that everyoneget there early for ease of parking. - Remember on March 13 to changeyour clocks for Daylight Saving Time.Clocks are moved forward an hour.- Pat Miles, Printed Program Chair,feels everything is progressing fairlywell to this point. However, he askedfor additional articles about Hibernianexperiences in the CYO. Did you havea great coach? Win or lose, did youplay on a team of memories? Now’sthe time to give them their just due!Contact Pat at 508-3892.- St. John’s Church has placed an adin the Printed Program in memory ofrecently deceased AOH member JimMcNulty. Over the years, Jim had per-formed many hours of service at St.John’s. - Our AOH Raffle, headed up by MarkSteinmetz, is the major fundraiser forour many charitable works and if everymember purchased just one ticket, itwould help greatly. You can - Page 6

St.Philip Neri - IRISH FEST

Sunday, March 6th. from 3-6 PM. Entertainment - "Irish Stew"

"Open Buffet." Cost - $17 person.Cash Bar available

Menu: Grilled Breast of Chicken, InsideRound of Beef. Homemade MashedPotatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Rolls

Apple-AlmondGalette with

Vanilla Ice Cream,Chocolate MousseReservations SPN office 631 - 8746

Saint Patrick’s DayParade - March

17th Beginning at North andPennsylvania Sts. Be there at 11.Parade starts

at 11:30. Members march

and enjoy the fun!Wear your sash!

Last Bogside MarchAn American delegation of

sixty, made up of AOH andLAOH members from all overthe U.S., will be a part of the39th march to the Bogside areaof Derry, Northern Ireland tocommemorate the anniversaryof Bloody Sunday.

A recent inquiry by theBritish Government has deter-mined that what occurred onthat day was the clear responsi-bility of the British Army.Because of this revelation, fam-ilies of those lost in this tragedyhave determined that this will bethe last march.

Indiana LAOH members par-ticipating in the march are AliceDavis, Jeane Russell and NancyTindall-Sponsel.

The O’Moores & the HiberniansThe family O’Moore had considerable influence

on the creation of the Hibernians. In 1565 anEnglish edict against the Irish Catholic religionprohibited all monks and priests from either eatingor sleeping in Dublin, and ordered the head ofeach family to attend Protestant services everySunday. In response, Irish prince Rory O’Moore,from Co. Laois, organized his companions into theDefenders, taking up the cause of religion and theprotection of priests and their dominions. Underthe Defenders protection, priests said Mass on themountains, in the valleys and in the glens.

An attempt was made to dispose the O'Mooresand replace them with English settlers. However,this led to prolonged hostilities where the O'Mooreclan caused great difficulties for the English,defeating them in many battles.

After O'Moore's death in 1578, new branchesof the Defenders sprang up. It is said that the spir-it of these Defender organizations gave rise to andwas the origin of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

Pictures above - Turas stationsGlencolmcille, Co. Donegal

St. Patrick’s Day Raffle First prize - Two tickets to Ireland or $1500

2nd prize - Waterford Crystal Bowl3rd prize - Waterford Vase4th prize - Claddagh Wine Glass Set5th prize - Four Irish Fest Tickets. $10 - Get additional tickets at

the Golden Ace Tavern or Mark Steinmetz (787 - 8455)

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get additional tickets from Mark (787 –8455 or emu51@yahoo.com) or theGolden Ace Tavern. - Mark again requested input from themembership on activities for the future.He suggested possibly working togetherat St. Vincent de Paul, a pub crawl or abus trip to the Dublin Irish Fest. Mark islooking for things to do and ways we canget together as a group. Your ideas arewelcome!- Our March AOH meeting will be back atSt. Philip Neri and will begin at 7:30. Themeeting will be March 3rd, one week ear-lier than usual, due to the St. Patrick’sCelebration on March 13.

Newsletter on line - www.aohindy.us Web Master - Paul Burns. Newletter Ed. - Jim Lynch -lynch3425@sbcglobal.net - 787 5734

Map of Ireland Your Family Name in the March 13 St. Patrick’s Day

Celebration Program. All Proceeds go to St. Meinrad’s Seminary to assist in the education of a priestin the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Individual or Family - $10.00

In Memorial - $5.00Make checks payable to: AOH Map Of Ireland.

Send your donation to John Hegarty, 607 N. Payton Ave.,Indianapolis, Indiana 46219. Due - Feb. 20

Eunan McIntyreEunan McIntyre was born and raised in west

Donegal and still lives in the small village ofGlencolmcille with his wife Jackie and their two sons,Declan and Shane. Eunan wrote his first song at theage of fourteen and has continued to pen songs whichare born from the emotional impact of the breathtak-ing landscapes and friendly villages and towns inwest Donegal as well as the relationships with family,friends and neighbors, or in Eunan’s own words ‘thepeople and places that I like.”

Eunan went on to become an award winning song-writer, winning the Sean Mc Carthy, KeadueInternational, and Roscommon song writing competi-tions and twice winning the highly respected Clonmany Songwriter Contest . And itis easy to see why Eunan has collected an array of awards for his work. His lyrics &melodies are poignant, colorful, nostalgic and uplifting .

Eunan has released four CDs of his songs: Rathlin Sky, Blown on a Breeze, Allthe Love You Bring & a live performance playing with Swiss band Tacha. He hastoured in Canada, the United States, Spain and annually in Switzerland for the pastfive years both as a solo musician and with Swiss band, Tacha . He has supportedlegendry Irish acts such as Daniel O’Donnell, Danny Doyle, Tommy Sands, SeanCannon, Sean Keane, and the Wolf Tones.

Officers’ Installation Dinnerwas at the Northside K of C on Sunday Jan 16.

John Hegarty, 2010AOH President, presents

Hibernian of the Yearaward to - Mark Steinmetz.

AOH officers for 2011, Lt. to Rt. - Mike Tobin, JohnHegarty, Mark Steinmetz, Chuck McGinley, JerryKennedy, Mark Caraher and Jim Lynch. Absent - Ian Heraty

Masses will be said for two of ourrecently deceased members:

St.John’s Church - Mass for JimMcNulty on March 17 at 12:10 andMarch 27 at 11 AM.

Holy Spirit Church – Mass for JackMattz on Feb. 27 at 9 AM and March27 at 8:30 AM.

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AOH 2011 dues statements willbe sent out in April.

Feb. Donations $200 – St. Baldrick’s Event – Cure for

children’s cancer.$200 – LAOH Bogside March in Belfast.

AOH Officers for 2011

President – Mark Steinmetz, 787 - 8455emu51@yahoo.com

Vice Pres. – John Hegarty, 446 - 5631 Treasurer – Chuck McGinley, 359 - 7147Financial Secretary – Ian Heraty, 823 - 4732Recording Sec– Jim Lynch, 787 - 5734Standing Com. – Mark Caraher, 791 - 0115Sentinel – Jerry Kennedy, 359 - 3386Marshall – Mike Tobin, 319 - 8683

"The abbey that refused to die."Mass being said in the roofless ruin ofBallintubber Abbey in the 1860’s.

Founded in 1216, the abbey is inClaremorris, Co. Mayo, and was built byCathal O'Connor, King of Connaught. It isan important sacred Irish historical site,being the only church in Ireland still indaily use that was founded by an Irishking.

Despite being roofless during theReformation, the abbey continued to beused throughout the Penal times of the18th century. In 1966 the nave wasrestored and reroofed. This remarkableAbbey is the only church in Ireland whereMass has been celebrated continuouslyfor nearly 800 years.

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sylvania activists. Coincident-ally, another Division wasformed at the same time in thecoal-fields of Pennsylvania.These Hibernians, with theirmotto of Friendship, Unity, andChristian Charity, organizedwith the intention of defendingGaelic values under attack andprotecting the Catholic Churchand its clergy. They could claima continuity of purpose andmotto unbroken back to theDefenders of 1565 in Ireland.

AOH Membership at first was restricted to Irish-born, but eventually was openedto American-born sons as immigration declined. Early AOH assisted Irish immigrantsin obtaining jobs, social services and welfare benefits. They stood guard to defendChurch property; however, after their formation, actual attacks were few, but lonelynights of vigil were many. At about this time, a society in Ireland adopted the nameAncient Order of Hibernians and the organization now had links to Ireland in name.

As the heroism of the Irish Brigade (top) and other Irish units in the American CivilWar (150,000 joined the Union army) had America cheering for the exploits of the sonsof Erin and the honesty, devotion, and natural charm of the Irish girls, who had foundemployment as domestic help, were winning admirers on the home front, the resultwas a new regard and decrease in prejudice against the Irish. As they worked theirway across the country, AOH followed and grew in numbers and strength.

Today, after much time has passed and the Irish have prospered, achieved suc-cess, and are leaders in American society, the purpose of the Ancient Order ofHibernians in America has evolved and changed. As stated on the cover of ourNewsletter, the purpose of AOH is to promote Irish culture as we foster and perpetu-ate the ideals, history and traditions of the Irish people – while fulfilling our motto of

Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity.

The Origin and Purpose of The Ancient Order of Hibernians

The troubles of the Protestant Reformation began for the Irish in 1536 when KingHenry VIIl was made Head of the Catholic Church in Ireland. Henry attempted to dis-solve the many Irish monasteries, places that had existed for over 11 centuries. Healso seized the property of many Irish nobles. By about 1550, much of existingCatholic Church property had been confiscated and given to the Church of Ireland, toloyalist or sold. In 1558 Elizabeth l declared the Church of England to be the State reli-gion of England and Ireland.

Through all these difficulties most Irish still remained Catholic and their persist-ence in holding onto their religion drove the English to extremes in repression. ManyCatholics had to celebrate Mass in thatched Mass-houses or in secluded areas on“Mass Rocks”. Churches not confiscated or sold were in ruins by the end of the cen-tury. Penal laws disenfranchised Irish Catholics from the political, social, and eco-nomic life of their own country, and with their religion outlawed and their clergy onthe run, they became an underground society practicing their religion in secret.

Not surprisingly, secret societies were formed to protect these values underattack. In various locales, groups with names like Defenders, Whiteboys andRibbonmen were identified with the purpose of defending Gaelic traditions and theprotection of the Catholic Church and its clergy. As time passed some of these soci-eties were suppressed, but most reorganized under new names for the same purpose– defense of faith and homeland. History provides us with the names of many of theseorganizations, and even limited details of some. We know, for example, that the mottoof the Defenders, est. in 1565, was: Friendship, Unity, and True Christian Charity.

With the continued oppression in Ireland and periodic crop failures, many Irishwere forced to flee to other lands for survival. Many fled to Colonial America, whichhad become an extension of England in language, customs and traditions. Eventhough America claimed religious freedom, this freedom did not include Catholics.Maryland was the exception, but even there problems existed, as tensions surfacedbetween Catholic Maryland and the surrounding colonies. These anti-Catholic atti-tudes continued through the 1700s. In the early 1800s this bigotry, cloaked in thename of American patriotism, emerged in a prejudice against immigrants - especiallythe Irish, who began arriving in large numbers. A period of extreme intolerance waslaunched that began with social segregation, resulted in discrimination in hiring, andreached its climax in the formation of anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant gangs such as theOrder of the Star Spangled Banner, the True Blue Americans and others bent on vio-lence.

During this period various Irish American fraternal associations were formed topromote the welfare of their members and families. Some associations eventuallyfound it necessary to develop a militant dimension to protect their church and clergyand defend members from bigoted opposition.

In 1836, a Pennsylvania miners association called the Hibernian BenevolentSociety traveled to New York’s St Patrick’s Day parade. While there they met with agroup of New York activists from the St. Patrick’s Fraternal Society. These two groupsdecided to merge several societies into one major defensive organization. Thus theidea of The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) was born.

The first Division of AOH was organized at New York’s St James Church on May4, 1836 –– less than two months after the historic meeting of the New York and Penn-

Railroad workers - 1850’s.

69th New York Volunteer Infantry, Irish Brigade.

The Irish came to America andimmediately went to work.(Above) In 1830’s Indiana, thecanal was built mostly by Irishimmigrants using shovels,picks and wheelbarrows. (Rt.)Domestic workers. Photos -The Irish in America by Michel Coffey