O'MALLEY JOHN P. - Age 90, of Pittsburgh, on Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Beloved husband of Katherine McGraw; devoted father of Jack (Kathy) O'Malley, Mary (Tony) Benintend, Kathleen (Bill) Joos, Pati Kravetz, Mickey O'Malley, and Peggy O'Malley; proud grandfather of Sean, Aran, Ryan, Anthony, Kara, Michael, Tim, Laurie, Robert, Kevin, Michael, and Patrick; loving great-grandfather of eight.
He proudly served in the United States Navy during World War II and was a long-time member and current President of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 15 (Hazelwood).
John worked as an electrician for the City of Pittsburgh and was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local No. 5.
He was an avid golfer who volunteered as a ranger at Schenley Park Golf Course in Pittsburgh. He also served as an usher at St. Stephen's Parish in Hazelwood.
Friends will be received at the JOHN D. O'CONNOR & SON FUNERAL HOME, INC., 5106 Second Avenue, Hazelwood, 412-521-8116 on Wednesday 6-8pm, Thursday 2-4 & 6-8pm, and Friday 9 a.m. before the Mass of Christian Burial in St. Stephen's Parish, Hazelwood, at 10am.
John's family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to Dr. Bernard Grumet, M.D.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be donated to St. Stephen parish, 5115 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15207.
-- Dan Tobin, Financial SecretaryA.O.H. Division # 23, Allegheny County
Brothers, Below is a postscript from A.O.H. county president Dan Devinney:
It is with great sadness that I must inform you of the passing of John Patrick O'Malley. Brother O'Malley was the longtime President of AOH Division 15 and one of the oldest living members of the order in Allegheny County.
He passed from this earth on July 29, 2008 at the age of 90 years old.
Visitation will be held at the John D. O'Connor and Sons Funeral Home at 5106 Second Avenue located in the Hazelwood section of the City of Pittsburgh on Thursday, July 31, from 2-4 p.m. and from 6-8 p.m.
The A.O.H. Memorial Service for Brother O'Malley will be at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. I know this is short notice, but in recognition of his many years of service to his division and his great love for the order I would appreciate it if as many members as possible from throughout Allegheny County could attend the service.
A funeral Mass for Brother O'Malley will be held at the St. Stephen's Church in Hazelwood on Friday, August 1, at 10 a.m.
-- Daniel P. Devinney President, A.O.H. Allegheny County Board
The HHP will be manning the distribution lines at Braddock again this Saturday, August 2nd.
If you can make it, we would really appreciate the help. We’re looking for approximately 6 to 8 additional volunteers.
While I’m hoping to see some new faces this month, the Food Bank has asked the HHP to assume more responsibility related to the Braddock distribution that I think would be well-suited to a number of our brothers who have become mainstays over the past few months.
Specifically, the Food Bank is asking for 4-5 AOH HHP volunteers to manage the Agency Relations roles. These are the monthly roles usually manned by Food Bank personnel who help sign up our participants, hand out ticket numbers and help control the traffic/distribution line.
As we have discussed in the past, the HHP has been looking for opportunities to step-up our involvement with the Food Bank and this would be a step in that direction.
If you are interested, please let me know. Otherwise, we still need people to help setup and man the lines.
Thanks again for your continued support of this worthy cause and I look forward to seeing you all on Saturday.
Terry Callahan (Keep reading for postscript by Ed Blank ...)
Brothers, The Hibernian Hunger Project efforts in Braddock, on the first Saturday of every month, are at the VFD #2 Social Hall, 845 Talbot Ave., Braddock, 15104.
Advisory: During the warm-weather months, all food is distributed outside in the parking lot. Because the building is locked, there is no access to a restroom. You might want to ease up on morning coffee, juice, etc., until afterward. - Ed
An Irishman arrived at Boston's Logon airport and wandered about the terminal with tears streaming down his cheeks. An airline employee asked him if he was homesick.
'No, 'replied the Irishman.' It's worse, I've lost all me luggage.'
July 27 1602 - O'Neill's principal vassal, Donal O'Cahan, submits to Docwra 1662 - Ormond becomes Lord Lieutenant and arrives in Ireland on this date 1663 - The "Cattle Act" restricts Irish trade with colonies as well as exports to England 1669 - Molly Malone is christened in Dublin 1710 - George Carpenter, former MP for Newtown, is wounded at Battle of Almenara, Spain 1782 - Poynings' Law is amended by Yelverton's Act which was passed on this date: only bills passed by both houses of the Irish parliament will be forwarded to England for assent 1782 - Second and third Catholic Relief Acts (4 May, 27 July) allow Catholics to own land outside parliamentary boroughs, to be teachers and to act as guardians 1805 - Death of Brian Merriman, poet famous for his translation of "The Midnight Court" 1830 - Birth of John O'Leary, Fenian, in Tipperary; referred to famously by Yeats in his poem "September 1913": 'Romantic Ireland's dead and gone/It's with O'Leary in the grave' 1846 - William Smith O’Brien leads the Young Irelanders out of the Repeal Association 1860 - Birth of John Henry Bernard, scholar, Archbishop of Dublin and provost of Trinity College Dublin 1866 - Completion of the first submarine cable link underneath the Atlantic, from Valentia Island, Co. Kerry to Trinity Bay, Newfoundland 1960 - Ireland sends troops to serve with UN forces in the Congo; nine are killed by Baluba tribesmen in an ambush at Niemba on 8 November; one of these, Anthony Browne, will be awarded the Military Medal for Gallantry 1980 - U2 plays its first-ever open-air show at the "Dublin Festival 1980" in front of 15,000 at Leixlip Castle in Kildare 1998 - A former lieutenant of drugs baron George Mitchell, is caught red-handed with £2.7m worth of cannabis in Co. Meath 1998 - Unionists claim proposals to ban RUC recruits from groups like the Orange Order may be illegal 2000 - The cream of Irish opera talent performs popular classics in aid of charity at the National Concert Hall. Headlining Pop Opera 2000 is Ireland's foremost soprano, Cara O'Sullivan 2000 - Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams warns that the Good Friday Agreement would be "holed below the water line," if the British Government did not properly implement the Patten Report on the reform of policing in Northern Ireland 2001 - According to the National Treasury Management Agency annual report for 2000, Ireland's national debt is among lowest in Europe.
July 28 1210 - King John captures William de Braose and confiscates his lands 1674 - Birth of Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery; Jacobite soldier and editor 1769 - Birth in Galway of Sir Hudson Lowe, soldier, and governor of St Helena responsible for guarding Napoleon 1846 - O'Connell and the Young Irelanders party split over use of physical force 1895 - Birth of John Charles McQuaid, Archbishop of Dublin, in Cootehill, Co. Cavan 1927 - The first automatic telephone exchange in Ireland, serving more than 700 customers, is opened at Ship Street 1954 - Birth of Mikey Sheehy, Gaelic footballer. in Co. Kerry 1998 - Marine Minister Dr. Michael Woods firmly rules out an extension of the salmon season 1999 - Taoiseach Bertie Ahern predicts on local radio that Moscow Express will win the Galway Plate at Ballybrit. The horse is steered to victory by current Irish champion jockey Ruby Walsh 1999 - TV3 announces that model Amanda Byram will spearhead Ireland’s first ever breakfast television programme 1999 - The Central Statistics Office publishes the most popular baby names for the previous year; the leading boy’s name is Conor, followed by Seán, Jack, James and Adam. Across the gender divide, Chloe tops the list, ahead of Ciara, Sarah, Aoife and Emma 2000 - Seventy-eight republican and loyalist prisoners are released from the Maze prison 2001 - BirdWatch Ireland appeals for loans of ghettoblasters as part of a bid to save the corncrake.The blasters are needed to replay the sounds of farm traffic - tractors and their grass mowers - in areas where the rasping, croaking corncrake can still be heard, mainly along the banks of the River Shannon. The hope is they will attract the birds so they can be banded and tracked. 2005 - IRA issues statement ending its armed campaign. Gerry Adams says that it offered an unprecedented opportunity to revive the peace process. He called on unionists to fully embrace the principles of the Good Friday Agreement. The 36-year campaign of armed conflict has cost 3,500 lives, 1,800 of them at the hands of the Provisionals.
July 29 1693 - Patrick Sarsfield is mortally wounded at the Battle of Landen. He dies of his wounds three days later at Huy in Belgium, where he is buried in the grounds of St. Martin's Church 1805 - Brian Merriman, Irish language poet famous for his epic poem Cúirt an Mheeadhon - The Midnight Court, dies 1848 - Young Ireland rising centres on the 'Battle of the Widow MacCormack's cabbage garden' near Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary. William Smith O'Brien, Thomas Francis Meagher, Terence Bellew McManus and Patrick O'Donohue are arrested, convicted of high treason and sentenced to death in September-October. Sentences are commuted to transportation in June, 1849 1883 - James Carey, member of the Invincibles, turns Queen's evidence; five of his associates are hanged for the murders of Burke and Cavendish. Carey is followed to South Africa by Patrick O'Donnell, and shot dead on the Melrose, en route from Cape Town to Natal. O'Donnell is hanged in London on 17 December 1969 - The Irish Finance Act exempts people considered by the Revenue Commissioners to have written works of cultural or artistic merit from income tax on money earned by the works 1975 - Death of 40-year-old Tom Dunphy of the Royal Showband in a car crash near Carrick-on-Shannon 1998 - The threat to Irish rail services on August Bank Holiday Monday is lifted following the intervention by the chief executive of the Labour Relations Commission, Kieran Mulvey 1999 - Quinze coasts to an easy victory in the Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap 1999 - Brian Meehan is jailed for life after he is convicted of the murder of journalist, Veronica Guerin 2001 - Thousands of people climb Mayo's holy mountain, Croagh Patrick, for the annual national pilgrimage 2001 - Michael Flatley announces his retirement in Dallas at the last show of his Feet of Flames World Tour 2002 - The first public-private partnership deal to fast-track the building of 170 million euro hospital scheme is launched.
July 30 1650 - Edward Parry, Church of Ireland Bishop of Killaloe, dies in Dublin from the plague 1715 - Birth of Nahum Tate the first Irish-born poet laureate of England. Playwright and hymn writer, his best known work is While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night 1761 - Birth of Henry FitzGerald, diplomat, soldier and brother of Lord Edward FitzGerald 1761 - Richard Nugent, MP for Fore and still a teenager, fights a duel with a Mr. Reilly and dies of his wounds a week later 1862 - Death of Eugene O’Curry, influential music collector 1863 - Birth of Henry Ford, son of William and Mary Ford who crossed the Atlantic from Ireland by steerage. Ford changed the entire world through his revolutionary assembly-line manufacture of motor cars 1927 - Novelist and critic John Broderick is born in Athlone, Co. Westmeath 1942 - Birth of artist Charles Harper on Valentia Island in Co. Kerry 1947 - The Soviet Union blocks Ireland’s application for entry into the UN on the grounds that Ireland, being neutral, had not helped to set up the organisation. However there are strong suspicions that the Soviet Union’s real objections are because Ireland is a Catholic country and would therefore always vote against the communist bloc countries 1971 - Red Hurley and Nevada reach no. 1 in the Irish charts with ‘Sometimes’ 1998 - Orange Order leaders file notice of four planned marches along the nationalist Garvaghy Road during August 2000 - Michael Flatley's Lord of The Dance extravaganza is staged at Belfast's historic Stormont Castle 2000 - It is announced that Dublin is to get a full-scale underground metro system as part of a multi-billion pound plan to tackle the capital's crippling traffic congestion 2002 - Soccer legend George Best enters hospital for a liver transplant.
July 31 1661 - The Act of Settlement confirms some adventurers' landowning rights but allows claims from 'innocents' and royalist supporters 1689 - Robert Lundy, Governor of Derry/Londonderry, advises surrender at the approach of James's army but is overruled and allowed to escape. The city holds out under siege for 105 days and is relieved on this date 1689 - The Enniskillen Protestants defeat Jacobite forces at Newtownbutler, Co. Fermanagh 1737 - Robert Adair, MP for Philipstown, dies on this date, having 'had one of his legs cut off above the knee for a mortification and died soon after' 1834 - Inauguration of the first Dublin — Dun Laoghaire horse-drawn "train service" 1838 - Enactment of the Irish Poor Law 1877 - Minority of Home Rulers begin obstruction tactics in Commons 1893 - Founding of the Gaelic League in order to revive the use of the Irish language and foster appreciation of Ireland's Celtic heritage 1917 - Death of poet Francis Ledwidge, from Slane, Co. Meath, who is killed by a stray shell at Ypres during World War I 1922 - Harry Boland shot by Free Staters in Skerries; he would die three days later 1981 - Kevin Lynch, political prisoner, dies on hunger strike in the Maze prison 1978 - U2 plays McGonagle's in Dublin in support of Modern Heirs and Revolver 1998 - Parades Commission rejects a fresh application by Orangemen to parade along the nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown on August 2 2000 - The British Army begins dismantling the controversial Borucki observation post which has dominated the skyline in Crossmaglen for more than 20 years. 2007 - After 38 years, the occupation of Northern Ireland by the British Army ends at midnight. Operation Banner is the Army's longest continuous campaign in its history with more than 300,000 personnel serving and 763 directly killed by paramilitaries.
August 1st - Lughnasa Today is Lúghnasa; in the old days this was the Feast of the god Lúgh, a thirty-day agrarian celebration with August 1 at the center. It is also the first day of Autumn in the Celtic Calendar See our articles Celebrating the Harvest & Putting out the hare, putting on the harvest knots. 1166 - Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster and ally of Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn, is defeated in battle by Rory O'Connor and forced to flee from Ireland 1535 - John Travers, Chancellor of St Patrick's Cathedral, is executed for high treason at Oxmantown Green for conspiring with Lord Offaly 1649 - Jones defeats Ormond at Rathmines, ending royalist hopes of taking Dublin 1714 - Following the death of Queen Anne, George I accedes to the throne. The second Irish parliament of Anne's reign is thereby dissolved 1800 - The Act of Union dissolves the Irish parliament and transfers legislative powers to Westminster 1822 - Irish Constabulary Act sets up county police forces and salaried magistracy 1851 - The Ecclesiastical Titles Act forbids Catholic bishops to assume ecclesiastical titles taken from any place in the United Kingdom 1872 - Gladstone's first Land Act, decreeing that tenants who were evicted be compensated for improvements and that tenant who were evicted for any reason other than nonpayment of rent should also be compensated 1915 - Nationalist Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa is buried in Glasnevin cemetery, Dublin 1931 - Seán Ó Riada, musician and composer, is born in Cork 1981 - After 71 days on hunger strike, Kevin Lynch dies at the Maze Prison in Belfast 2001 - One of Ireland's best loved actors, Joe Lynch, dies after being taken ill at his holiday home in Spain.
August 2 1800 - The last session of the Irish parliament ends 1820 - John Tyndall, physicist, and first to discover why the sky is blue, is born in Leighlin Bridge, Co. Carlow 1932 - Actor Peter O'Toole is born in Co. Galway 1981 - Death of Kieran Doherty, TD for Monaghan-Cavan, on the 73rd day of his hunger strike 1988 - The first Aer Lingus flight with an all-female crew departs Dublin for Shannon. The Shorts 360 commuter aircraft is piloted by Capt. Grainne Cronin and co-piloted by Elaine Egan 1998 - Renegade republicans tighten the screw on Northern Ireland's fragile peace process with a fresh wave of incendiary attacks 1999 - Ireland's longest-serving rain observer, John Joe ‘Goggles’ Doyle retires; he has taken daily rainfall readings in his native Tulla since 1943 for Met Eireann and earned his nickname because of the goggles he wears when he takes his daily readings 2000 - Co. Kerry, the country’s top tourism area, claims that business is down by about 20% because of the rail strike 2001 - Torrential rain causes flash floods in Cork, Dublin, Tipperary and other areas of the country
University of Minnesota professor Paul Z. Myers made good on his pledge to desecrate the Eucharist today.
According to his statement on the subject, “I pierced it [the Host] with a rusty nail (I hope Jesus’s tetanus shots are up to date). And then I simply threw it in the trash.”
Saying he did not want to “single out just the cracker,” Myers also tore pages from the Koran along with a few pages from Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion and nailed them to the Host.
He then said, “They are just paper. Nothing must be held sacred. (His emphasis.) Question everything. God is not great, Jesus is not your lord, you are not disciples of any charismatic prophet.”
Catholic League president Bill Donohue responded as follows: “A formal complaint against Myers has already been made. What he did—in both word and deed—constitutes a bias incident, as defined by the University of Minnesota.
"The policy says that ‘Expressions of disrespectful bias, hate, harassment or hostility against an individual, group or their property because of the individual or group’s actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion…can be forms of discrimination.
"Expressions vary, and can be in the form of language, words, signs, symbols, threats, or actions that could potentially cause alarm, anger, fear, or resentment in others…even when presented as a joke.
“The University must now take action and apply the appropriate sanction. We are contacting the president, Board of Regents and the Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Office at the school, as well as Minnesota’s governor and both houses of the state legislature; the Catholic community in Minnesota is also being contacted.
"Moreover, we are also contacting Muslim groups nationwide. “It is important for Catholics to know that the University of Minnesota will not tolerate the deliberate destruction of the Eucharist by one of its faculty. Just as African Americans would not tolerate the burning of a cross, and Jews would not tolerate the display of swastikas, Catholics will not tolerate the desecration of the Eucharist.”
Murphy showed up at Mass one Sunday and the priest almost fell downwhen he saw him. Murphy had never been seen in church in his life.
After Mass, the priest caught up with Murphy and said, "Murphy, I am so glad you decided to come to Mass, what made you join us?"
Murphy said, "I got to be honest with you Father. A while back, I misplaced me hat, and I really, really love that hat. I know that McGlynn had a hat just like me hat, and I knew that McGlynn came to church every Sunday. I also knew that McGlynn had to take off his hat during Mass and figured he would leave it in the back of church. So, I was going to leave after Communion and steal McGlynn's hat."
The priest said, "Well, Murphy, I notice that you didn't steal McGlynn's hat. What changed your mind?"
Murphy said, "Well, after I heard your sermon on the 10 Commandments, I decided that I didn't need to steal McGlynn's hat."
The priest gave Murphy a big smile and said, "After I talked about 'Thou Shalt Not Steal' you decided you would rather do without your hat than burn in Hell, right?"
Murphy shook his head and said, "No, Father, after you talked about 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery,' I remembered where I left me hat."
Two Irish men, Paddy & Murphy were walking down a country road, when they observed a man hanging over a bridge with another mans legs in his grasp. The other man shouted up "NOW, NOW" to his friend who promptly pulled him up. To Paddy & Murphy's astonishment the man had a large fish in his arms. Paddy & Murphy decided to give this plan a try, so they walked on to the next bridge where Paddy dangled Murphy over the bridge. After five minutes Murphy started to scream up.
July 20 1616 - Death in Rome of Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Baron Dungannon and 2nd Earl of Tyrone. He led an unsuccessful uprising against the English, and was eventually forced into exile as part of “the Flight of Earls.” 1798 - Rebel camp at Timahoe surrenders 1835 - First report of the select committee on Orangeism is presented to the House of Commons 1902 - Jimmy Kennedy, lyricist, is born in Omagh, Co. Tyrone 1904 - Birth of writer Molly Keane 1922 - The Free State army takes Limerick from the anti-treaty Republicans 1933 - Eoin O'Duff becomes leader of the National Guard ('Blueshirts') 1982 - The IRA kills ten servicemen in bomb attacks in Hyde Park and Regent's Park, London 1998 - Seven-year old Adele Chapman from Derry leaves hospital; 12 weeks earlier, she became Britains first triple-organ transplant child when she underwent a pioneering liver, pancreas and small bowel transplant at Birmingham Children's Hospital 1998 - Thirty-three years after the roadway was first proposed, plans for the £80m by-pass of Waterford city are unveiled 1999 - Munster MEP Pat Cox to play a pivotal role in the new European Parliament as President 1999 - The funeral Mass of actor Donal McCann is held at Dublin’s Terenure College Chapel.
July 21 1750 - Under-Secretary Waite reports to Chief Secretary Weston that ‘This morning I am informed that Lord Allen and Captain Eustace of Irvine’s have slit if not cut off a great part of a gentleman’s nose in a fray which happened a day or two ago in the road between Dublin and Naas. The occasion of it was very trifling, such as the gentleman returning the salutation of a fellow which they gave him and which they thought proper to deem an affront upon persons of their rank and in red coats.’ The victim, a Mr. Butler from Co. Tipperary, indicts Allen and Eustace in the courts; Waite writes on 11 August that Allen ‘will have three or four Butlers to fight after they have harassed him by due course of law’ 1860 - Birth of Chauncey Olcott, famed Irish balladeer and writer of “My Wild Irish Rose.” He also co-wrote “Mother Machree” and “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” 1887 - Thomas Bodkin, lawyer and professor, is born in Dublin. Director of the National Gallery from 1927-35, he wrote several books on Irish art and artists 1903 - Edward VII and Queen Alexandra visit Ireland 1920 - 12 people die in Belfast riots which take place from 21-24 July 1920 - Sectarian violence continues in Derry/Londonderry 1920 - Catholics are forced out of Dromore, Co. Down following the funeral of an RIC man 1922 - The Free State army takes Waterford from the anti-treaty Republicans 1928 - John B. Keane, playwright, novelist and poet, is born in Listowel, Co. Kerry 1964 - Steve Collins, World Middleweight Boxing Champion, is born in Dublin 1972 - 'Bloody Friday' in Belfast; the Provisional IRA kills 19 and injures 130 in 22 bomb attacks 2002 - Approval is granted to open a €30m marine research centre in Galway.
July 22 1606 - A commission is instituted to remedy defective land titles 1817 - William Sadler makes the first balloon crossing of the Irish Sea, from Dublin to Anglesey 1860 - Johanna Butler is born in the Rower, Co. Kilkenny. She entered the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary at the age of sixteen in Béziers, France. Popularly known as Mother Butler, Mother Joseph was the founder of Marymount School and College in Tarrytown, New York. On August 26, 1926, she was elected general superior of the order and remained in that position until her death on April 26, 1940 1866 - Birth of D.J. O'Donoghue, writer, bookseller and librarian 1873 - James Cousins, writer and teacher, is born in Belfast 1933 - The anti-Fianna Fáil Army Comrades Association, which developed into a fascist-inspired group nicknamed the "Blueshirts," is outlawed 1999 - Loyalist Volunteer Force rules out any further weapons handover 2001 - Ranked 25th, Ireland falls below most of Europe in its healthcare. 2007 - Dubliner Padraig Harrington becomes the first Irish golfer to win the British Open in 60 years when he snatches victory from the jaws of defeat at Carnoustie in Scotland. He is the first European golfer to secure a major victory since Paul Laurie on the same course in 1999 and Ireland's first since Fred Daly in 1947. President McAllen was the first to convey her congratulations to Harrington, while Labour sports spokesman Jack Wall said: "Padraig Harrington's magnificent victory in the Open without doubt represents one of the greatest days in the history of Irish sport."
July 23 1803 - In opposition to the Act of Union, Robert Emmet leads an armed outbreak that is easily suppressed 1834 - St. Vincent’s Hospital, established by the Sisters of Charity, opens in Dublin 1883 - Birth of Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke; military commander, in Bagnéres-de-Bigorre, France 1889 - Birth in Chicago of writer Raymond Chandler, creator of Philip Marlowe. He was born to Irish Quaker and Irish Catholic parents 1948 - John Cushnahan, Alliance Party and Fine Gael politician, is born in Belfast 1998 - Irish under-18 squad defeat Cyprus to reach final in European Football Championship 1999 - The nation pays its last respects to arson victim Garda Sergeant Andy Callanan, who is buried with full State honours 1999- - Guinness Blues Festival gets underway in 30 venues across Dublin 2001 - Under heavy garda surveillance, the gangland funeral of Seamus "Shavo" Hogan takes place at St Agnes' Church, Crumlin, Dublin 2002 - According to the United Nations report, Ireland is regarded as one of the least corrupt countries in the world.
July 24 1261 - The Norman-Irish under the justiciar, William de Dene, are heavily defeated by Fineen MacCarthy at the battle of Callann in Co. Kerry; the MacCarthys and O'Sullivans now control the south-west corner of Ireland. Richard de la Rochelle becomes justiciar 1294 - Before the council of Dublin, de Vescy accuses John Fitz Thomas, Baron of Offaly, of defaming him to the king and council in England. Fitz Thomas retorts that de Vescy has described the king as the most perverse and dastardly knight of his kingdom. A wager of battle follows and the party are summoned before the king at Westminster. On this date, de Vescy appears ready to give battle but Fitz Thomas does not; de Vescy thus wins his case by default. However, he has been removed from the post of justiciar 1750 - John Philpott Curran, lawyer, politician, and defender of prominent United Irishmen, is born in Newmarket, Co. Cork 1878 - Edward Barrett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, fantasist, playwright and short-story writer is born in London 1909 - Geoffrey Bing, Irish human rights activist and author, is born in Belfast 1940 - The Picture Post magazine is banned in Ireland after a campaign by the Irish Catholic which objected to the “vulgarity and suggestiveness of the illustrations” 1998 - Cork Opera House announces significant rise in operating losses 2000 - The new Student Drama Theatre in the NUI Galway opens Photo: Ray Ryan 2000 - Bus strike cripples large areas of Dublin 2000 - Galway district court Judge John Garavan refuses to extend late night opening hours to a number of nightclubs because the women frequenting them are “dreadful and not respectable” 2002 - Latest census figures show that the population of the State is just over 3.9 million - the highest level since 1871.
July 25 Today is the feast day of St. James. Since mediaeval times, Dubliners held an annual drinking festival in the Saint’s honour. Fittingly, Guinness chose St. James’ Gate as the site for their brewery Click here to read our article on Guinness. 1633 - Thomas (Viscount) Wentworth becomes Lord Deputy of Ireland 1750 - Birth of John Curran, Irish statesman, in Newmarket, Co. Cork 1758 - Elizabeth Hamilton, author and educator, was born 1814 - Robert Peel establishes the Peace Preservation Force to counter rural unrest 1820 - Michaelangelo Hayes, painter, is born in Waterford 1917 - The Irish Convention - an attempt by Lloyd George to arrive at a political settlement - meets in Dublin; the opposition of Sinn Féin and the Ulster unionists will render it irrelevant 1919 - Death of Sir Sam McCaughey, known as ‘the Sheep King’. Born near Ballymena, he owned many millions of sheep in Victoria and New South Wales 1987 - U2 plays in Cardiff, Wales, in response to a fan who gathered 10,000 signatures on a petition requesting the show 1999 - A countrywide lobby is organised to persuade the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, to ban foxhunting in Ireland 2000 - An Aer Lingus 737 carrying Irish passengers to Paris is the last aircraft allowed to land in Charles de Gaulle airport after the Air France Concorde explodes, killing 113 people.
July 26 1575 - On the orders of Essex, John Norris and Francis Drake lead an attack on Rathlin island, a stronghold of the MacDonnells. After the surrender of Bruce's castle, its 200 occupants are killed, as are 400 others found hiding in caves and cliffs 1739 - George Clinton, first governor of New York State, is born to an Irish family that had immigrated to New Britain, a small town near the Hudson River. He served as vice president under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison 1782 - Birth of composer John Field in Dublin. His nocturnes for piano are the inspiration for much of Chopin’s work 1813 - A Catholic is killed at the 'Battle of Garvagh', a sectarian confrontation in Co. Derry/Londonderry 1856 - The Anglican Church of Ireland is disestablished as the state religion by the Irish Church Act 1856 - Birth in Dublin of George Bernard Shaw 1869 - British Royal assent is given to the Bill disestablishing the Irish Church (Anglican) 1914 - Arms which Sir Roger Casement had procured in Germany for the Easter Uprising are landed in Howth from Erskine Childers’ yacht, the "Asgard" 1927 - Entertainer, Danny La Rue is born Daniel Patrick Carroll in Co. Cork 1950 - Sir Gilbert Laithwaite and John Dulanty are installed as the first UK ambassador to Ireland and Irish ambassador to the UK respectively 1960 - Death of Dubliner Cedric Gibbons, art director and designer of the Oscar awards 1987 - Stephen Roche becomes the first Irishman to win the Tour de France 1998 - Robert Saulters, the Grand Master of the Orange Order, puts his leadership on the line with a call for talks with nationalist residents 2001 - Thirteen-year old Michael Beirne wins first prize in the Irish Animation Festival competition. 2006 - In what is described as a discovery 'of staggering importance' it is announced that an ancient book of psalms has been found in a bog in the midlands. The approximately 20-page book has been dated to the years 800-1000. Trinity College manuscripts expert Bernard Meehan said it was the first discovery of an Irish early medieval document in two centuries
A gushy reporter told Phil Michelson, "You are spectacular, your name is synonymous with the game of golf. You really know your way around the course. What's your secret?" Michelson replied, "The holes are numbered."
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A young man and a priest are playing together. At a short par 3 the priest asks, "What are you going to use on this hole my son?"
The young man says, "An 8 iron, father, how about you?"
The priest says, "I'm going to hit a soft seven and pray."
The young man hits his 8 iron and puts the ball on the green. The priest tops his 7 iron and dribbles the ball out a few yards.
The young man says, "I don't know about you father, but in my church when we pray, we keep our head down."
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Police are called to an apartment and find a woman holding a bloody 5 iron standing over a lifeless man. The detective asks, "Ma'am, is that your husband?" "Yes," says the woman." Did you hit him with that golf club?" "Yes, yes, I did." The woman begins to sob, drops the club, and puts her, hands on her face. "How many times did you hit him?" "I don't know, five, six, maybe seven times....just put me down for a five." ----------
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A golfer teed up his ball on the first tee, took a mighty swing and hit his ball into a clump of trees. He found his ball and saw an opening between two trees he thought he could hit through.
Taking out his 3-wood, he took another mighty swing; the ball hit a tree, bounced back, hit him in the forehead and killed him.
As he approached the gates of Heaven, St. Peter saw him coming and asked, "Are you a good golfer?"
To which the man replied: "Got here in two, didn't I?"
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The bride came down the aisle. When she reached the altar, the groom was standing there with his golf bag and clubs at his side.
She said: "What are your golf clubs doing here"?
He looked her right in the eye and said, "This isn't going to take all day, is it?"
What should you see in Dublin if you only have 36 hours? The New York Timesmakes a few suggestions and takes you on a whirlwind tour of Ireland's capital. Complete with slideshow!
Brothers, This note is from Larry Squires, our county's Catholic Action chairman.
Dear Brothers in Christ Jesus,
In response to recent stories posted on the Catholic League Web Site regarding Eucharistic Desecration, please consider the following comments when considering a response.
In all four Gospels, we can read about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Let us consider and contemplate Jesus’ response to those who were torturing and crucifying him, “Forgive them father, they know not what they do.”
Should we decide to proffer a response to the stories of Eucharistic desecration, let us first forgive the actors and pray for them, for, truly, they know not what they do. Then let us examine our own conscience and ask Jesus if we have always been properly disposed to receive his precious blood and body, lest we be considered hypocrites, since, as practicing Catholics, we do know what we’re doing.
In his latest book, Jesus of Nazareth, Pope Benedict the XVI very articulately resolves the problem of God allowing evil to exist. In his lucid and expansive analysis of the “Our Father,” Pope Benedict correctly states that evil must be present to recognize good, and man must be given the choice to exercise his free will and thus demonstrate his love for God by choosing good and repenting and begging forgiveness when he chooses evil.
As Eucharistic desecration certainly is evil, we must ask ourselves, “Why would God allow this?” Certainly, it is natural to respond to Eucharistic desecration with anger and malice for the actors, but that would violate Jesus’ command to “Stop judging and condemning.” It is much more challenging to respond with love for the actors, who are certainly in need of conversion, repentance, forgiveness, love, and prayers. Additionally, the source of our anger points to our devotion and love of the Eucharist. We need to contemplate the reasons why we love the Eucharist and exhort our fellow Catholics to love the Eucharist and present ourselves properly disposed for reception of Christ’s precious body and blood at Mass.
Brothers, we live in very evil times, and malicious acts against Jesus, Christians, Catholics, and the Eucharist are going to rise, until the pendulum again begins to swing towards a moral culture rooted in mutual love for each other and based upon God’s Law. Until then, we should pray the Rosary daily for the conversion of pagans, who are no longer on a far away continent, but in our neighborhoods and even seated next to us at Sunday Mass.
We should also take comfort in St. Paul’s words from his conclusion of Chapter 5, in the letter to the Romans: “For just as through the disobedience of one person the many were made sinners, so through the obedience of one the many will be made righteous. The law entered in so that transgression might increase but, where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through justification for eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
In Unity, Friendship, and True Christian Charity,
Larry Squires Allegheny County Board & Division 17 Catholic Action Chairman
I am writing with urgency to ask you to spread the word about our immediate need for host families. In case you hadn't heard, the Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh will receive two groups of 20 young people (age 18-25) within a week of each other (TYRONE/DONEGAL arriving Next Monday, July 21, and ARMAGH/MONAGHAN arriving next Thursday, July 24). The groups will be here through mid September.
The first group is completely accommodated, and twelve participants are placed on the second group, thanks to several of you and other committed volunteers in the Institute's network. BUT we still need 8 beds for the group that arrives next Thursday. Attached is the flier that many of you have already received. Information on dates, expectations, and subsidies to hosts are detailed there.
Our participants have a full daytime program, attending work Monday through Thursday, and Duquesne Unviversity all day Friday. They also attend occasional week night and weekend activities organized by the program supervisor. They rely on public transportation to get around.
If you have ANY thoughts on how to accommodate these young people from the border areas of ARMAGH and MONAGHAN please advise. And PLEASE forward this to anyone you think matches the criteria outlined in the flier. Traditional (home owners, married with children) and non-traditional (singles, renters, retirees, etc.) hosts are encouraged.
Thanks for your continued support of our mission for peace and reconciliation in Ireland.
Jim
James J. Lamb, President Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh 1410 Regional Enterprise Tower 425 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 394-3900 www.iiofpitt.org
A woman with a baby in her arms was screaming from a third floor window. The crowd below shouted, "Throw the baby down and we'll catch it!!" The woman replied, "NO! It'll be killed!" At that moment, out of the crowd stepped O'Reilly. He shouted up to her, "I'm the Irish goalie, and I've never dropped a ball yet. Throw the baby down and I'll catch it!" The woman trusted him, and dropped the baby towards him. Just then, a gust of wind blew the baby to one side. O'Reilly dived and caught the baby. The crowd cheered wildly. O'Reilly bounced the baby three times and kicked it over the roof.
July 13 1344 - Ralph de Ufford arrives in Ireland as justiciar with a small English army and investigates the situation in Cork 1809 - Founding of the Dublin Harp Society 1825 - The Catholic Association, dissolved in accordance with the Unlawful Societies Act on 9 March, is reconstituted on 13 July 1886 - Birth of Father Edward Flanagan, the founder of Boy's Town 1981 - Martin Hurson, Irish political prisoner, dies on hunger strike in the Maze Prison 1985 - The Live Aid concerts, organized by Bob Geldorf in aid of Ethiopian famine relief, are held in London and Philadelphia; the people of the Republic of Ireland contribute £8 million 1998 - The second stage of the Tour de France (taking place for the first time in Ireland) ends in Cork City. A crowd of between 40,000 and 50,000 turn out to see the history-making event.
July 14 1791 - Demonstrations are held in Dublin, Belfast and elsewhere to commemorate the fall of the Bastille in 1789 1798 - John and Henry Sheares are convicted of high treason and hanged in Dublin 1798 - Rebels are defeated at the Battle of Knightstown, Co. Louth 1908 - Birth of Roger McHugh, academic and writer, in Dublin 1969 - Rioting breaks out in Derry and Dungiven, resulting in the first death related to the Northern Ireland disturbances - a 70-year-old farmer who is struck in a melee outside an Orange Hall in Dungiven 1998 - Tánaiste Mary Harney announces that a minimum wage of £4.40 an hour will be introduced in April 2000 1999 - Fidelma Macken is nominated for the European Court of Justice - the first time a woman judge from any member country has reached such a high rank 1999 - Ulster Unionists reject peace blueprint 1999 - The Cabinet approves the construction of Ireland's first 50 metre swimming pool at the University of Limerick 1999 - Over 20,000 litres of fuel oil leaks into the popular fishing resort of Mucrós Bay, Co. Donegal from a supply tank at Abbotts Ireland 2000 - Angry fishermen blockade a State run fishery port as frustration and tension continues to increase over the alleged harassment of Irish tuna boats by the Naval Service 2000 - Kerry sheep farmer Patrick Morana earns a place in the Guinness Book of Records as he hand-shears 206 sheep in nine hours and becomes Irish and UK champion.
July 15 1865 - Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe; statesman, journalist and newspaper magnate, is born in Chapelizod, Co. Dublin 1871 - Birth of Gerald O'Donovan, priest and novelist, in Co. Down 1879 - Joseph Campbell, poet, is born in Belfast. He is famous for the English words he wrote to the song My Lagan Love 1899 - Sean Lemass is born in Dublin. He was the second leader of Fianna Fáil and third Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland from 1959 to 1966 1907 - Seumas Murphy, sculptor and stone-carver, is born in Mallow, Co. Cork 1927 - Countess Constance de Markievicz, Irish patriot, dies 1930 - After De Valera abolishes the oath of allegiance and withholds land annuities from the British Government, retaliatory trade legislation begins the 'economic war' 1942 - Brendan ('Paddy') Finucane from Dublin - the RAF's youngest ever Wing Commander at 21 years of age - is shot down and killed off the French coast 1987 - U2 plays its first-ever show in Madrid, Spain, attracting 115,000 people for one show, the largest crowd of the year 1998 - The Irish Nurses Organisation warns that the shortage of qualified nurses has reached crisis levels 1999 - It's revealed that since 1998, all telephone, e-mail and fax messages between Ireland and Britain, and probably the United States, were tapped by the British Government 1999 - The cream of Irish traditional and folk music turn out en masse for the inaugural Irish Music Magazine Awards in Dublin 2001 - More than 340,000 provisional licence drivers miss out on the new Driver Theory Test because test centres would not be able to handle the flood of applications 2002 - Tourism Minister John O'Donoghue, announces a new €3m marketing package for the industry.
July 16 1685 - Birth of Samuel Haliday in Omagh, Co. Tyrone. Minister of Belfast First Presbyterian Church in 1720, he refuses to sign the Westminster Confession, which leads to split between Subscribing and Non-Subscribing adherents 1803 - Following an explosion at his arms depot on this date, Robert Emmet brings forward his planned rebellion in Dublin to 23 July 1865 - James Owen Hannay (pseudonym George A. Birmingham; clergyman and writer) is born in Belfast 1929 - The Censorship of Publications Act is passed 1999 - Olympic champion Michelle de Bruin is stripped of her Irish swimming records; the triple gold medal winner at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta was banned for four years by the FINA in August of 1998 for tampering with a urine sample 2000 - The All Party Committee on the Constitution rejects total ban on abortion 2002 - The IRA leadership issues a statement which includes an apology for the killing of 'non-combatants.' Northern Ireland secretary, Dr John Reid, welcomes the gesture as one of unprecedented strength.
July 17 1221 - Geoffrey de Marisco, justiciar of Ireland, is accused of financial irregularities and resigns: he is replaced by Archbishop Henry of London on this date 1846 - Birth of Fenian, John McLure. He is one of 30 Fenian prisoners released in a general amnesty by the British government on January 5, 1871. They are released on condition that they exile themselves to the country of their choice and not return until their sentences have expired. Many choose to go to Australia, but John McClure, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, John Devoy, Henry Mulleda and Charles Underwood O'Connell, who had all been imprisoned together, decide to go to America and ship out from Liverpool on board the "Cuba." The so-called 'Cuba Five' arrive in New York to a hero's welcome and even receive a resolution of welcome from the US House of Representatives 1871 - Birth in Comber, Co. Down, of John Andrews, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1940 to 1943 1879 - Séamus O'Sullivan (James Sullivan Starkey),writer and editor, is born in Dublin 1884 - Louise Gavan Duffy, teacher and revolutionary, is born in Nice 1945 - Shannon Airport and customs free zone opened 1951 - Dublin's Abbey Theatre is destroyed by fire 1970 - The National Youth Orchestra of Ireland makes its debut 1998 - Salmonella food poisoning outbreaks in Wicklow and Donegal threaten the £10 million import industry in eggs from Northern Ireland 2000 - Guinness announces plans to lay off as many as 200 workers as part of a major cost-cutting strategy 2002 - New birth figures show that one in three children in Ireland are born out of wedlock.
July 18 1561 - Battle of Red Sagums - Shane O'Neill defeats English 1579 - James Fitzmaurice lands forces in Dingle with the intention of encouraging an uprising against England 1689 - The Mountjoy ship breaks the blockading boom and ends the Siege of Derry after 238 days 1794 - Feargus O'Connor, a leader of the Chartist movement, is born in Connorville, Co. Cork 1822 - The Theatre Royal in Dublin opens its doors to the public for the first time 1863 - Birth of Francis Erlington Ball, historian, in Portmarnock, Co. Dublin 1865 - Birth in Belfast of novelist Canon James Owen Hannay 1870 - Michael Davitt is sentenced to 15 years' penal servitude for gun-running 1874 - Cathal Brugha (Charles Burgess) an anti-Treaty nationalist,is born in Dublin 1920 - 19 people are killed in four days of sectarian violence in Derry/Londonderry 1951 - The Abbey Theatre in Dublin burns down. The play that evening closed with soldiers on stage singing, ‘Keep the Home Fires Burning’. 1966 - The rebuilt Abbey Theatre re-opens 1970 - After having been in prison for unlawful assembly and breach of peace, the "anti-popery" Reverend Ian Paisley is elected to Westminster 1999 - After a long illness, acclaimed actor Donal McCann dies in Dublin 1999 - Boyzone star Shane Lynch escapes unhurt from a dramatic 100 mph crash during a car rally 2000 - U2's official web site at U2.com is opened to the public 2000 - Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy faces heavy criticism over his handling of the economy as inflation soars 2000 - Former Supreme Court Judge Hugh O’Flaherty sells his Dublin home for almost £3 million.
July 19 1608 - Preparations commence for the plantation of six Ulster counties (Armagh, Cavan, Coleraine, Donegal, Fermanagh and Tyrone) 1735 - Garrett Wellesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, politician, musician, and father of Duke of Wellington, is born in Dublin 1785 - Richard Crosbie’s third attempt to cross the Irish Sea in a balloon is unsuccessful 1851 - William Wilson, astronomer and physicist, is born in Belfast 1982 - Dexy’s Midnight Runners reach No. 1 in the British charts with Come On Eileen 1994 - Eilis Dillon, novelist and author of Across the Bitter Sea, dies 1998 - Garvan McGinley, national organizer of the Progressive Democrat Party resigns 1998 - It is confirmed that three chaplains have quit the Orange Order and another dozen are considering their future in the wake of the Drumcree stand-off and the murders of the Quinn children in Ballymoney 1999 - Amnesty International honors its longest serving member in Ireland, Iris Bardon, with a presentation on her 100th birthday.
George Bado and Kathleen Donnelly Bado (brother-in-law and sister to Bernie & Linda and Denny & Maureen Donnelly of AOH 32) thank all of you who prayed for their son Doug who passed away Sunday, July 6th at 3:51 p.m. He leaves behind two lovely daughters 8 and 11 and his loving wife. Here is more information from today's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
BADO DOUGLAS G. - Age 44, of Scott Twp. Beloved husband of Lynnann (Amity); dear father of Haley and Hannah; son of George and Kathleen (Donnelly) Bado of Heidelberg; grandson of Red and the late Nora Donnelly, Ida & Alex Bado; brother of Greg (Amy) of Newark, DE and Geoff (Lori) of Cherry Hill, NJ; son-in-law of Frank and Sherry Amity and the late Darlene Amity; brother-in-law of Duane (Linda) Amity; nephew of Maureen A. Donnelly, Arlene & Paul Conley, Denny & Maureen Donnelly, Bernie & Linda Donnelly, Tim & Marion Donnelly, Patrick & Elaine Donnelly; fun loving uncle of Chelsea, Molly, Declan, Nicholas and Kaitlin; also survived by many cousins and friends.
Visitations are Wed. 6-9PM and Thurs. 2-4 & 7-9PM at the WARCHOL FUNERAL HOME, INC., 3060 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, (412) 221-3333. Mass of Christian Burial Friday at 10AM in St. Ignatius Church of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 125 Finley Ave., Carnegie. Burial to follow at 12:30 p.m. in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies. Doug was a former Sgt. with the USAF and served during Operation Desert Storm. To the world you may have been somebody, but to all of us, you were the world. We'll forever miss you Daddy!
May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back.May the sun shine warm upon your face.May the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, May the Lord hold you in the palm of His hand.
Eternal rest grant unto Doug, O Lord. And may perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithfully departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
At the South Side Works 412 381-4800 Tuesday August 12, 2008 5:00pm till???
Sponsored by and Benefits Your Local AOH and LAOH Divisions The evening includes music by Sean McClorey (Folk Singing & Balladry) Irish Auction, Door Prizes, Appetizers and a good time.
Donation $10.00 For Tickets: Joe Guiney 412 521-8411 Maureen O’Toole 412 913-4184 Steve Kurpiewski 412 734-9648 Rich O’Malley 412 401-3945 Denney Donnelly 412 276-9312
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Sunday, July 6 · The Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant, 304 Cinema Drive, South Side Works, Munster Football Final Teams TBC 9:00AM; Leinster Hurling Final Teams TBC 11:00AM. Information: 412.381.4800. · Echoes of Erin, WEDO 810AM at 1:00 PM; The Ireland Report with Patricia Sharkey, Editor, Donegal Newsletter – www.dun-na-ngall.com. Guest in studio, Jim Lamb, President, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh. · The Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh is seeking Host Families for young adults, 18-26, from Ireland and Northern Ireland. Two programs available – July 21 to September 15; July 24 to September 18. Call 412.394.3900, Website: www.iiofpitt.org.
Tuesday, July 8 · Continuing for 2 weeks, the Irish Centre will conduct Irish Language Classes. Contact Jim Graven for details kayaks201@verizon.net. · Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, features Irish Night with Dennis Murphy at the bar. Harp & Guinness Specials from 8:00 PM. · Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle, 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, Ceili Dancing, 7:00 PM.
Wednesday, July 9 · Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Potters Reel, 7:00 PM. · Irish Day at Kennywood Park, organized by The Irish Centre of Pittsburgh. Information Mac McCafferty 412.951.7068, Email: macattack1916@yahoo.com or Rich Henry at 724.864.2228 Email: Rih7@earthlink.com. All Day Pass $20.00.
Saturday, July 12 · The Green City Music Festival at Mellon Park, sponsored by Calliope with Hooley, Rolling Scones and many other acts. Information 412.361.1915. · The Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant, 304 Cinema Drive, South Side Works, Entertainment at 8:30PM. · Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Mark Guiser, 9:00 PM. · Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle, 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, features TREE, a 3-piece group from Johnstown at 9:00 PM.
Sunday, July 13 · Gaelic Football – Pittsburgh Celtics travel to Cleveland to play St. Pat’s. · Echoes of Erin, WEDO 810AM 1:00 PM. The Ireland Report from Dublin with Ann Bray.
Monday, July 14 · Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features an Acoustic Jam, 7:00 PM.
Wednesday, July 16 · Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Potters Reel, 7:00 PM.
Thursday, July 17 through August 16 · Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre presents The Synge Cycle – authored by John Millington Synge, beginning with ‘Playboy of the Western World’, then ‘Riders to the Sea’, and Well of the Saints’, then ‘When the Moon Has Set’, and ‘Deidre of the Sorrows’, then ‘Tinker’s Wedding’ and ‘The Shadow of the Glen’. Directed by Andrew Paul. At the Charity Randall Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial, Oakland. Tickets 412.394.3353 or visit www.picttheatre.org.
Friday, July 18 – Sunday, July 20 · Cleveland Cultural Festival at the Berea Fairgrounds Opening Friday at 4:00 PM. Entertainment with John McDermott, Liz Carroll & John Doyle, Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, The Elders, Tommy Fleming, Johnny McEvoy, Dermot Henry, Cherish The Ladies, Sean Wilson Band, Maura O’Connell, Seamus Kennedy, The New Barleycorn and many more. Pittsburgh’s two-time World Champion, Garrett Coleman will be dancing along with Champion Dancer Pat Campbell. Check out the Website at http://www.clevelandirish.org/dancing_new.shtml. Admission $10 per adult, FREE parking. 1-800-485-8013.
Friday, July 18 · The Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant, 304 Cinema Drive, South Side Works, Entertainment at 8:30PM. · Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 24th St. & Penn Ave., 412.642.6622, features a CD Release Party with Ceann at 9:00 PM. · Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Jack Puskar, 9:00 PM.
Saturday, July 19 · The Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant, 304 Cinema Drive, South Side Works, Entertainment at 8:30PM. · Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Mark Guiser, 9:00 PM. · Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle, 2329 Penn Ave., in The Strip, features Sean McClorey at 9:00 PM.
Sunday, July 20 · Echoes of Erin, WEDO 810AM at 1:00 PM. Guest Host Jim Caldwell. The Ireland Report from Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, with Davy Kettyles.
Wednesday, July 23 – Saturday, July 26 · AOH National Convention in New Orleans.
Wednesday, July 23 · Paddy’s Pour House, 215 East Main Street, Carnegie, 412.279.0770 features Potters Reel, 7:00 PM.
Thursday, July 24 · Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle 24th St. & Penn Ave., 412.642.6622, features Danny Burns & The Defectors with his eclectic style of music at 8:30 PM.
Sunday, August 3 · Echoes of Erin, WEDO 810AM at 1:00 PM; The Ireland Report with Patricia Sharkey, Editor, Donegal Newsletter – www.dun-na-ngall.com.
Friday, August 8 · 14th Annual AOH Division 32 Golf Outing at Cherry Hills Golf Club in McDonald, PA. Information Denny Donnelly 412.276.9312.
Sunday, August 17 · Allegheny County LAOH will sponsor it’s annual ‘Our Lady of Knock’ Mass at St. Patrick’s Church, 17th Street in The Strip at 10:00 AM. Information Shirley Murphy 412.874.4321.
Sunday, August 24 · Irish American Unity Conference will sponsor a Mass at St. Patrick’s Church in The Strip at Noon. Celebrant – Fr. Thomas O’Donnell. The Mass will commemorate the Hunger Strikers, the 10th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Reconciliation.
Friday, September 5 through Sunday, September 7 · Pittsburgh Irish Festival at Riverplex at Sandcastle, West Homestead. Entertainment includes Gaelic Storm, Pogey, Glengarry Bhoys, Beoga, Screaming Orphans, Gadelle, Cahal Dunne, Dennis Doyle, Michael Murphy & the Shannon River Band, Matthew Craig & The Kerry Tipper Band, Red Hand Paddy, Hooley, Mike Gallagher, Burke-Conroy Irish Dancers, Pittsburgh Ceili Club, Pittsburgh Irish Reelers, Bell School of Irish Dance, Shovlin Academy of Irish Dance, Corned Beef & Curry, Terry Griffith, Ballet Academy of Pittsburgh, Mark Guiser, Alan Irvine, Patrick Regan plus more. Variety of admission prices. Information: 412.422.1113 or www.pghirishfest.org. Gaelic Mass on Sunday at 10:00 AM. Marketplace, children’s activities, Gaelic sports, Blarney Bingo, Ceili Dancing plus more.
Friday, September 12 · AOH Division 4 sponsors ‘Hibernian Open’ at The Pittsburgh National Golf Course; 1:30PM Shotgun Start – Scramble. Lunch before the start, Dinner after golf. Contact Patrick Regan, aoh.divfour@verizon.net. Benefits the AOH Division 4 Parochial School Tuition Assistance Fund.
Sunday, October 12 · Samhain, The Celtic New Year Celebration, a fundraiser for Echoes of Erin on WEDO 810AM at Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle, (Mullaney’s Castle) 24th St. & Penn Ave. in The Strip. Doors open at 4:00PM, Local Talent with Terry Griffith, Christopher Laughrey, and more, Costume Contest. Donation $15.00 at Door. Information Diane Byrnes 412-781-6368, Email diane.byrnes@verizon.net.
Saturday, October 18 · LAOH Division 11 will sponsor a ‘Celtic Halloween Fundraiser’ at St. Mary of the Mount Sullivan Hall, 115 Bigham St. Mt. Washington, from 7:00 PM. Entertainment by DJ – T. Tickets $15.00, BYOB. Information Maureen O’Toole 412.913.4184 or Clara Schillinger 412.734.1147.
July 2009 – The AOH Pennsylvania State Convention will take place at the Radisson Hotel in Monroeville. Information: Denny Donnelly, 412-276-9312, Email: ddon633@comcast.net and Patti Flaus, Email: pyecat54@comcast.net.
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Inspirational Moments Sponsored by
January Dorothy Flaherty Weldon, National President, LAOH and Martin J. Flaherty, Plumbing & Heating 412.531.3948
February The Irish Society for Education and Charity
March GDC Fine Jewelry, 724.864.5000
April Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, Maude Gonne Division 32, Carnegie
May Terry Callahan & AOH Allegheny County Hunger Project
June Echoes of Erin
July Dorothy Flaherty Weldon, National President, Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, Inc. and Eyes On Regent Square – Eye Care Center with Dr. Maureen Weldon Kamons. ‘I Hope You Can Dance’,
GUESTS and INTERVIEWS 2008
July 6 Jim Lamb, President, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh July 20 Guest Host, Jim Caldwell, AOH, KOE, IAUC, Conway Mill Trust, TYORC July 27 Michael Patrick MacDonald, Author – “All Souls” & “The Easter Rising”
One Irishman named Cahillane was explaining to the other named Donnelly how the Lord often compensates for a person's natural deficiencies.
"You see," he said, "If someone is a bit blind he might have a very good sense of hearing, or if his sense of taste has gone, he may have a keen sense of smell."
"I agree with you," said the Donnelly. "I've always noticed that if someone has one short leg, the other one is always just that little bit longer.
Back by popular demand for our good friend Padraig McCann, here is Declan Galbraith singing Carrickfergus - an amazing God-blessed talent - prepare yourself to be blown away!
Merry Christmas in July! Since we're halfway home to the end of 2008, I thought we could some inspiration to make the second half of the year a grand one! Let's hope the G8 does some good work.
July 6 1815 - Charles Bianconi, opens his first horse-drawn coach service, between Clonmel and Cahir, Co. Tipperary, a distance of 10 miles 1868 - Death of songwriter and novelist Samuel Lover. His compositions included Widow Machree, The Low Backed Car and Molly Bawn 1907 - The Irish Crown Jewels vanish from Dublin Castle, never to be found 1937 - Birth of Dave Allen, comedian 1940 - Birth of Mary Peters, Olympic gold medalist 1946 - Clann na Poblachta, a radical new republican party is founded by Sean MacBride 1960 - The first Late Late Show - TV chat show hosted by Gay Byrne- is broadcast 1998 - Cranberries' bass player, Mike Hogan, marries Siobhain O'Carroll 2000 - In an effort to curb inflation, the government orders a freeze on the price of drinks; publicans consider a Hight Court challenge to overturn the order 2000 - Tensions intensify in the North as a second major parades ban is placed on the Orange order 2001 - Official figures show that the average price of a new house is £144,116 - more than double what it was in 1996 2001 - U2 opens the European leg of the Elevation Tour at the 10,000 Forum in Copenhagen.
July 7 1691 - Ginkel offers pardon and security of property to opponents 1700 - MP for Co. Sligo, Captain Hugh Morgan of Lord Dungannon's Regiment, is summoned to appear before a board of general officers at the Curragh of Kildare to answer accusations of being 'a rogue and rascal' and several other complaints. (On 17 July, he is pardoned for failure to turn up - ????!) 1817 - Death of Dublin-born Richard Brinsley Sheridan; playwright, impresario, and politician 1823 - Francis Fowke, engineer and architect, designer of the Royal Albert Hall, London and the National Gallery in Dublin, is born near Belfast 1823 - John Kells Ingram, professor, librarian and writer, is born in Temple Carne, Co. Donegal 1913 - Home Rule bill passes in Commons for the second time 1922 - Death of Cathal Brugha from injuries received when shot by Free State forces in O'Connell Street 1930 - Death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, born in Scotland of Irish parents 1970 Birth of Wayne McCullough, bantamweight boxer; Olympic silver medalist 1992; world champion (WBC) 1995, in Belfast 1986 - Death in Belfast of Francie McPeake II, uilleann piper and singer. Francie, whose father wrote Will Ye Go Lassie Go, was a crucial figure in preserving the great Ulster piping tradition.
July 8 1642 - Owen Roe O'Neill accepts an offer to lead the Ulster rebels and arrives in Ulster (8-9 July); Thomas Preston, another experienced general, also arrives from the continent 1730 - Robert Edgeworth, former MP for St. Johnstown, Co. Longford, dies 1770 - Mary Anne McCracken, patriot and supporter of the United Irishmen, is born 1808 - Birth of Bernard (Barney) Hughes, baker, entrepreneur and philanthropist; first Catholic member of Belfast Town Council, in Armagh 1819 - Sir Francis McClintock, naval officer and polar explorer, is born in Dundalk, Co. Louth 1889 - In the last official bare knuckle title fight ever held, heavyweight boxer, John L. Sullivan beats fellow Irishman Jack Kilrain in a world championship bout which lasts 75 rounds 1914 - The House of Lords enacts the Government of Ireland Bill, excluding all Ulster permanently from its stipulations 1970 - The SDLP withdraws from Stormont in protest at failure to inquire into deaths of two civilians killed by army 1981 - Death of Joe McDonnell, from Lenadoon, Belfast, on the 46th day of his hunger strike 1984 - Two Irish-Americans slug it out on Wimbledon’s centre court for the men’s singles’ title - John McEnroe beats Jimmy Connors 2001 - The President and Taoiseach head a large crowd of dignitaries at the annual National Day of Commemoration in Dublin.
July 9 1751 - The foundation stone of the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, is laid by the Lord Mayor of Dublin 1790 - The "Gentleman’s Magazine" reports, regarding the MP for Cork, James Bernard who died on this date: ‘Though he had an immense fortune, he did not live at the rate of £300 a year. His tailor’s bill never amounted to £61 per annum. He did not absolutely starve himself to death, as he lately showed himself a mere voluptuary, having a few months since married a fortunate girl of tender years, to whose tender embraces, it is feared, he fell a sacrifice’ 1797 - Death of the political theorist Edmund Burke in Dublin. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in the development of parliamentary democracy 1809 - Birth of John O'Donovan, Irish language scholar and author of The Annals of the Four Masters, in Attateemore, Co. Kilkenny 1921 - A truce is reached between the IRA and the British army 1959 - Mary Browne from Roscommon becomes the first Ban Garda - woman police officer - pounding the beat in Dublin 1959 - Birth of Matt Connor, Offaly Gaelic footballer 1967 - Michael Carruth, winner of Ireland's first Olympic gold medal in boxing (1992), is born in Dublin. 2007 - Following a short illness, Former Tanaiste John Wilson passes away at St. Jame’s Hospital, a day after his 84th birthday. He was a TD for 20 years and held posts in seven government departments, serving under three Taoisigh: Jack Lynch, Charles Haughey and Albert Reynolds. On the sportsfield, he played for Cavan and an illustrious career brought him significant honours, including two All-Ireland medals (in 1947 and 1948) and five Ulster Football Championship medals. In paying his respects, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is quoted as saying "John Wilson was a sportsman, scholar and a politician who served Cavan and Ireland throughout many years of endeavour and in many fields. A fine orator and a classics scholar, he was a popular deputy across the House who contributed with knowledge, wit and courtesy across a broad range of issues. Through decades of activism in the sporting, cultural and political life of the country, John Wilson contributed his talents to his students and teaching colleagues in the sphere of education and to the community from which he came which later elected him to political office."
July 10 1614 - Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, politician and author, is born in Dublin 1793 - Birth of William Maginn, poet and author, in Co. Cork 1900 - Birth of Paul Carroll, playwright, in Blackrock, Co. Louth 1917 - De Valera wins election to Parliament from Clare as Sinn Fein candidate 1921 - Unionists burn 160 homes in Belfast, killing 15 and injuring 58 1927 - Kevin O'Higgins, the Irish Free State Minister for Justice, is assassinated 1949 - The last CIE tram service leaves Nelson's Column, Dublin 1956 - Birth of Frank Stapleton, international footballer, in Dublin 2000 - Northern Ireland shuts up shop ahead of Orange Order demonstrations 2000 -The Irish government concedes for the first time that a referendum may have to take place in 2001 to get voter approval for a major revision to the European Union treaties 2001 - A draft chapter from Irish writer James Joyce's classic novel Ulysses is sold for nearly £900,000 at auction.
July 11 1792 - A gathering of some ten Irish harpers and one Welsh begins in Belfast; the objective is to collect the remaining fragments of the tradition; melodies are transcribed by Edward Bunting and others See our article on the great harpist/composer O'Carolan 1798 - Rebels attack Clonard, Co Meath 1798 - Sir Joseph Larmor, mathematician, physicist and politician, is born in Magheragall, Co. Antrim 1879 - Birth in Dublin of Hugh Kennedy, first Chief Justice of the Irish Free State 1921 - Truce is declared between IRA and English forces, thus ending the War of Independence military campaign 1935 - Birth of Oliver Napier, politician and Alliance Party leader from 1972 to 1984 1967 - Censorship Act lifts the ban on certain books that had been banned for more than a decade 1986 - U2 plays at the Half Moon Club in London; it's the first time they sell out a venue in the U.K 1999 - A massive security operation swings into action as tens of thousands of Orangemen prepare to parade into Ormeau Park in the flashpoint south Belfast area on the banks of the River Lagan 1999 - Hundreds of train travellers are left stranded in Cork despite advance warnings by Ianroad Eireann management of an unofficial dispute by locomotive operators 1999 - One hundred and fifty Irish war veterans gather for the annual commemoration ceremony at the Royal Kilmainham Hospital in honor of Irish soldiers killed on UN peace keeping duties and on foreign battlefields 2000 - The world's top golfers, including Tiger Woods and David Duval, begin play at the JP McManus Invitation Pro Am in Limerick 2000 - A public health seafood scare leads to a temporary ban on the collection and harvesting of shellfish in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford 2000 - For the first time in its history, the Dáil elects to appoint a parliamentary law adviser. Miss Lia O’Hegarty is chosen to fill the position. 2007 - Artist Patrick Scott is honoured by President Mary McAleese as Saoi in Aosdána at the Arts Council office, in Merrion Square, Dublin. The President presented Scott, a founder member of Aosdána, with a gold torc, the symbol of the office of Saoi. No more than five members may hold this honour at any one time. Born in Kilbrittain, Co Cork, in 1921, Scott worked on the mosaics in Busáras and has painted full-time since 1960.
July 12 1690 - Battle of the Boyne and victory for William of Orange 1691 - Ginkel is victorious over James II's Jacobites at Aughrim; it is the bloodiest battle ever fought in Ireland 1722 - A patent is granted to William Wood to coin copper halfpence for circulation in Ireland 1796 - The Orange Order hold its first 'Twelfth of July' demonstration, commemorating the Battle of Aughrim 1812 - Charles Patrick Meehan, priest, writer and translator, is born in Dublin 1813 - The first recorded "Twelfth of July" sectarian riots erupt in Belfast 1841 - William James McNeven, United Irish leader, dies 1849 - As many as 20 Catholics are killed by soldiers during an Orange Parade at Dolly's Brae, near Castlewellan, Co. Down 1935 - Violence in Belfast lasting two months commences on this date; eleven people are killed 1942 - Máire Ni Aodán (Mary Hayden), Irish historian, dies 1998 - The three Quinn brothers, Richard, 11, Mark, 10, and Jason 9, are burned to death by a Loyalist firebomb in Ballymoney, 40 miles northwest of Belfast 1999 - An armed gang steals a 40ft container of cigarettes valued at more than £1m from a freight train at Dunleer, Co. Louth 2000 - Violence erupts as Portadown Orangemen pledge to continue Drumcree protest 2000 - Plans to introduce pedestrianisation in Killarney on an experimental basis are confirmed.
