THE ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS

MARCH 2016 EDITION VOLUME 6, ISSUE 3 MSGR. CHARLES A. KELLY, JR. DIV. 44PO 01

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Meeting Schedule

NEXT Business Meeting at MATT DULLAGHAN St. Joseph’s Church on March 10th, 2016 at 7 PM.

Regular Monthly Busi- ness Meetings are held at 7 PM on the 2nd Thursday of the month. ception. There’s even a end of the raffle ticket No meetings are held song in honor of his an- sales. We may not set a cestry at https:// new record – it’s hard to during July and August. www.youtube.com/ do that every year – but watch?v=HplZ_taHXLM. a strong final push can still get us close to our It’s been great to see budgeted goal. more members at our meeting as the weather And be sure to remem- warms up. We’ll need all ber our March 10 meet- of you to make our booth ing for our own St. Pat- at the Church Hill Irish rick’s Day Pot Luck Din- Festival a sucess. March ner. Page 2 has all the 19th is less than two details. And following up Photos of the Easter rising of 1916 on . weeks away. If you have- from our last meeting, n’t already signed up to please come with ideas page 3. It’s here! It’s March! The pitch in, please do so at for topics from Irish histo- high point of our Irish http:// ry we might enjoy hear- calendar! Since 1991, www.signupgenius.com/ ing Dr. Gordon address every U.S President has go/10c0a49a4ae2ea2fb6 later this year – perhaps declared it as Irish Amer- -2016. Other festival something about the Ris- Content ican Heritage Month. And details are at ing? it seems every president www.churchhillirishfestiv Division St. Pat’s is eager to claim Irish al.com. Party heritage himself – the Until next we meet, incumbent being no ex- March also brings the Sláinte! Division Activities

Irish History NOTICE: 2016 annual dues ($40.00, over 75?, it’s $20.00) are now payable. Please mail your check to our Financial Secretary, Conor Shiel, PO Box 3841, Prayer List Chester, VA 23831. Please make checks payable to “AOH Msgr Kelly Div” Closing Thought Dues can also be paid at our monthly meetings. Officers and Links Please turn in your sold raffle tickets at any Division Meeting March 2016 PAGE 2 Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh

Happy St. Patrick’s Day Msgr. Kelly Division Annual St. Patrick’s Pot Luck Dinner-St. Joseph’s March 10, 2016

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St. Patrick’s Day Party

Our Division members, their families and guests are invit- ed to the Annual Pot Luck Dinner on March 10th.

The Division will provide the main entrees:

Pork Loin Shepherd’s Pie Corned Beef & Cabbage

Members are requested to bring a Pot Luck donation. Please let Larry Kelly know as soon as possible as to what you’re bringing; take your pick of salads, veggies and desserts. The Division will supply the hardware!

CONTACT PERSON: LARRY KELLY PHONE: (804)837-3536 E-MAIL: [email protected]

DATE: MARCH 10, 2016

DOORS OPEN: 5:30 PM DINNER: 6:00 PM SHORT MEETING: 7:00 PM

WHERE: ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH 828 BUFORD ROAD RICHMOND, VA

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Division Activities The 100th Anniversary of the Easter Rising Some photos of the action and aftermath St. Patrick’s Festival St. Patrick’s Party Larry Kelly has been Larry Kelly has plans making the arrange- underway for our Divi- ments for our tent setup sion Party at St. Jo- and described additional seph’s Church on items underway. Please March 10th, with setup set up some time to to start at 5:30. This will work at the booth and be a pot-luck dinner. By enjoy the weeknd. now you’ve seen the Rebel Barricade Heavy shelling by the Crown details on Page 2 of this Raffle Tickets Newsletter. Tickets continue to be turned in to Mike McGee; we see good 1916-The Irish Rebel- progress! lion Posters have been de- Liam Neeson will nar- signed to cover the Par- rate “1916:The Irish Re- ish sales efforts. Sales bellion”, a three-part documentary bringing British soldiers with captured British troops-Moore St. have been in full swing rebel flag since February 14th and the events to a world- will continue right up to wide audience. The the Irish Festival. documentary will be Mike McGee has made shown locally on local great progress at PBS station WCVE at a O’Toole’s, too, and we later date. can count on John to help. Let’s hope the fine Irish Heritage Month weather continues. Presidential Proclama- There’s a great oppor- tion—Irish-American Holless Street Barricade Heritage Month 2016 Prisoner off to Kilmainham tunity there and the Gaol weekend of March 12th- has been proclaimed by 13th should be a winner! President Obama. You will find additional infor- History Month mation by clicking here. Planning is underway Don’t forget to check for our next History out Matt’s youtube vid- presentation. Professor eo link on page 1. John Gordon has again Behind the Barricades agreed to make a presentation, probably Brothers in November. We ask The GPO members to research You’re welcome to con- and suggest a subject of tribute to the Newsletter interest. by sending your infor- Budget Items mation to the Editor. With input from all mem- bers, a 2016 Budget has been agreed and duly passed by all in attend- ance. Sackville Street Place of execution- Kilmainham Gaol Home PAGE 4 MARCH 2016 EDITION VOLUME 6, ISSUE 3 THE KELLY NEWSLETTER A Bit of Irish History

They confirmed that the Linn “It is one of the most im- Duchaill site, beside the river portant sites of its kind in the Glyde and south of Dundalk world, not just Europe.” Bay, was where the Vikings brought their long ships or Dr Ned Kelly, keeper of an- longphorts to be repaired. tiquities at the National Mu- seum, has also spoken of the importance of the Louth It was also the base for in- discovery. land raids as far as Longford New Viking Discovery in County and north to Armagh. Louth “This site is intact; it has not been trashed by a road and Although eventually aban- A tiny village is is a greenfield site,” said Dr doned as a port due to poor home to one of the most im- Kelly. tides and a shallow bay, Linn portant Viking sites in the Duachaill was also a large world. trading town as the Vikings “Linn Duachaill is enormous- exported Irish slaves and ly important because it is of Carbon testing on trenches at looted goods. the very earliest period of a ‘virgin’ site in Viking settlement in . in 2011 revealed that the It was founded in 841 and Experts have been blown small rural community once the Annals of Ulster tell us it away by the find on farmland housed a Viking winter base, was used over the next 50 in the small village. one of only two in Ireland. years continuously.

Louth County Museum cura- The other went on to become “Radio-carbon dating has tor Brian Walsh told the Irish but the Annagassan conclusively shown we are Examiner: “This site is mind- site, 50 miles north of the dealing with a site of early blowing. It is untouched, capital, was believed to be . It is exactly what there is no motorway going the stuff of mythology and we thought it was and it is of through it and it is basically folklore until now. such significance that an virgin territory. It has been international conference is husbanded and farmed for being held to discuss it.” Geophysical tests funded by the last few hundred years Dundalk’s County Museum and is unspoilt. Patrick Counihan allowed scientists to make the www.irishcentral.com big breakthrough. @irishcentral

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OTHER St. Patrick’s Day will be here soon!

Prayer List having health issues George Rodenberg- In Memorium Jim and Sherry Glover Now in a nursing home Irene McGee-Wife of Past Matt McGuire’s father, Ed- President Michael McGee ward, diagnosed with Alz- Paul Kinnery-Recovering Yolanda Savelli-Sister of heimer’s from a series of strokes Diana Dougherty Kathleen Rodenburg- Tony Meyer-Recovering Mike McHugh’s son, Pat- Wife of Brother George from shoulder surgery and rick, doing well after his re- Rodenburg still in pain cent hospitalization. Patrick Hogan-Kevin Ho- Mike Dougherty and also Kay Woods- gan's father Elwanda Cart-Glenda his wife, Diana. Mike's daughter-in-law Gale, who King's mother has heart dsease and diabe- Ray Olson's sister tes; also Mike's brother-in- om Barrett-Major Dooley law James Cramsie Division Stephen Dougherty, son Brian McLaugh- of Mike and Diana lin's parents Martin and Dougherty, died suddenly Maryann. on Feb. 23, 2016 Rick Brennan's wife. Greg Riley's wife Sandra, recovering from surgery God grant them eternal Frank King’s mother Em- ma, who is 103 years old, rest

CLOSING THOUGHT/PRAYER Hail glorious Saint Patrick, fires burn bright Our faith and devotion be we honor thy name ever like thine It shows us the way, the truth Tho’ Erin may claim thee, the and the light Our thoughts be of Jesus, world knows thy fame Our hearts, minds and souls Great Saint intercede, that we be his shrine The faith of our fathers is our always may be treasure too And when to the end of life’s Devoted and loyal true chil- path we have trod How holy that faith that they dren of our heavenly father learned from you Be near and intercede for us And the Blessed Mother and great bishop of God Through crosses and trials its thee

Home MSGR. CHARLES A. KELLY PAGE 6 MARCH 2016 EDITION VOLUME 6, ISSUE 3 AOH DIV. 44PO 01 POWHATAN, VA The Msgr. Charles Kelly, Jr. Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians was formed in December, 2009 and conducted it’s first meeting on January 21, 2016 Division Officers 2010 at St. John Neumann Church, Powhatan, Virginia. The next few meet- President-Matthew Dullaghan ings were taken up with election of officers and the many procedural items [email protected] needed to get our group started. Vice President-Mike McGee [email protected] Since that time we continue to grow, adding new members and supporting Treasurer-Bill Murphy and donating to Catholic schools and Churches in the area, in line with our [email protected] commitment to Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity. Recording Secretary-James Calpin [email protected] Financial Sec.-Conor Shiel For Further Information: [email protected] Editor: Dan Harrington Standing Committee-Mike Dougherty [email protected] Email: [email protected] Marshall-Frank Flannagan [email protected] Sentinel-John Frampton W E’ RE ON THE WEB ! [email protected] W WW. AOHKELLY. ORG Compassion Committee-Mike Dougherty [email protected]

THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER Take into consideration all age us, "Pray the Rosary." those on our prayer list as We have a LOT to pray for well as those among the and pray about. In addition faithful departed. We are to those mentioned above supporting the Knights of we have a lot at stake in Columbus at St. John Neu- this upcoming election mann parish with their ro- in November. I hope the sary tabulation ( one mil- US Constitution and the lion rosaries is the K of C part about religious free- goal). As our past state dom still applies. president used to encour- Links AOH National Irish Museum-DC Ancient Order of Hibernians AOH Virginia The Wild Geese Msgr Charles A. Kelly, Jr. Division AOH Kelly Irish Times 2480 Batterson Road

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