Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 1 "Bobby Sands" Dauphin County, PA

10/13/2025

The next division meeting is on October 14 at 6:30 pm. We'll also have a special guest presentation with Fr. Nate Wills, CSC, chaplain for Notre Dame Football and author of the new book "Pray Like a Champion Today". Join us for this special meeting! Go Irish!

07/28/2025

Save the Date for the AOH Division 1 Golf Outing to benefit Hibernian charities on October 18.

03/17/2025

If you can’t wear green today, wear St. Patrick’s blue! ☘️💚💙

Ireland's patron saint hasn't always been associated with the color green.

03/13/2025

Great way to celebrate Irish Heritage month with our guest speaker Joe Wayne, great grandson of Jack Kehoe, a Hibernian wrongly convicted and executed for being an alleged “Molly Maguire” in the PA coal fields. Joe shared a great story with our division about the wrongs dealt to many AOH members and how he worked to receive a pardon for Jack Kehoe.

09/02/2024

Today, as many of us enjoy a day off in recognition of the American worker, we should be conscious of the significant contributions of the Americans of Irish descent in the development of the American Labor movement. Happy Labor Day!

"The Hands That Built America" by Ireland's own, U2.

REMASTERED IN HD!Filmed on 9th May 2002 at the band's studio on Hanover Quay in Dublin, and directed by Maurice Linnane. 'The Hands That Built America' was ...

04/05/2024

The Dauphin County AOH Division One and Cumberland County AOH Division One are proudly sponsoring an evening highlighting the story of John ‘Black Jack’ Kehoe and the Molly Maguires. The event is free. Guests are welcome.

Wednesday April 10, 2024
6:00 PM

American Legion
214 Market Street
New Cumberland, PA 17070

Join us for this very special, informative and insightful evening featuring the great- grandson (Joe Wayne) and great-granddaughter (Anne Flaherty) of John ‘Black Jack’ Kehoe.

Joe Wayne is the proprietor and tour guide of the famous Hibernian House in Girardville, PA. The Hibernian House contains numerous historical items associated with ‘Black Jack’ Kehoe and the Mollies - including the jail door of John Kehoe. Joe has a unique and exceptional expertise related to John Kehoe and the Molly Maguires and enjoys sharing this significant part of his heritage with others.

Anne Flaherty (Joe’s cousin) is also an expert on ‘Black Jack’ Kehoe and the Molly Maguires. Her book, The Passion of John ‘Black Jack’ Kehoe is considered to be an excellent deep dive into the life and times of John Kehoe and the Molly Maguires period.

Anne was able to thoroughly investigate and expose the injustices and corruption of the Molly Maguires prosecution and help secure a pardon for her great grandfather in 1979.

The struggle of these men rightfully deserve a place in our history that represent the persistent battles for justice and human rights for all.

Anne will have autographed books for sale.

kehoefoundation.org

This event will be filmed for a documentary.

03/14/2024

Harrisburg St. Patrick's Day Parade Announcement!!

The Dauphin County Bobby Sands Division One AOH will be in the STARTER DIVISION (lining up on Front Street, like last year). We are located behind the Ceol Neamh Pipe Band, and in front of the Cumberland County AOH.

Check-in will be held from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m on Saturday. Please meet up with our group at the corner of Market St and Front St., right at the end of the Market St. Bridge. The parade steps off at 2 p.m. All parking for participants is on City Island.

Please note that City Island and the Market Street Bridge will ONLY be accessible via the West Shore (Lemoyne). Harrisburg streets will be closed starting at 9 a.m. due to the Lucky Charm 4-Miler occurring at noon. Please be aware that there will be race participants coming and going as you arrive, as the race uses the same route as the parade.

The parade route is the same as in previous years – groups will line up on the Market Street Bridge, march down Market Street, turn left on Second Street, and continue until turning left again on North Street, where we will then turn on to Front Street and return to City Island from there. The route is just under a mile long.

03/08/2024

Our next division meeting will be this Tuesday, March 12 at 6:30 pm at HRA Hall in Harrisburg. Author, Civil War artifact expert, Guide - Brother Craig Caba will be our featured speaker at this month's meeting. Craig will talk about two very notable local Civil War Colonels from Pennsylvania, Col. McFarland,151st PA, from Harrisburg and Col. Banes, 72nd Zouaves from Philadelphia.
Both of these men were at the Battle of Gettysburg, Craig will do a deep dive about what else these gentlemen contributed.

Saint Patricks's Day Events:

Our division will be marching in the Harrisburg St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 16. Details on lineup times will be shared at the meeting on Tuesday.

AOH Cumberland County 1, Saint Patrick's Day Party, Complete with full Irish dinner, Irish dancers, cash bar - West Shore Elks Club starting at 5:00 PM, 3/16/2024 - $40.00 per person call Tom Dugay by 3/9/2024 at 717-761-2950 for reservations and payments.

Saint Patrick's Day Dinner and Sing Along at the Cathedral of St. Patrick's 3/16/2024.
https://www.stpatrickcathedral.com

Reminder to pay your 2024 dues at this meeting if not done so already!

Celebrate this month as proud Irish-Americans and members of the AOH!

07/19/2023

Thanks to all the AOH members that met up at the Prince of Peace Steelton Summer picnic in July. We were proud to meet with our new Bishop of Harrisburg, the Most Rev. Timothy Senior and Very Rev. Mark Speitel, Secretary for Clergy and Consecrated Life.

03/09/2023

Harrisburg St. Patrick’s Day Parade Schedule

Our division is pleased to march with the local Catholic War Veterans for the annual Harrisburg St. Patrick's Day parade on Saturday, March 18. See the schedule below as we will start the day off at Mass at the Cathedral at 10:30 am.

0900 Front Street to be closed for the Annual Shamrock ☘ Run.
Parking is free to Parade Participants …Parade starts and ends there
*Enter CITY ISLAND from West Shore/Wormelysburg side*

Proceed to St. Patrick’s Cathedral on State St. for 1030 Mass
1030 Mass at St.Patrick’s Cathedral celebrated by CWV Chaplain, Fr. Bateman
All are welcome!
1130 (approximate) Proceed to recruiting setup at Front And Market Streets.
1200 Set up recruiting table.
1300 Begin to assemble for Parade.
(We are in Division 1 - at the head of the Parade)
1400 Parade begins/steps off.
1530 (approximate) Parade ends.
1600 Recruiting table teardown.

03/09/2023

Our next division meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 14 at 6:30 pm at the Holy Rosary Association Hall on Peach St. in Harrisburg. We'll be discussing plans for the Harrisburg St. Patrick's Day parade on March 18 along with outreach to new members. Reminder to bring in your dues for 2023 if not already done.

Brother Sean Donnelly will be presenting the second and concluding segment of the Donnelly Diaries - Sean's exciting adventure of re-establishing his roots with relatives is Free County Derry. If you did not attend the first part, no worries Sean will provide a short background.

He will have a slide presentation complete with pictures of areas where the Game of Thrones was filmed, pictures of relatives, beautiful Derry scenery and much more.

We appreciate Brother Donnelly for doing this.

03/08/2023

Happy International Women’s Day!

Today is International Women's Day and in honor of Irish-American Heritage month we celebrate a mother of modern computer programming ... Kathleen "Kay" McNulty Mauchly Antonelli.

Kathleen was born in Creeslough, County Donegal, and came to America with her family when she was a young girl. She was the daughter of James McNulty, an Irish patriot and a commandant of the Doe Battalion of the Irish Volunteers during the Irish Rebellion. She later went on to become a brilliant computer programmer and one of the six original programmers of the ENIAC, one of the first general-purpose electronic digital computers.

READ MORE: https://aoh.com/2021/03/16/irish-american-heritage-month-kathleen-mcnulty-an-irish-american-hidden-figure/









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