Ancient Order of Hibernians-Colorado State Board

06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day from the Ancient Order of Hibernians

Today we honor the fathers, grandfathers, and father figures who have shaped our lives through their example, sacrifice, and unwavering love.

Irish tradition teaches us that the greatest inheritance a father can leave his children is not wealth, but character. Through faith, hard work, devotion to family, and service to community, fathers pass on values that endure.

They taught us to stand by our principles, lend a hand to a neighbor, cherish our heritage, and keep the faith despite difficult times. May their lessons continue to guide us every day.

On this Father’s Day, we offer our gratitude to all fathers and remember those who are gone. May God bless them for all they have given, quietly without recognition and always with love.

Happy Father’s Day to all fathers from the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

“Irish heritage is not a gift we inherit; it is a gift we pass on.”

06/07/2026

Irish-American Andy Rooney commemorates the soldiers who fought and died on D-Day.

06/05/2026

A Colorado connection to the notorious Scots-Irish landlord who evicted hundreds of poor folk from Co. Donegal one terrible night.

"There is rippling in the waters, there is rustling through the air,
Five hundred thousand curses upon cruel John Adair."

He had brokerage firms in NYC and Denver. His trips to Texas launched from Pueblo. He later financed the JA Ranch, the first cattle ranch in the Texas panhandle. It peaked at 100,000 head of cattle on 1 million acres.

In 1861, landlord John Adair evicted 244 people from their homes in Derryveagh, Donegal. Born in 1823 at Bellegrove House in County Laois, Adair later moved to New York in the 1850s, where he made a fortune in finance, expanding his interests into Colorado and Texas, where he founded the JA Cattle Ranch. Returning to Ireland, he bought up land in Donegal around the Derryveagh Mountains, forming a large estate. He employed Scottish shepherds, Rankin and
Murray, but after Murray was found dead in 1860 and no one was convicted, Adair moved to clear the land.

On 8 April 1861, around 200 police and “crowbar men” evicted 244 people, including 159 children, and destroyed their homes. Many ended up in workhouses or died, while over half later emigrated to Australia. Adair later married Cornelia Wadsworth and built Glenveagh Castle. He died in 1885 in St. Louis and was buried in Lea Church, County Laois, likely in an unmarked grave.

Interested in joining the AOH? Fill out our application form below or contact your local division:
https://aoh.com/join/

05/26/2026

Oliver Sheppard’s statue of the dying Cú Chulainn inside GPO. Memorial to the Easter Rising. Sculpted 1910-1911, first exhibited in 1914, it emerged from the wider Celtic Revival and its fascination with Irish mythology, heroic sacrifice and national identity. Deeply influenced by figures such as Yeats, George Russell and Patrick Pearse, the myth of Cú Chulainn became one of the defining cultural symbols of the revival.

The statue remained unsold in Sheppard’s studio for years until Éamon de Valera chose it as the official memorial to the Easter Rising ahead of its 20th anniversary. Cast in bronze in Brussels, it was unveiled inside the rebuilt GPO in Easter Week 1935, where it remains one of the defining visual symbols of modern Irish memory.

05/25/2026

05/18/2026

While we are busy with recording our new EP, we wanted to share some dates with you!

Post a 🤘🏽 if we will see you this summer!

05/11/2026

How nice! A casual Irish dance social with a few dance lessons in Boulder, Colorado!

05/04/2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the AOH! Only 190 years young today, May 4!

We have a great legacy building on older groups in Ireland and centuries of Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity.

The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) is the oldest and largest Irish Catholic fraternal organization in the United States. Today the AOH has over 46,000 members.

Interested in joining the AOH? Fill out our application form below or contact your local division:
https://aoh.com/join/