Monsignor Lawrence E. Giblin Division One
Broome County, NY - February 2025

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CORPORATION NEWS


  • The Board of Directors for 2025 are Bill Burke, Tom Kelly, Barb Walling, Diane Durgin, Buzz Walling, Holly Walsh, Tracy Lawrence Wagaman, John Tobias and Jaqi Keneflik.
  • The Board encourages all members to use the hall for private parties such as birthdays, baptisms, funeral luncheons, etc.
  • We also encourage members to promote hall rentals to outside groups; you do not have to be a member to rent the hall.
  • Members should be aware that on days when bands perform there may be a slight increase in the cost of drinks.


Corporation President Bill Burke.


AOH FINANCIAL NEWS


The 2025 AOH membership cards will be arriving shortly. We’d appreciate you paying your dues at your earliest convenience. The dues are $40.00. Drop off or mail your payment to: AOH Hall, 148 Main St., Binghamton, NY 13905. Attn: Mark Kadlecik. If you have an address change, please let us know. It’s the only way we can keep our records straight and ensure you’ll get all the mailings.

 IRISH HISTORY

IRISH HISTORY  -    The First Irish-American Cop

       In 1851 The Boston Pilot, a Boston newspaper, reported that Barney McGinniskin was “the first Irishman that ever carried the stick of a policeman anywhere in this country”.  It also reported that meetings had recently been held to protest his appointment. McGinniskin’s hire was protested by the anti-Catholic, anti-Irish “Know Nothing” political party of the 1800s.                                                                                                

    Because of this prejudice McGinniskin was dismissed just three years after joining the force. It was an unfortunate turn of events for a man who by most written accounts was a good police officer. However, political tides in cities throughout the United States would soon shift. Many new Americans of Irish ancestry began exercising the right to vote, therefore they had better leverage to advocate for job opportunities. At that point Police departments throughout the east began to fill up with Irish Americans. By the second half of the 19th century, just a few decades after McGinniskin’s termination, big city police departments like Boston and New York were significantly, if not mostly, Irish American. Binghamton’s Police Department, which was formed in 1867, was no exception. The first New York City police officer to die in the line of duty was an Irish American named James Cahill who was shot by a burglar in 1854. In 1922 Binghamton Officer Clarence Moran an Irish American, was shot in the back and killed while walking his beat.

     In the early days the Irish may have joined the police force to escape the brutal work of coal mining or other low-end unwanted jobs of the 1800’s. But early police work was of low pay, and few benefits. However, to become a police officer gave the Irish immigrants some status. The job also implied that they were part of the government, an impossibility at the time for most Irish Catholics in Ireland.

      Among the many achievements of the Irish in American history, is the role of keeping America safe through the courage of Irish men and women in blue. This contribution surely ranks as one of Irish America’s most paramount achievements. We should never forget how Barney McGinniskin helped change conceptions about who could be a police officer in America. We should also, on Parade Day as our police march by, give a loud round of applause as a sign of our appreciation.                    - by Bill Burke.  Sources: Irish Star 3.25.24. N.Y.Irish History.O’Rourke 2001.Irish Central, Wilson 12.27.17.
 

 Parade Committee.

Parade Day 2025 is March 1, 2025

Parade News- Events upcoming:Feb. 15- Dinner Dance-Feb22-Irish Day at St.Thomas-Feb.28- B.C.Celtic Pipers at hall 5:15 March1 Parade Day- Mass 11:30-parade 1:30.Post Parade Party at Seton. Enjoy the season!!


Meetings Held Every Second Tuesday of the Month 

Next Meeting: February 11, 2025 @ 7:00 pm​

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Hall Phone: 607-724-5588
​148 Main Street; Binghamton, NY 13905

LAOH Juniors & LAOH County Board Notices

are now located on the LAOH page of this website. 

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS


  Membership in the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Inc. is confined to men 16 years and older who are practicing Roman Catholics of Irish birth or descent and who are citizens of United States of America or who have declared their intentions to become citizens of the United States of America.


Associate memberships are also available to those who do not meet the aforementioned qualification.

It is a standing rule that Applications for Membership that languish without action for longer than 6 months are discarded.

Notifications for induction dates and times, through the Shamrock Degree, are sent to all applicants.
Those who have applied prior to this 6 month period, and are serious about joining the A.O.H., need to reapply for admission and make arrangements to attend a Shamrock Degree ceremony within the next six month.


Those interested in membership must stop into the Hall to submit an application as they must have an active member sponsor them and sign the form.

Please check the Bartender Schedule page here for days and times the hall is open.


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