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Ireland’s Great Famine or The Great Hunger
the worst catastrophe in 19th century Europe.

An Gorta Mor: The Quinnipiac University Collection in New York City
May 21 – Sept. 3, 2010 from Noon to 2PM. Please call for appointment.  Free admission.
Location:     Consulate General of Ireland
345 Park Avenue Floor 17 New York, NY, 10154
Phone:     (212) 319-2555 or (203) 582-8655

We sincerely want to thank all those who help make the Celtic Cross Monument a reality.
Thank you to all our Donors!

Click On the Descriptions Below to contact them.

The Mid Island Irish American Club - A special treat at a night in Plainview
Dance Lessons: Every Monday 7pm and Ceili: Every First Saturday 8pm-12am
Donations $20 Cofee,Tea and Soda Bread you can contact them at:
Plainview Ceili
115 Southern Parkway
Plainview, NY 11803
www.plainviewceili.com

Thank You to Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray!

Kate Murray is the Supervisor of America’s largest township.
We are honored to have her support our monument.

Thank You to Nassau Legislator Walker!

Nassau Legislator Rose Marie Walker is an important asset. Her Service on the Veterans & Senior Affairs as well as Health & Social Services committee promotes our efforts as well.

Suffolk County Police Officer’s Emerald Society.

Member of Grand Council United Emerald Society of NY
Thank you, your donation helps bring life to this monument
Our condolences on the passing of Msgr. Jim Kissane.

We are very grateful to supporters listed below.

Mention you heard about them from the A.O.H.!

Fine Irish Atmosphere :

Trinity Pub and Restaurant
190 Jericho Turnpike
Floral Park,  NY 11001

Too Busy to Prepare Dinner Call: Cheryl

Dinner My Way
547 Bedford Ave
Bellmore, NY 11710

We also wish to thank

The Doherty Family
The Bradli Family
The White Family
The O’Brien Family

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“THE WAY HOME”

This video presents the history, goals and mission of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

The National board recommends all members should view this video.  And pledging members should view this video before taking the oath.

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All proceeds are for the Celtic Cross Memorial fund.

CELTIC HIGH CROSSES

What we generally call Celtic Crosses are memorial crosses: the Latin cross with the crescents forming a circle between the cross and upright beams. They take their form from the Irish High Crosses which are found throughout Ireland and in parts of Britain and Scotland where Irish monks founded monasteries. They were usually located around monasteries although they sometimes marked boundaries or market places.

The total height of the cross, including the base and cap (shaped like a roof) varied – 7 feet up to 24 feet.  Some historians suspect that the term high cross does not refer to the height of the cross but to its status. In Irish the word Árd is usually translated as high but also means principal or main. The origins of the characteristic ring have several theories. The simplest is as a support for the cross beam. That seems just too simple an explanation since a straight piece with 45 degree angle from the upright at each side would be much easier to carve although less pleasing to the eye.

There are other explanations here are a few:

The ring is made to form a halo representing Jesus to a symbol of eternity to a leftover reference to the carried over from the art representing the Irish Sun God from ancient times. Other characteristics were the scalloping on the shaft and cross beam where the crescents join. Many crosses were also decorated with scenes from the old and new testaments. Small decorative cylinders called volutes are also found attached to either the crescent or the shaft. There were two main periods when the crosses were erected through the 9th and 10th centuries, and again in the 12th century. The 9th and 10th century crosses are known as scriptural crosses because of their biblical scenes. The East facing side had the Old Testament and the West side the New Testament. The later crosses had fewer biblical scenes but more of high relief figures of Jesus and a local Saint or Bishop. These carvings are similar to those found in Roman and other Western European churches and monasteries. It is believed that monasteries turned to erecting the crosses since they would be less prone to destruction. Many precious objects and manuscripts had been looted and destroyed during the Viking raids.

Many of the crosses have been carved from sandstone which I believe may be a relatively easy material to work with. But others have been carved from limestone and granite.

For more detail see:
www.goireland.about.com/od,
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/highcrosses/intro.html
www.highcrosses.org

and a temporary exhibit for  Irish High Cross at the 

National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts & History.

Help us raise money for the Celtic Cross Fund !

Contact any board member or Jack at (516) 554-7039
or email by clicking here AOH11@LIVE.com

The Great Hunger    “An Gorta Mor”

The Hibernians of Division 11 in Nassau County have started on a project to erect a monument in remembrance of  “The Great Hunger”.  As free citizens it is important to remember all those who had to flee their homeland looking for a better life. Many made it to the USA and many died trying either in the crossing or soon after. Those Immigrants that did survive are the ones who built this great country, they deserve a monument.

The monument, a Celtic Cross, will honor all those who were affected by the great hunger.

The Monument is dedicated to all who had emigrated due to hunger, religious persecution or oppression of any kind.

Assistance from individuals or organizations will be required to make this monument a reality.

We are now getting bids for the monument. The size and color of the stone to be used as well as the final design are being determined and balanced against the price.

HELP MAKE THIS A PERMANENT PART OF THE COMMUNITY,

PLEASE DONATE WHAT YOU CAN FOR THE MONUMENT.

CLICK  HERE TO DONATE to the Celtic Cross !

You can be proud that you helped place this monument to emigrants where it belongs.

A symbol that God Is with all of us.

CONTACT Jack at (516) 554-7039 or email AOH11@LIVE.com

Tomorrows Hope Foundation (THF) grants money to help families get and keep their children in Parochial elementary school.

They give to students Grades 1 through 8, helping their family afford the private school tuition.

This helps keep the schools open.

Today’s Children are Tomorrows Hope!

For More Information Visit Their Website by clicking here.

Click here for the to the LONG ISLAND CATHOLIC article and pictures.

Below are pictures from 2009 Bike-A-Thon at Ceader Creek Park.

To raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women, to help severely injured service members aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of severely injured service members.

For More Info Visit The Website

And The media in Washington treated it as just a traffic warning on the local news.
How can something like the sacredness of life be reduced to a traffic obstical?

Much like the rest of the AOH, Division 11 supports pro-life activities and every year participates in a march in Washington D.C. We will have more information as it comes in on this very important event.

Stand up for Life Sunday October 4th 2009, 2PM-3:30 PM rte 110 Walt Whitman Mall‏

Stand Up For Life in Huntington October 4th 2009
Photos of Nassau AOH Division 11 President Phil Baumgartner and Zack.
This STAND-IN went for about 2 miles on route 110 and about a quarter mile on route 25.
AS USUAL THE NEWS REPORTERS, BOSSES and OWNERS WERE AFRAID TO REPORT ANYTHING HAPPENED.

The Irish were intentionally starved out of their homes and Country.

This exodus caused by the Great  Hunger brought many Irish people to the USA. Many who made this journey did survive but many thousands did not.

The Irish Immigrant knew hunger as few others ever did. One of our major efforts under the HIBERNIAN HUNGER PROJECT is to help our local food pantries.  No one in this country should want for food. Or have their children go without the necessary nutrition.
If Possible Please Donate to the Food Pantries.

Every Cent Donated through AOH Division 11  that is earmarked for the Food Pantry makes it to The Local Pantries. Unlike charities that have only a percentage of your donation make it to where it was intended.

Holy Family Outreach Center -   September -

Coffee, Canned meats, Tuna, Juice, Pancake syrup, Dish soap, Bath soap, Aluminum foil, Mustard, Mayo, Flour, Sugar, Toilet paper, Napkins and Jars of tomato sauce.
As families prepare to return to school, there is also a need for school supplies as well.
Thank You for your support! Sister Carol Radosti Coordinator, Parish Social Ministry

Saint Ignatius Human Resources - Weekly  Needs -

Fruit in Cans or Jars, Fruit Juice, Rice in Bags and Boxes, Canned Meat, Black, Pinto  Beans, Cans of Whole Kernel Corn, Pancake Mix and Syrup, Chunky soups are always needed.  And many non food items are needed as well like Foil, Wax paper, Toothpaste and Toothbrushes, Shampoo, Diapers (size 1,2 & 5), soaps and detergents.

Saint Raphael Outreach Center -  August needs:

Non-perishable Items ESPECIALLY needed:

Tuna (in water), Iced Tea Mix, Coffee, Mayonnaise, Canned Meats, Hamburger Helper, Salad Dressing, Laundry and Dish Dtergent, Toilet Bowl Cleaner.

PLEASE DO NOT BRING ITEMS TO THE CONVENT / RECTORY.
LEAVE BY the ST. ANTHONY STATUE IN CHURCH.

Here is an article that was published about the food not getting to those people who need it. Also the food they have on hand and pay to store is not a variety of food needed by the pantries! …Note: The article in Newsday did not even address this point.

Pantries Bare while Food Banks Full

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To AOH from Saint Ignatius Social Service Outreach Thank you Division 11

Saint Ignatius Social Service/Outreach Pantry,

Saint Ignatius Social Service/Outreach pantry
Thank you letter to the Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 11 John Barry A.O.H. for the tons of food this year.
Over 2,000 lbs in the past season has been delivered to the local outreach centers in Hicksville NY through Division 11.  That helped a lot as more than 1,495 distributions were made from the St. Ignatius center in November alone. And this number includes 692 Children and 510 households!
( Double Click here to read letter. )

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The Ancient Order of Hibernians, America’s largest Irish Cultural organization, has assembled the information contained in this site to advance the understanding of An Gorta Mor – Ireland’s Great Hunger from 1845 through 1851 and beyond – a tragic time in world history whose impact has yet to be truly recognized. There are only two instances in history in which ethnic cleansing has been perpetrated against a people not as a reprisal for rebellion, civil strife nor political retaliation. Those two are the Holocaust and An Gorta Mor.

( Just Click Here for the full publication on the AOH National site)