Abram J Ryan Div (Louisville, Ky)
ANCIENT ORDER of HIBERNIANS
Cead Mile Failte!
100,000 welcomes!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sun. Jan. 22, 2012 3:00PM - Right to Life Mass at Saint Martin of Tours (639 S. Shelby St. Louisville KY 40202)
Thurs. Jan. 26, 2012 7:00PM - Officers Meeting
Thurs. Feb. 2, 2012 7:30PM - Regular Monthly Meeting
Sun. Feb. 5, 2012 - time to be determined - Spouse Appreciation Mass at Saint Brigid (1520 Hepburn Ave. Louisville KY 40204) followed by breakfast at Molly Malones
AOH raises $4,000 for Boys and Girls Haven
Order your Personalized Louisville Slugger Bat Emblazoned with AOH Crest(More Photos)Please Support our 2011 Parade Sponsors
Check out some of our pictures from last year's parade(1,2), 2010 Photos
Slainte! (slawn-chuh)
To your Health!/Cheers!
How can I become a Hibernian?
Who can join? Practicing Catholic men over age 16 who are Irish by birth or descent.
Not Catholic or Irish? Join as an associate!
Contact Bill Riley @ 635-6367. Application
For "CIA: Certified Irish American (CIA) apparel," call Brian Clarke 502-241-6404
Message from the President
Thanks for Logging onto the website of The Father Abram J. Ryan Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The oldest Irish Catholic mens faternal organization in America. It's with great pride that we bring you the St. Patrick's Day parade every year.
Our Parade theme for this year is "Shamrocks & Shillelaghs" which says a lot about the Irish in that it lets everyone know that are many sides to the Irish. We are a people that are very cultural and refined but at the same time we can be very headstrong and unbending. We are a very proud people and enjoy the opportunity of sharing our culture and herritage with our friends in the Louisville comunity. This years parade will be on Saturday March, 10th 2012. Our celebration of the Patron Saint of Ireland begins with our kick off dinner dance we call our "Wearin of the Green" party that will be held Saturday March, 3rd. then it continues with our blessing of the beer on Thursday March, 8th with our good friends at the Bluegrass Brewing company on the corner of Main and Clay. once the beer is blessed it's off to O'Shea's Irish pub on Baxter Ave. for the tapping of the keg. It's a special brew made just for us and our celebration. Saturday the 10th isn't just a parade day for the Hibernians we also have breakfast at St. Louis Bertrand on 6th street where we also have our St.Patrick's Day Mass. The parade will step off at 3pm sharp rain or shine.
The Hibernians would love to see everyone at any or all of these events as we celebrate St. Patrick again this year. All of these events are open to the public and we encourage the comunity to join in the celebration with us and learn a little about the Irish. Dates times and ticket prices for these events can be found within our web site. We do hope you enjoy it
Slainte, (cheers)
Be sure to take a look at the Bloody Monday memorial marker in W. Louisville that we helped unveil in Aug. 06. It's an important part of our Irish-American and local history, for sure.