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AOH fish fry yields $1,300

More than a dozen Hibernians and their spouses turned out as volunteers on March 20 to help staff the Friday night Lenten fish fry at the George Brent Knights of Columbus in Manassas. Our participation in the dinner netted just…

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April 18 Past President’s Dinner Reservation

Please join us in honoring our immediate past president, Greg Gibbons, on the evening of Saturday, April 18, at Logan’s Roadhouse, 7731 Donegan Drive, Manassas. The event starts at 6:30 with a pay-your-own-drinks cocktail hour, followed by dinner at 7:30…

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Parades, parties & Proclamations

March is a month of parades, parties, and proclamations for the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The photo above shows our division as we gathered behind our banner at the start of the Alexandria St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 7….

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Annual Gaelic Mass held

A forecast of severe weather appeared to keep some away from the 48th Annual Gaelic Mass in Honor of St. Patrick hosted by the AOH Col. John Fitzgerald Division in Arlington on Monday night. The number of AOH members in…

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Posted in Trip to Ireland Raffle

2026 winner of trip to Ireland raffle

John and Dana Nalls of Manassas are the 2026 winners of the Trip to Ireland raffle held by the AOH Father Kelley Division in Manassas. The couple has a year to decide whether to book a $3,500 trip with a…

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Minutes of March 9, 2026 meeting

          Ancient Order of Hibernians           Father Kelley Division, Manassas, VA. Meeting Minutes For:  03/09/2026 Prior to the meeting, Brother Hibernian Jerry Laffey played the bagpipes at the entrance to the meeting hall to greet our members as they…

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Feb. 9, 2026 minutes

          Ancient Order of Hibernians                          Father Kelley Division, Manassas, VA. Meeting Minutes For:  02/09/2026 Call to Order – Monthly Division Minutes:  The regular monthly business meeting of the division was called to order by President Brian Tumulty at…

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Jan. 12, 2026 minutes

                         Ancient Order of Hibernians                          Father Kelley Division, Manassas, VA. Meeting Minutes For:  01/12/2026 Submitted by John McLaughlin Prior to the meeting, the officers elected to serve in 2026 were formally installed at a ceremony officiated by…

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December 8, 2025 meeting minutes

Submitted by Recording Secretary Paul T. Hannan Ancient Order of Hibernians Father Kelley Division The monthly business meeting was called to order by President Greg Gibbons Williams at 7 pm Marshall reported that all present were members in good standing….

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Posted in Historian Irish saints Johnny McLaughlin

St. Charles of Mount Argus

Report by Johnny McLaughlin: Saint Charles of Mount Argus was born Joannes Andreas Houben on December 1, 1821, in thevillage of Munstergeleen, Kingdom of the Netherlands. He was one of eleven children of Peter Joseph Houben, a miller, and Johanna…

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