Hall of Fame!
Click here to read up on all of the region’s Hall of Fame inductees, including those for 2012: Jerry O’Sullivan, Jesse Winch and Johnny “Accordion” Cronin.
Congrats, everyone!
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RIP Tom Moore
Here are the arrangements for Mr. Tom Moore father of Dermot Moore our AOH President who is so supportive of our children in the Irish Music School and husband to Mary Holt Moore very well known Irish Historian/speaker/dance teacher of the Gaelic League and also our CCE Martin Mulvihill Branch Irish Officer
Thomas A. Moore, of Pearl River, NY, age 87, beloved husband of Mary Holt Moore, father of Tommy, Kevin (Kerri), Maureen (Roger) Slattery, Cathleen (Kevin) McNulty, Dermot (Joan), Patrick, Kerry Scriven, and Eileen (Bobby) Fitzgerald, adored grandfather of 21, and friend to many, died on May 11 surrounded by his devoted family. Born in Ballylongford, County Kerry, Tom became a long time Bronx resident, graduated Regis H.S. class of ’42 and served in the US Army during WWII. Tom retired from the FDNY as Deputy Chief, Division 5 in 1979, and was a charter member of the FDNY Emerald Society, Holy Name Society & the Bronx Gaelic League, and a Past President of AOH Bronx County Division 3 .
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 AM Wednesday at St. Margaret’s R.C. Church, Pearl River, NY. Burial will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery Hawthorne, NY. Visiting is Monday from 7 to 9 pm and Tuesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM at Wyman-Fisher Funeral Home Inc., Pearl River, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Camp Venture 25 Smith St., Suite 510 Nanuet, NY 10954
Special Fleadh Weekend Ceili Announcement!
The Friday night Ceili, featuring the Sligo’s own Dartry Ceili Band, was originally scheduled for 9pm to 1am. However, it will now begin at 8pm and run until midnight.
Fleadh Weekend Packages
Order your Hall of Fame and Meal Packages here!
Sligo’s own Dartry Céilí Band (feat. Philip Duffy, John Kilhenny, Sean Carroll, Cian Kearins & Kevin Brehony) will perform at our 2012 Fleadh and Hall of Fame Weekend!
Book now! Weekend Package includes Friday céilí; Saturday breakfast, lunch & Banquet Show, all competitions and céilí; Sunday breakfast & competitions.
- $149 Adult
- $60 Child under 14 (Our child’s rate is below cost and a more economical than the area’s available alternatives)
- $119 Musician’s Rate (Access to music competitions and four meals including Saturday Banquet; excludes weekend ceilis)
For more information (or to send your payment in), contact:
Maureen Hopkins
Irish Music Weekend
P.O. Box 3817
Union, NJ 07083
If you have any questions, click here to email Maureen Hopkins: mjahopkins@aol.com
Hotel rooms are filling up, so if you’re interested in a Weekend Package, please reserve your room and lock in this great price immediately!
Click here to go to Fleadh website
Click here to go to Hall of Fame website and learn more
Fleadh Volunteers Still Needed
This just in from Rose Flanagan:
Hello Everyone!
I’m writing you all in the hopes that you’ll step forward and lend a hand at this year’s upcoming fleadh
The fleadh is being held on Saturday and Sunday May 19th and 20th at the Parsippany Hilton in Parsippany NJ.Some of you have already volunteered and I apologize for the extra notices. If you have volunteered, you’ll be hearing from me soon with regards where you’ll be.
We need 2 volunteers per competition room as well as some volunteers for the office for just a few hours per day.
Please let me know as soon as possible if you’re available and if you have a preference- would you like to help in the office or is there a particular competition you’d like to see? Please let me know what day/time/competition you’d be available to assist us with.Those of you who volunteer receive free admission to the fleadh on that day. Maybe there are some young adults out there who are looking for community service?
I’d like any and all volunteers but would prefer to have someone who could give me a few hours at a time. I’m delighted with all the parents who volunteered for this event but I’m having some difficulty trying to coordinate any free time around their children’s competitions!
Please contact me at miltownmalbay@msn.com
The Rafferty Cup!
Terry Rafferty has put up a perpetual trophy in memory of Mike. The trophy is for the winner of the senior trio in the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh. All of Mike’s friends are encouraged to come up with trios to compete in his honor.
Mid-Atlantic Fleadh Volunteers Needed!
The Fleadh needs YOU to step forward and lend a hand at the upcoming Fleadh weekend! The dates are Saturday and Sunday May 19th and 20th at the Parsippany Hilton in Parsippany NJ.
We need 2 volunteers per competition room as well as some volunteers for the office for just a few hours per day. Please let Rose Flanagan know as soon as possible if you’re available and if you have a preference – would you like to help in the office, or is there a particular competition you’d like to see? Please let Rose know what day/time/competition you’d be available to assist.
Those of you who volunteer receive free admission to the Fleadh on that day. Maybe there are some young adults out there who are looking for community service? Please contact Rose at miltownmalbay@msn.com
Fleadh Ads!
We are asking all Branches/Clubs to support the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh this year (and every year) by taking out Ads in the Fleadh Journal. As you know, the weekend is a big undertaking. It attracts thousands of people over the May weekend in Parsippany and our ad journal offers an excellent opportunity to reach all of them. There are also opportunities to be a Fleadh Sponsor. Please be generous in congratulating all our Honorees this year!
For more information on both of these opportunities, contact Tom Vesey via at tomvesey@optonline.net. He can also be reached at 201-705-8948.
Tim Raab’s Catskills Videos
All 80 Catskills Irish Arts Week 2011 videos are live on Tim Raab’s YouTube channel, TimRaabNorthern. They’re fabulous documents of the fabulous Catskills Irish Arts Week. Feel free to go through and post direct links on Facebook or on your own websites. Some nice ones include:
- #79: An all-star session at 5AM, Saturday morning in Blackthorn’s dining room entrance. Musicians include Anna Colliton, Cara Frankowicz, Dan Gurney, Dan Restivo, George Keith, Grainne Murphy, Issac Aldersen, Joey Abarta, Laura Feddersen, Maeve Gilchrist, Nathan Gourley, and friends.
- #78 Twilight Session with Ivan Goff & Blackie O’Connell
- #80 is a quick one with Matt Pepin’s funny dance, and final farewell from Issac Aldersen & Blackie O’Connell at 5:45AM Saturday.
- #35 session at the Shamrock House with Ivan Goff, Jesse Smith, Colm Gannon, Brendan Dolan, Dylan Foley, Dan Gurney, and friends.
- #48 with the Washington Square Shamrock Orchestra with Don Meade, Donie Carroll and Liz Hanley.
To learn more about Tim Raab and his fabulous work, visit http://www.timraabnorthern.com/
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Jack Coen’s Wake Details
Jack Coen’s wake will take place Tuesday and Wednesday evening 7-9pm and Wednesday afternoon 2-4pm at Hodder Funeral Home at 899 McLean Ave, Yonkers and mass at 11:45 a.m. Thursday at St. Barnabas Church, 407 E.241 St at Martha Avenue in the Woodlawn section of the Bronx.
