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Hibernia (Latin) and Éire (Gaelic) mean "Ireland". [i.e. Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH)] The word "slogan" comes from the Irish sluagh-ghairm, which means "war cry." Though it’s only one of many theories, there are those who believe the term “put the kabash on” something comes from an old Irish phrase “cie bais”, which means "cap of death. |
Pat and Helen Burke's house in Richmond where it all began.
The Irish American Society of Greater Richmond was first organized on March 17th, 1992 at the home of Patrick and Helen Burke, 2400 Riverside Drive in Richmond, Virginia along with co-founders Ron and Kathleen Hendricks. For more information about the beginning of our society, please read the content of the very first IAS newsletter (May 1992) posted below. You can click on the icon below to view images of the original document. (Many thanks to the Burkes for providing this document)
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Many thanks to those past presidents for their outstanding and lasting contributions to the Society.
