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As the name of our Society implies –
- we’re Charitable and we’re Irish.
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The 1786 constitution of the society emphasized the importance of encouraging, through a society of persons with something in common, assistance to persons in the community entitled to “compassion and relief.”
The original members wished by their association “to promote friendship and goodwill,” and this commitment by its members is equally valid today.
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2012
WHERE: Saraguay Club, 360 Purcell’s Cove Road WHEN: Thursday, May 17th, 2012, 6:30 pm for 7 pm GUEST SPEAKER: Member Blair Beed; author of Titanic Victims in Halifax Graveyards. The book uses official reports and newspaper articles to outline life on board the ship, society in 1912 and the care given the dead. In addition…
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WHEN: March 17th, 2012, 6:30 pm for 7:30 pm WHERE: Prince George Hotel GUEST SPEAKER: HRM Councillor and Member Gloria McCluskey SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT: Dr. J. Philip Vaughan MENU: Irish Soda Bread, Savoury Scones & Brown Bread APPETIZER: Potato and Wild Mushroom Tart with Irish Cheddar, Red Onion Marmalade and Rocket Greens ENTREE: Chicken Breast stuffed with Bacon…
Continue Reading »Quarterly Meeting Notice January, 2012
The Liberator banner, also known as the O’Connell banner, has been stored for many years in the Public Archives building. It’s a large, two-sided, heavy silk parade banner commissioned by the Society for the Saint Patrick’s Day parades in the 1870′s. Most of the sewing was done by the Sisters of Charity at Saint…
Continue Reading »MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Society was the presenting sponsor for Re-jigged Festival: A Celebration of new Celtic Music and Dance, October 21 & 22, 2011, Dartmouth. The festival highlighted workshops, master classes, sessions, a gala concert and a late-night Ceilidh. The concert featured leading innovators in Celtic music and dance from across the region and beyond, including gypsy jazz…
Continue Reading »SUMMER CONCERT
A private concert by Ardyth and Jennifer, was held Wednesday, August 31, between 4:30 pm-5:30 pm, at Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel, Holy Cross Cemetery. The Chapel was built in one day on August 31, 1843; the concert was in honour of this occasion and our 225th. Ardyth and Jennifer are singers, songwriters and harp…
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