Butte (Mont.) Irish Collection 1882-1935

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Butte (Mont.) Irish Collection 1882-1935

This collection contains membership, financial, organization, and correspondence records from 1882 to 1935 of many social, literary, and fraternal organizations for the Irish in Butte, Montana. Organizations include the Ancient Order of Hibernians (Divisions 1, 2, and 3), Robert Emmet Literary Association, Friends of Irish Freedom, Gaelic League, Irish Volunteers of America, Thomas Francis Meagher Memorial Fund, American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic, and Sunburst Club in Helena.

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American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic

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Biographical History John Byrne was born circa 1866 on a small farm 25 miles south of Dublin near Asford, Wicklow County, Ireland. In 1906 Byrne moved to Los Angeles, California and became instrumental in helping to fund the Irish nationalist movement. Friends of Irish Freedom (FOIF) emerged in California in 1916, becoming the state's primary Irish American organization. Its main purpose was to gain independence for Ireland. John Byrne was th...

Ancient Order of Hibernians

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The Ancient Order of Hibernians is a Catholic, Irish-American fraternal organization founded in New York City in 1836. Inspired by the Irish organization of the same name created in the 16th Century to sustain the Catholic faith in the face of English opposition, the American Hibernians sought to protect clergy and church property from Anti-Catholic 'Nativist' Americans and their followers. Similarly, the vast influx of Irish Catholic immigrants fleeing the famine in the 1840s prompted the growt...

Friends of Irish Freedom

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The organization evolved from the Irish Race Convention held in New York City after the Easter Rebellion of 1916 in Ireland. The organization's objective was to secure the independence of Ireland from England through fund raising, dissemination of pro-Irish propaganda in the United States, and informing Congress on Irish affairs. The organization dissolved in 1935. From the description of Records, 1916-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155508663 ...

Gaelic League of America

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The Ancient Order of Hibernians was formed during the sixteenth century in Ireland and three divisions were first organized in Butte in 1880. Its membership was limited to men who were born in Ireland and their sons. The A.O.H. was a strictly Catholic organization. Although loyal to the fight for Irish Independence, the A.O.H. was less revolutionary than many of the other organizations. The Robert Emmet Literary Association was the Butte Branch of the Clan-na-Gael, a rev...

Robert Emmet Literary Society

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American Association for the Recogition of the Irish Republic

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The Ancient Order of Hibernians was formed during the sixteenth century in Ireland and three divisions were first organized in Butte in 1880. Its membership was limited to men who were born in Ireland and their sons. The A.O.H. was a strictly Catholic organization. Although loyal to the fight for Irish Independence, the A.O.H. was less revolutionary than many of the other organizations. The Robert Emmet Literary Association was the Butte Branch of the Clan-na-Gael, a rev...

Patrick Pearse Club (Butte, Mont.)

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The Ancient Order of Hibernians was formed during the sixteenth century in Ireland and three divisions were first organized in Butte in 1880. Its membership was limited to men who were born in Ireland and their sons. The A.O.H. was a strictly Catholic organization. Although loyal to the fight for Irish Independence, the A.O.H. was less revolutionary than many of the other organizations. The Robert Emmet Literary Association was the Butte Branch of the Clan-na-Gael, a rev...

Irsh Volunteers of America

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The Ancient Order of Hibernians was formed during the sixteenth century in Ireland and three divisions were first organized in Butte in 1880. Its membership was limited to men who were born in Ireland and their sons. The A.O.H. was a strictly Catholic organization. Although loyal to the fight for Irish Independence, the A.O.H. was less revolutionary than many of the other organizations. The Robert Emmet Literary Association was the Butte Branch of the Clan-na-Gael, a rev...

Irish Volunteers of America

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Sunburst Club (Helena, Mont.)

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The Ancient Order of Hibernians was formed during the sixteenth century in Ireland and three divisions were first organized in Butte in 1880. Its membership was limited to men who were born in Ireland and their sons. The A.O.H. was a strictly Catholic organization. Although loyal to the fight for Irish Independence, the A.O.H. was less revolutionary than many of the other organizations. The Robert Emmet Literary Association was the Butte Branch of the Clan-na-Gael, a rev...

Thomas Francis Meagher Memorial Fund

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The Ancient Order of Hibernians was formed during the sixteenth century in Ireland and three divisions were first organized in Butte in 1880. Its membership was limited to men who were born in Ireland and their sons. The A.O.H. was a strictly Catholic organization. Although loyal to the fight for Irish Independence, the A.O.H. was less revolutionary than many of the other organizations. The Robert Emmet Literary Association was the Butte Branch of the Clan-na-Gael, a rev...

Robert Emmet Literary Association (Butte, Mont.)

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The Ancient Order of Hibernians was formed during the sixteenth century in Ireland and three divisions were first organized in Butte in 1880. Its membership was limited to men who were born in Ireland and their sons. The A.O.H. was a strictly Catholic organization. Although loyal to the fight for Irish Independence, the A.O.H. was less revolutionary than many of the other organizations. The Robert Emmet Literary Association was the Butte Branch of the Clan-na-Gael, a rev...