AOH Division 1, Cambria County, Our Lady of Knock

10/08/2026

Info for Mike's Irish Wake and Funeral:

Friends and family will be received from 2:00 - 4:00pm and 6:00-8:00pm on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at Stevens Funeral Home, 146 North Main Street, Carrolltown, PA. The family will be holding an ‘Irish Wake’ in accordance with his last wishes.

Additional visitation will be held at St. Benedict Catholic Church in the Boniface Wimmer Room 100 South Main Street, Carrolltown, Pa 15722 on Friday, October 9, 2026 from 10:00 until the 11:00 am funeral Mass at the church.

09/29/2026

09/25/2026

The Irish game of hurling is one of the oldest field games in the world. Hurling was first referenced in literature dating back over 3,000 years ago to the year 1272 BC. Even the old Irish Brehon Laws provided compensation for any injuries incurred during the game. Under British rule, the game was banned on multiple occasions, but during the Gaelic revival of the late 19th century, the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in Thurles, County Tipperary. The organisation spread like wildfire. Within 18 months, the GAA had over 50,000 members and 400 clubs. The GAA is far more than just a sporting organisation, it is a symbol of Irish identity.

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09/24/2026

Fun fact.

🍺 On this day, 24th September 1725, Arthur Guinness is traditionally said to have been born in County Kildare.

His exact birth date remains uncertain, but his place in Irish history is considerably clearer.

Guinness began brewing at Leixlip before moving his operation to Dublin in 1759. There, at St James’s Gate, he secured the famous 9,000-year lease on the brewery site.

What began as an 18th-century Dublin brewery would eventually develop into one of the most internationally recognised names associated with Ireland.
Arthur Guinness died on 23rd January 1803 and was buried at Oughterard, County Kildare.



📸 Irish Roots

09/23/2026

Dearg — Red
Gorm — Blue
Glas — Green
Buí — Yellow
Dubh — Black
Bán — White
Donn — Brown
Liath — Grey
Corcra — Purple
Oráiste — Orange

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09/20/2026

Dé Luain — Monday
Dé Máirt — Tuesday
Dé Céadaoin — Wednesday
Déardaoin — Thursday
Dé hAoine — Friday
Dé Sathairn — Saturday
Dé Domhnaigh — Sunday

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09/12/2026

The O’Briens of Thomond, who once ruled much of north Munster, founded this medieval Franciscan friary. It grew quickly into a huge foundation, with 350 friars and a famed school of 600 pupils by 1375. It was the very last school of Catholic theology to survive the Reformation. The building contains an exceptional wealth of 15th & 16th century sculptures carved in the local hard limestone, including one of St Francis himself displaying the stigmata. An arch between the nave and transept bears a remarkable image of Christ with his hands bound.

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09/10/2026

This Cistercian monastery was founded in the 12th century by monks from Mellifont Abbey under the patronage of the local ruling family, the MacDermotts. It was one of the most powerful of the early Cistercian foundations in Ireland and among the foremost in Connacht. Cromwellian forces wreaked devastation when they occupied the abbey in 1659. It was further mutilated during the following centuries, when it was used to accommodate a military garrison. Despite all the violence it has suffered over the centuries, Boyle Abbey is well preserved.

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