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Governor Mark Sanford declares MARCH Irish Heritage Month!


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The Enchanted Lake- an Irish fairytale about the abode of the fairies below an enchanted lake

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LATEST NEWS:

DEDICATION OF IRISH MEMORIAL. Join Us as History is Made At the Dedication of the MIDLANDS IRISH MEMORIAL Friday September 5 (Reception & Dinner), & Saturday the 6th. (Dedication & Festivities), 2008, Columbia SC.

The Keynote Speaker will be Consul General of Ireland, Niall Burgess.

For a full Schedule and History of the Memorial, Click Here

Click Here to read the June 29th article in The State newspaper.

In presenting The South Carolina Irish Memorial at Canal Bridge, Riverfront Park, Columbia, we encourage you to join our list of donors.


At $2,500 and up, join The Emerald Benefactors

At $1000 to the Emerald level,Golden Shamrocks

From $500 to the Shamrocks,Silver Claddaghs

From $100 to Claddaghs,Taras Blessings

From $50 to Taras,Friends of Ireland


Please make your cheque payable to:

the St. Columba AOH & note that it is for the memorial

Mail it to:

AOH, 6008 Yorkshire Drive, Columbia 29209

For Further Information, Contact (Click to e-mail): Jim Lawracy


Video Captures by Alan Geoghegan

AOH St. Columba Division, Richland County, Columbia, SC
OFFICERS 2008:

President: Jim Lawracy

Vice-President: Bob Underwood

Financial Secretary: Joe Cronin

Treasurer: Ken Gilroy

Recording Secretary: Mike McGovern

Marshal: Tom Murphy

Sentinel: Geordy Hallman

Standing Committee: Ed Ferri

Chaplain: Fr. Tim Gahan

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Slan, Andi Hearn, Redbird School of Irish Music, Columbia, SC

MARCH 10 2007: at the SC State Museum in Columbia SC, an Irish Heritage Day Celebration took place. This included a mini Irish Exhibit about Ireland entitled "Coming to America", Storytelling by Batt and Maura Burns, Irish dancing by Rince N'ah Eireann, as well as the announcement of the First Prize-Winner for South Carolina's First Annual Irish Heritage Essay Contest. Photos by Alan Geoghegan

"Coming to America" an Irish Heritage Exhibit AOH National Director Joe Dougherty, State Board VP Neil Diamond and Raphe Jones, SC AOH State President await the guests.
Winner of the First Annual South Carolina AOH Irish Heritage Contest,Stephanie Saunders of Greenville, Ron Gillen, President, Greenville AOH Division and her teacher pose in-font of a map of Ireland at the Irish Heritage Day Celebration Enjoying the "Irish Heritage Exhibit"
Storytellers Batt and Maura Burns take in the exhibit. Many facets of Ireland were displayed.
The many faces of Ireland of course. AOH materials are prominent in some of the glass encasings.

The Irish Heritage Exhibit was created by Raphe Jones, SC AOH State President.

Members (and some spouses) of the St. Columba Division volunteer at South Carolina Educational Television during their fall fund drive with Irish-American singer Andy Cooney:

Donate to Hiberian Disaster Relief Effort supporting
over 300 of our members in the New Orleans area:


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In 2004, Governor Sanford set forth a proclamation that March is to be declared South Carolina Irish-American Heritage Month: read the 2007 proclamation here.

The St. Columba Division of the AOH supports a number of local and international projects and initiatives including The Irish Children's Summer Program (Click for web-site).

Photo, above from The State Newspaper of our 2005 Ceili

Irish Prayer Posters designed by members of the St. Columba Division

Go raibh maith agat to Dan Callaghan and Raphe Jones for donating to our web hosting costs.

Site design & maintenance by Alan C. Geoghegan.

Questions? e-mail our President Jim Lawracy:

" Find out how much God has given you, and from it take what you need;
the remainder is needed by others." Saint Augustine