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South Carolina State Board 2009 Convention:
October 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Myrtle Beach, SC
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AOH St. Columba Division, Richland County, Columbia, SC OFFICERS 2009: (Click name to e-mail) President: Jim Lawracy Vice-President: Bob Underwood Financial Secretary: Joe Cronin Treasurer: Ken Gilroy Recording Secretary: Mike McGovern Marshal: Tom Murphy Sentinel: Geordy Hallman Chairman Standing Committee: Ed Ferri Chaplain: Fr. Tim Gahan

DEDICATION OF THE IRISH MEMORIAL SEPT. 6. 2008

History was Made at The Dedication of the SOUTH CAROLINA IRISH MEMORIAL held on Saturday Sept. 6th at Riverfront Park in Columbia, SC. A special mass was celebrated Saturday morning at St. Peter's Church, followed by a wreath laying ceremony in the church grave site honoring the Irish buried there. At 11am the unveiling of the memorial itself was held at Riverfront Park. Afterwards, guests enjoyed music from Corner House and the Rince N'ah Eireann Step Dancers. Scroll down for photos and visit our events page for all photos.

The Keynote Speaker at the dedication was Consul General of Ireland, Niall Burgess.

(L-R) AOH St. Columba (Columbia) President Jim Lawracy with Consul General Niall Burgess, AOH National President Seamus Boyle and AOH National Vice-President Brendan Moore.	Onlookers view the South Carolina Irish Memorial.
AOH Columbia President Jim Lawracy addresses the crowd.	Graveside Ceremony and Wreath Laying at St. Peter's Church.
The South Carolina Irish Memorial Dedication.	Rince N'ah Eireann Step Dancers at Riverfront Park.

For Further Information about South Carolina The Irish Memorial, Contact (Click to e-mail): Jim Lawracy

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

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

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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).

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