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2024 O Mahony Society Gathering:

Worldwide Participation through our Virtual Celebration!

We always wish everyone could join us in person for the annual O Mahony Society
Gathering in Ireland. For whatever reason, your Council realizes that some people
can't travel to Ireland for the Gathering in Ireland.

The O Mahony Society made your “virtual visit” to Ireland possible again this year!
OMS members and friends from throughout the world joined us through the magic
of Zoom. The virtual session was hosted from the O’Mahoney Public House at
ÉireannRidge in Zionville, North Carolina, USA. Joining us us live from O’ Mahoney’s Pub
were OMS Members Rose Lunceford, Joel Kotchevar, Dawn Wicklow, and Suzanne Paszkowski.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS VIRTUAL CELEBRATION INCLUDED:

• Live Irish music before and after the Annual General Meeting
performed by Bill O'Badz on guitar and Catherine Carbino-Goulah on violin

• Participation in the sing-along from every corner of the globe

• Participation in the O Mahony Society Annual General Meeting
• Presentation of the 2024 O Mahony Journal

• Introduction of the 2024-2025 O Mahony Society Council

• An expanded virtual session following the Annual General Meeting that include
more Irish music, Irish poetry, a moving reading of the Irish Proclamation of 1916,
a reading by contemporary Irish poet Stephen Hames Smith, and more O Mahony Fellowship

The Council plans to continue sponsoring virtual participation in the Annual General Meeting.

VIRTUAL LECTURE

"Settlement patterns of the O'Mahony Clan from the early 1800s"
Presented by Margaret Murphy of the Skibbereen Heritage Centre, Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland

O Mahony Society Members and friends from throughout the world joined us virtually on
Sunday, 9 June 2024, for a fascinating focus on the O Mahony Clan origins. Examining
the disbursement of the O Mahony Clan from the 1800s onwards, reviewing Diocesan
records for the six counties of Munster (Cork, Clare, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, and
Waterford), and land records from 1830 - 1850, all with a special focus on Cork and its
surrounding counties made for a fascinating and informative presentation.
Margaret Murphy has worked at Skibbereen Heritage Centre since 2002. An avid
genealogist and local historian, Margaret has helped many thousands of visitors to find
their West Cork ancestry and is a co-author of the publication “Stories of the Revolution.”
This virtual session exceeded previous 9Substantial) attendance records and participant
feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Our profound thanks go to Margaret Murphy.

Members can access Margaret’s full presentation on the O Mahony Society website at www.omahonysociety.com/lectures.

Watch the O Mahony Society website and Facebook page for additional virtual sessions coming in 2025 as a feature of our 70th
Anniversary Celebration!

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