{"id":11248,"date":"2024-03-04T19:48:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T00:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aoh.com\/?p=11248"},"modified":"2024-03-04T20:07:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T01:07:37","slug":"town-of-babylon-proclaims-march-2024-irish-american-heritage-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aoh.com\/2024\/03\/04\/town-of-babylon-proclaims-march-2024-irish-american-heritage-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Town of Babylon Proclaims March 2024 \u2013 Irish American Heritage Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH PROCLAIMED IN THE TOWN OF BABYLON<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AOH-2024-TOB-IAHM-JmcG-RS-TMcS-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AOH-2024-TOB-IAHM-JmcG-RS-TMcS-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AOH-2024-TOB-IAHM-JmcG-RS-TMcS.jpg 722w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">L-R: President Jim McGrath; Town Supervisor Rich Schaffer, Town Councilman and Hibernian Terrence McSweeney<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>LINDENHURST, N.Y. \u2013 On Wednesday, February 28th , Town of Babylon proclaimed March as \u201cIrish American Heritage Month\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Town of Babylon officials stood alongside President Jim McGrath and Past Presidents of St. Patrick\u2019s Division 2 on Wednesday, February 28th at Babylon Town Hall to proclaim March 2024 as Irish American Heritage Month in the Town of Babylon, Long Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proclamation was made by Town of Babylon Councilman, Terrence McSweeney (who is also an AOH Division 2 member) and supported by TOB Supervisor Rich Schaffer. The proclamation was presented to President McGrath.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AOH-2024-TOB-IAHM-JMcG-and-Rich-Schaffer-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AOH-2024-TOB-IAHM-JMcG-and-Rich-Schaffer-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AOH-2024-TOB-IAHM-JMcG-and-Rich-Schaffer-623x1024.jpg 623w, https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AOH-2024-TOB-IAHM-JMcG-and-Rich-Schaffer-768x1262.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AOH-2024-TOB-IAHM-JMcG-and-Rich-Schaffer-935x1536.jpg 935w, https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AOH-2024-TOB-IAHM-JMcG-and-Rich-Schaffer.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Councilman McSweeney in his presentation told the many great works and contributions of the Irish American community and asked all to celebrate the achievements that Irish Americans have done over the years. The Town of Babylon has a rich history of Irish Americans settling in the area during the 19th and 20th centuries and continuing to make their mark in various fields such as law enforcement, firefighters, politics, hospitality, restauranteurs to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President McGrath was humbled by this proclamation and asked all Town of Babylon citizens to honor and recognize the significant contributions of Irish Americans in the town and welcomed all to join us in celebrating Irish American Heritage Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AOH-2024-Town-of-Babylon-IAMH-1024x589.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AOH-2024-Town-of-Babylon-IAMH-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AOH-2024-Town-of-Babylon-IAMH-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AOH-2024-Town-of-Babylon-IAMH-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AOH-2024-Town-of-Babylon-IAMH-1536x884.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AOH-2024-Town-of-Babylon-IAMH-2048x1178.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class = 'socialMediaOnEveryPost'><div id=\"sgmbShare1-1\" class=\"sgmbShare jssocials-theme-classic sgmbWidget1-1\"><\/div><div class=\"dropdownWrapper dropdownWrapper1 dropdownWrapper-for-widget \" id=\"dropdownWrapper-for-widget\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dropdownLabel\" id=\"dropdownLabel-share-list\"><span class=\"sgmbButtonListLabel1\">Share List<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dropdownPanel dropdownPanel1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><script>  SGMB_URL = \"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-builder\/\"; 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