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Irish county organizations were first organized in New York City in the late 1840s. The early societies were for the most part purely social organizations, but in the 1870s some of them started to offer benefits for sickness and death.
In the 1880s, inspired by the land reform movement in Ireland, many additional county societies were organized. Eviction and high rents in Ireland were fought on a local basis in Ireland. In New York, a county society, rather than one of the Irish fraternal or social organizations, seemed best able to respond to sudden developments in the old country. In the early 1890s, the first attempt was made to establish a central body to coordinate the Irish counties. A central organization for county societies was set up in Manhattan. At the same time, a similar coordinating body was formed in Brooklyn, where many county organizations existed independently. Both these overseeing bodies were similar in design to the present day United Irish Counties. After only a few years of work the organizations went out of existence, although many of the county societies survived. For more history, please click here. |
The United Irish Counties Association of New York, Inc, fully supports the Martin McGuinness Principles of Equality, Respect, Truth and Self-Determination. We believe that the only path to a free and united Ireland is a strict adherence to these very same principles that have exemplified the life’s work of Martin McGuinness.
Since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement twenty years ago there have been several obstacles to full implementation of a Bill of Rights in the North as well as an All-Ireland Charter of Rights. We believe that since the St. Andrews Agreement in 2006, wherein the British government committed to giving the Irish language official status equal to that granted to the Scots Gaelic and Welsh languages, the British government must immediately seek to fulfill the commitments made at that time to ensure respect for the Irish language. We further believe that there must be proper inquests for those families that have lost loved ones and there must be accountability for those responsible. Ultimately the right to self determination must be guaranteed so that the people of Ireland alone may determine their future Like Martin McGuinness, we believe that adherence to these very simple principles is the only way to honor the international agreements and promises made with respect to the island of Ireland. Therefore, the United Irish Counties Association of NY, Inc. fully endorses the Martin McGuinness Principles, will promote the same, and will undertake to encourage other Irish-American organizations, elected officials, candidates for office, friends and family to likewise endorse and fully support the Martin McGuinness Principles.
For more information and details as to how you and your organization can support the McGuinness Principles, please visit www.mcguinnessprinciples.com
Since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement twenty years ago there have been several obstacles to full implementation of a Bill of Rights in the North as well as an All-Ireland Charter of Rights. We believe that since the St. Andrews Agreement in 2006, wherein the British government committed to giving the Irish language official status equal to that granted to the Scots Gaelic and Welsh languages, the British government must immediately seek to fulfill the commitments made at that time to ensure respect for the Irish language. We further believe that there must be proper inquests for those families that have lost loved ones and there must be accountability for those responsible. Ultimately the right to self determination must be guaranteed so that the people of Ireland alone may determine their future Like Martin McGuinness, we believe that adherence to these very simple principles is the only way to honor the international agreements and promises made with respect to the island of Ireland. Therefore, the United Irish Counties Association of NY, Inc. fully endorses the Martin McGuinness Principles, will promote the same, and will undertake to encourage other Irish-American organizations, elected officials, candidates for office, friends and family to likewise endorse and fully support the Martin McGuinness Principles.
For more information and details as to how you and your organization can support the McGuinness Principles, please visit www.mcguinnessprinciples.com
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The United Irish Counties Going Forward
By Mary McMullan & Mae O’Driscoll (December, 2003) By the 1970s, the adverse effects of the 1965 Immigration Act were sorely felt by the Irish Organizations. The 1965 Act had abolished the ethnic quota system which had been applied by the United States to Northern Europe including Ireland. (Please click here for more) |
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