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Irish organizations commemorate Eire's 1916 insurrection
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Joseph Gleason, the Historian of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, delivered the dedication during the memorial ceremonies on Easter Monday.
John C. O'Connell
John C. O'Connell
Dignitaries from the Irish government and Irish-American organizations placed a wreath in commemoration of the Irish patriots who gave their lives in the Easter Rising of 1916 during the insurrection in Dublin.
John C. O'Connell
John C. O'Connell
Hibernians Jim Henry, right, and Jack Ryan, left, listen with many others to the speakers at the Easter Rising commemoration.
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The Irish Easter Rising Monument was the scene of a commemoration in Mineola on Easter Monday, April 5.
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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano also spoke at the ceremony on April 5.
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Supreme Court Judge Thomas P. Phelan, an Oceanside resident and chairman of the Irish Monument Committee, delivered remarks about the monument and the event.
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The Easter Rising Monument on Courthouse Drive, Mineola.
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The Irish Easter Rising Monument with a color guard of members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 15, Nassau County.
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More than a hundred people turned out on Easter Monday, April 5, at the Easter Rising Monument on Courthouse Drive in Mineola to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the Irish Easter Rising of 1916 in Dublin. The event was hosted by the Irish Monument Committee and Irish Northern Aid. These photos were taken by John O'Connell.
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