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Chlann Shenanigans of the Irish American Brotherhood

Chlann Shenanigans is the eastern NH/western Maine Chapter of the Irish American Brotherhood AMA social club

http://www.wix.com/shenaniganchlann/chlann-shenanigans#!

We are part of the National AMA Irish~American Brotherhood Social club, and are just 1 of several chapters or Chlann's as we call them all over the USA, We have members in all 50 states and 5 countries IAB is new to the New England area But we're the fastest growing club in America because we believe in FFFF= Family-Friends-Fun-Forever not into the BS that many others clubs are into. WE ARE the 99%ers. We are the good guys totally law abiding and willing to help our local area's with charity events. Some of are member include police officers or firefighters, we also have working class members, doctors and lawyers even a priest or 2 LOL. Come join the fun fill out an application to become a member.

National The Irish American Brotherhood http://irishamericanbrotherhood.org/index.html

THE IRISH AMERICAN BROTHERHOOD SOCIAL CLUB, LLC is a nonprofit social organization dedicated to the love of Irish and Celtic traditions, a love for motorcycles, and the joy of combining these things on the road with our brothers and sisters. We are not a motorcycle club, we accept all persons regardless of bike make, engine size, race, sex, color, etc. We found enough of that in other Clubs, that’s why the Irish American Brotherhood was formed. It's about Irish/Celtic Traditions, and love of Motorcycles, and most importantly having fun; it’s not about proving your heritage through blood. "It’s for a bunch of folks who love to ride, drink a pint or 20, and sing Irish songs." I think if you have all of that, you're Irish enough for this Club.

The Patch

Our patch has great meaning and was designed under careful consideration with our intentions kept close in mind. The crossed flags represent the unity of two great nations’heritages. All regulations of the U.S. flag were taking into consideration in the patch. The clover is important due to the fact the number 3 is Ireland's "magic" number. Numbers played an important part in Celtic symbolism, 3 was the most sacred and magical number. It multiplies to nine, which is sacred to St. Brigid. Three may have signified totality: past, present and future or sky, earth and underground. The clover or "shamrock" also represents the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit). It is said everything good in Ireland comes in threes - the rhythm of Irish storytelling is based on three - fold repetition. This achieves both intensification and exaggeration. “Three accomplishments well regarded in Ireland - a clever verse, music on the harp, the art of shaving faces." The harp is from the original “unofficial” flag of Ireland flown from 1798 to the early 20thcentury. The harp adopted as the state emblem on the formation of the Irish Free State is a medieval instrument, the Brian Boru harp, which is preserved in Trinity College Dublin. We incorporated it to signify the love and preservation of Irish heritage. The 1916 the Easter Rising. The Easter Rising was an insurrection staged in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916. The Rising was mounted by Irish republicans with the aims of ending British rule in Ireland and establishing the Irish Republic. It was the most significant uprising in Ireland since the rebellion of 1798. Organised by the Military Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, the Rising lasted from Easter Monday 24 April to 30 April 1916. Members of the Irish Volunteers—led by schoolteacher and barrister Pádraig (Patrick) Pearse, joined by the smaller Irish Citizen Army of James Connolly, along with 200 members of Cumann na mBan—seized key locations in Dublin and proclaimed the Irish Republic independent of Britain. There were some actions in other parts of Ireland but, except for the attack on the Royal Irish Constabulary barracks at Ashbourne, County Meath, they were minor. The Rising was suppressed after seven days of fighting, and its leaders were court-martialled and executed, but it succeeded in bringing physical force republicanism back to the forefront of Irish politics. In the 1918 General Election to the British Parliament, republicans (then represented by the Sinn Féin party) won 73 seats out of 105 on a policy of abstentionism and Irish independence. This came less than two years after the Rising. In January 1919, the elected members of Sinn Féin who were not still in prison at the time, including survivors of the Rising, convened the First Dáil and established the Irish Republic. The British government refused to accept the legitimacy of the newly declared nation, precipitating the Irish War of Independence. Our original patch was designed and voted in and was sent off to the embroidery on July 15, 2011. Our patch was designed and made possible by our members, Sean Conroy and Bruce Cory. In the Summer of 2011, the Irish American Brotherhood Social Club, LLC., was recognized as an AMA club. Since that has happened, the club adopted the letters AMA onto the patch to help show its true desires for the club. By the end of 2011 Clann Shenanigans of NH was born. and with that a clann patch was founded

The Starry Plough banner was originally used by the Irish Citizen Army, a socialist, Republican movement. James Connolly, co-founder of the Irish Citizen Army with Jack White, said the significance of the banner was that a free Ireland would control its own destiny from the plough to the stars.This was inturn, flown by the Irish Citizen Army during the 1916 Easter Rising. The flag depicts the constellation of Ursa Major, known as The Plough in Ireland and Britain, or in the US, the Big Dipper. Ursa Major is one of the most prominent features of the night sky over Ireland throughout the year. It also is the founder patch for The Irish American Brotherhood

Membership We are an AMA recognized club therefore, you do not have to earn your patch. We don't whoever hand out patches so we ask that you fill out a membership application and a background screen will be preformed. All we ask is that you be respectful and follow the bylaws at all times. After reading the bylaws and you feel you want to be a brother or sister of our club, fill out the application and send it in with the required fee. After acceptance into the club has been verified, you will then send in your patch order form to an address that will be disclosed at that time.

Applications can be found on either Site: http://www.wix.com/shenaniganchlann/chlann-shenanigans#!__contact OR http://irishamericanbrotherhood.org/membership.html