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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS DIVISION 87, PORT RICHMOND, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19124
CHARTERED APRIL 14, 1898—DAILY PRACTICING OUR MOTTO OF FRIENDSHIP, UNITY AND TRUE CHRISTIAN CHARITY
T HE BRIMMER
ATHAIR SÁSTA AR LÁ (HAPPY FATHER’S DAY)
JUNE 2013
Brothers,
THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
How is everyone Memorial Day has just passed and I would like to say thank
you to all those that have served their country. We owe you our gratitude and respect.
Let's also remember family and friends who we lost and miss every day.
AOH 87 marched in the Bridesburg Memorial Day Parade. It was a very nice
day and we were well received, especially by North Catholic alumni and friends .
We hope to march again next year either in Port Richmond or Bridesburg to keep
supporting our veterans
and the men and women
who serve our country.
After the parade at Club
Binlids, we celebrated the
start of the summer season
with food and ice cold beer
to refresh us. We also had
Raymond Coleman donate
his day to entertain us. Ray
has become a crowd favorite
at the club, and we
hope to see him there
more.
Our annual Communion
Breakfast is on Sunday,
June 9, at Fran Lee Caterers,
4556 Almond St.
Doors will open at 9 a.m. Mass will be said by the Rev. Msgr. Joe Anderlonis at
9:30 a.m. Our guest speaker this year will be Fraternal Order of Police Pres. John
McNesby. So please try to attend. This is our Communion Breakfast. Let's get together,
have a good time and enjoy the day . Then maybe we can get together at the
club for some cold ones.
Everybody have a good summer and be careful. Remember our brothers we
lost and miss, and have a toast in their honor at AOH Division 87.
God bless us. St. Patrick protect us.
Chris Asinos, President, AOH 87
SPECIAL POINTS OF
INTEREST
Tug: Softball team gunning
for first place.
Page 2
Marian Price McGlinchey
released from prison. Fight
for justice continues.
Page 4
Reds Falcon: Humor that
only a Father could love
Page 5
Research reveals how Irish
immigrants and their native
tongue influenced American
slang and culture..
Page 6
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
TUG’S TALKIN’ 2
OFFICERS LIST 3
MARIAN PRICE 4
MEETINGS 5
REDS FALCON 5
SICK/DECEASED 5
IRISH SLANG 6
ST. ANNE’S
THANKS YOU
8
DUES/RENTALS 8
SPONSORS 9

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The softball team is 8-2, one game out of first place
and we play the first place team, defending champs 4B,
on Sunday, June 9, in a doubleheader starting at 1:30
p.m., Russo Park, Cottman and Torresdale. Come on
out and enjoy some softball. So, after the Communion
Breakfast, see you at the ball yard.
Get well
wishes to Matty
E., who had his
gallbladder removed
recently.
Matthew
and I are
headed to Colorado
the weekend
of Oct. 25
with an ND
Harvey trip to
see Notre Dame
play the Air Force Academy. When I found out that he
was losing his gallbladder, I told him that Colorado was
the only state in the union where you needed a gallbladder
to enter the state and his response was, “They didn’t
ask me that before.” I kid you not! Oh, Matty, you have
done it again.
Anyone that has been to Manitou Springs, Colo.,
and stayed with Bill James — yes, Dennis’
brother — who owns the motel
there, Eagle Motel, at the base of Pike’s
Peak and experienced the whole Air
Force Academy can attest to how wonderful
it is. Harvey will be coming out
HARP:
shortly with prices. If anyone is interested,
let me know. Back for a return
engagement are Jim Carty and Larry
McGovern. What ever happens in Colorado
stays in Colorado, but I can say that
last time we they made the trip, Larry
rolled down the hill and Jim Carty was up
all night in the hospitality room, solving
all of the world’s problems.
Also upcoming, there is a trip to Chicago
over Labor Day Weekend. A few of
us — myself, John Barniak, AC Chris,
Matty E., Wengo and others — are go-
TUG’S TALKIN’ HERE
ing. We are going to God’s Country, South Bend, to see
Temple play Notre Dame on Saturday and we have rooftop
seats across from Wrigley on Sunday for the Phils vs.
Cubs. Anyone who is interested, from what I understand,
there is still room. Either contact me or let your
fingers do the walking and go to www.greenlegion.com
and sign up. But remember, he who hesitates is lost!
Speaking of lost, Tigger has made a return appearance
in Tug’s Talking. He was spotted at the OTB on
Preakness Day by an unnamed source, okay, it was Jim
Joyce, who asked Tig if he had a hot one in the race.
Then our spackler extraordinaire informed him that he
had been down the shore doing tile work when he saw
the entries in the Preakness, and thought, as a hunch,
that he’d bet “Tiletown.” Unfortunately for the Tigman,
the horse was named “Titletown Five,” which you may
or may not know is owned by two former Packer greats,
Paul Hornung and Willie Davis. As you may have
guessed, Tiletown or Titletown came in last! Any
hunches for the Belmont, Tigger
On Friday, June 21, at 8 p.m., there is a testimonial
at the Club, honoring Marty Joyce. For what, you say
Stay tuned and I will think of something. It is a benefit
for a friend, a great cause for a great guy. The cost is
$25 at the door. See ya there!
That’s All Folks, Tug
2013 STANDINGS AFTER WEEK 6
SHAMROCK:
1. Div-4B 9-1 .900 1. Div-88A 10-2 .833
2. Div-87 8-2 .800 1. Div-61B 10-2 .833
3. Div-6A 7-3 .700 3. Div-17A 9-3 .750
4. Div-39 5-7 .417 4. Div-B1 6-6 .500
5. Div-88B 3-9 .250 5. Div-4A 5-7 .417
6. Div-17B 1-11 .083 6. Div-25 1-11 .083
7. Div-61A 0-0 .000 7. Div-6B 0-10 .000
* 17B disbanded * first-place tiebreaker TBD
* 61A nullified

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DIV 87 CLERGY AND OFFICERS
Chaplains
Rev Joseph Howarth
Resurrection of Our Lord
2000 Shelmire Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19152
215-745-3211
Rev Joseph F Okonski
Saint Athanasius Rectory
2050 Walnut Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19138
215-548-2700
President
Chris Asinos
2021 Griffith St.
Philadelphia, PA 19152-3201
215-284-4275
moisescasinos@aol.com
Vice President
James Hughes
15050 Endicott St.
Philadelphia, PA 19116-1508
215-671-1361
nuttyirish@aol.com
Recording Secretary
Patrick Dever
2657 E. Schiller St.
Philadelphia, PA 19134-5412
609-760-4899
pdever@fairwayinsurance.com
Financial Secretary
Sean Coyne
1333 Thompson Road
Abington, PA 19001-2241
610-405-8466
sean8182@yahoo.com
Treasurer
Michael Nolan
12421 Tyrone Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154
215-281-3346
Standing Committee
Edward O’Brien
3156 Aramingo Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19134
215-739-6560
215-300-6332
Marshal
Gene Long III
7142 Cottage St.
Philadelphia, PA 19135-1202
215-594-9935
genelong@yahoo.com
Sentinel
John Jones
11867 Colman Terrace
Philadelphia, PA 19154-2510
267-608-9694
john_m_jones@comcast.net
Immediate Past President
James Lockhart Jr.
2442 E. Lehigh Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19125-2347
267-226-8843
fenianjim1916@gmail.com
Historian
Robert McConomy
3214 Miller St
Philadelphia, PA 19134
215-426-1779
Catholic Action
William Gibbons
3153 Englewood St
Philadelphia, PA 19154
Pro-Life
Joseph Golden
2318 Ripley St
Philadelphia, PA 19152
Freedom for All Ireland
James Lockhart Jr.
2442 E. Lehigh Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19125-2347
267-226-8843
fenianjim1916@gmail.com
HOME BOARD
Chairman
Tom Lavelle Jr.
6 Nancy Dr.
Richboro, PA 18954-1325
215-942-9745
Financial Officer
Chuck Welsh Jr.
2817 Sellers St.
Philadelphia, PA 19137-1922
Recording Secretary
James McGinley
3255 Glenview St
Philadelphia, PA 19149
215-331-6239
Trustee
Ed "Mo" Moore Jr.
3053 Belgrade St.
Philadelphia, PA 19134-5029
215-291-0453
Club Steward
Thomas Wenger
4050 E. Cheltenham Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19124
215-288-8140
Webmaster
John Jones
11867 Colman Terrace
Philadelphia, PA 19154-2510
267-608-9694
john_m_jones@comcast.net
The Brimmer
Bill Kenny
8606 Glenloch St.
Philadelphia, PA 19136
267-249-1768
kennywj@hotmail.com

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MESSAGE FROM THE JUSTICE FOR MARIAN PRICE CAMPAIGN
Following Marian's release the Derry based Justice for Marian campaign would like to thank
everyone who contributed their time energy and resources over the past two years. We would
like to pay specific thanks to the following groups and individuals.
Pat Ramsey (SDLP), Emmet Doyle, Solicitor Peter Corrigan (Kevin R Winters & Co) Sinn Fein's
Martina Anderson, TD's, the 32 County Sovereignty Movement, IRSP, the Dublin campaign and
campaigners world wide.
We would also thank the Derry Trades Council, Professor Phil Scraton and Dr Linda Moore
(University of Ulster), Fr Sean McManus, Monsignor Raymond Murray, Kate and Linda Nash
(Bloody Sunday Family Members) Marie and Martin Flynn (for their great support and hospitality),
the Pat Finucane Centre Derry, Rights Watch UK, Anthony McIntyre (The Pensive Quill) and
many more.
Marian was released yesterday (May 30th) after spending two years in isolation at the whim of
the British Secretary of State. She was released on licence by the Parole Commissioners for
Northern Ireland.
The parole commissioners are NOT independent from the government in that they are appointed
by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and can be dismissed by her/him. They
are therefore part of the executive arm of the state and not the judicial arm of the state, surely in
the interest of justice there should be separation between the judiciary and state.
Marian's detention
was politically
motivated, vindictive
and in breach
of the Human
Rights Act, the
European Convention
on Human
Rights and Common
Law.
There are many
other victims of
administrative internment.
Martin
Corey to name
one has spent
three years in prison here in the North of Ireland without charge or trial. We would ask that people
oppose this terrible injustice meted out against people because of their beliefs.
The campaign website www.freemarian.co.nr will remain online as an information
source.
Finally we would like to wish Marian, Jerry and their children the very best for
the future.

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NEXT DIV. 87 MEETING
Tues., June 11, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Donnelly Hall, 2171 Wakeling St.
COUNTY MEETING SCHEDULE
Thurs., Sept. 5, 2013, 7 p.m.
AOH Div. 88, 15000 Bustleton Ave.
Thurs., Dec. 5, 2013, 7 p.m.
AOH Div. 39, 7229 Tulip St.
SICK AND DECEASED
PLEASE OFFER YOUR PRAYERS FOR THE SICK AND
SOULS OF THE DECEASED LISTED BELOW
Committee for the sick: Bob McClelland, Baby
Boyle, Erin Martin, Dan Greavy, Marian Price, Joe
Bonnett, Donna Sweet, Ruth Kelly, Charlie Allen,
Geraldine Garrigan, Ed Gallagher, Shannon Hanna,
Shirley Toner, Jimmy Lowry, Kathy Cullen, Mary
Moran, Charlie Ondrejka, Ed Blaney, Morgan Long,
Katie Holmes, Marty Joyce, Tommy Kennedy, Margaret
Guckin, Peggy Nicholson, John Duffy, Kyle Gibbons,
Jerry McDonald, Donna Shminckey, Joe Lawlor,
Vince Dunne, Linda Glasco, John Crichean, Mary Ellen
Clay, Bill Campbell, Dolores Richardson, Cassie Brennan,
Beth Coyne, Terry Orr, Joe Bell, Matt Edgar, all
those injured in the Market Street disaster.
Deceased: Peggy McKearns, Chalie McGlinn, Michael
Goodwin Sr., Tom Blessington, Joe Stock, Joe
Stock Jr., Grace Wikeria, Butch Nevedomsky, Mary
Hansbury, Bishop Joseph McFadden, Bill Toner, Tito
Nanning, Joe Burke, Mary Lou Leyland, Dan Lanahan,
Dennis Kelly; Boston Bombing victims Krystle Marie
Campbell, Lu Lingzi and Martin William Richard; the
15 West Fertilizer explosion victims; the Market Street
disaster victims.
NONSENSE ...
BY REDS FALCON
• Overheard at Binlids — Jim Lockhart: “Kieren,
who taught you how to golf” Kieren: “Believe it or not
my 8th grade nun at St Anne’s, Sister Mary Mulligan.”
• Quote: “Suppose you are an idiot. And suppose
your were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.”
— Mark Twain.
• The First Commandment was when Eve told
Adam to eat the apple.
• Bill Gibbons was telling Tug McGraw that he
thinks Congressmen
should wear uniforms, like
NASCAR drivers, so we
could identify their corporate
sponsors.
• The Alabama state
motto is, “At least we’re
not Mississippi.”
• Did you know that
the subtitle to Beethoven’s
5th Symphony was, “I can
name that tune in 4
notes”
• Teacher: “What does
your father do for a living”
Student: “He’s a magician. He performs tricks, like sawing
people in half.” Teacher: “Do you have any brothers
or sisters” Student: “Yep, four half-sisters and a halfbrother.”
• A boy said to his father, “For $20, I’ll be good.”
The Father replied, “Oh yeah When I was your age, I
was good for nothing.”
• Father: “You’ll never amount to anything because
you procrastinate.” Son: “Oh yeah Just you wait!”
• Father: “Do you know the difference between a
pack of cookies and a pack of elephants” Son: “No.” Father:
“Then it’s a good thing Mom doesn’t send you to
the store.”
• Our Lady of Richmond School will host a bean
supper next Tuesday. Music will follow.
HAPPY FATHERS DAY,
REDS

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AMERICAN SLANG CREATED BY IRISH. AND JAZZ, TOO.
Borrowed from IrishKC.com
A few days ago my brother in Ireland sent me an article from the Irish Times.
It was by Kate Holmquist about a new book making some very large, or at least Irish, claims about the origins of
many American slang terms.
How the Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroads, by Daniel Cassidy, is published by Counterpunch and
AK Press.
In the past whenever I’ve read of Irish contributions to the English spoken in America, they’ve been surprisingly
few and I’ve already written about my favourite, that of the practice of inserting the definite article where other
English speakers would not (in my post on the practice of appending “fest” to words being a German one).
Given the huge numbers of Irish people who emigrated to America, and the huge humbers of those who spoke Irish,
it did seem odd that so little had passed into American English.
But Cassidy has now altered our understanding of the origins of so many slang terms - if he’s right - and he has hundreds
of common terms Americans of all ethnic origins now use every day. There are 1,200 words in the book.
It’s a great story, Cassidy’s. Rather than throw out the pocket Irish dictionary left to him by a friend because the
friend had died, Daniel started reading it and believed he recognized hundreds of words from what he heard on the
streets of Brooklyn and New York City.
The crucial point for him seems to be coming
across the Irish words bailbhe (sounds like bal-
VEH) and balbhán (sounds like bal-VAWN)
meaning a silent or mute person, because this
finally gave him an explanation as to why his
Brooklyn-born grandfather, was always called
Boliver by Cassidy’s grandmother and aunts.
And where does Cassidy’s passion all end up
Well try some of these examples of American
slang with their Irish (Gaeilge) origin as believed
by Cassidy:
Snazzy : snasah (polished, glossy and elegant)
Swell : sóúil (luxurious, rich and prosperous)
Baloney : béal ónna (foolish, humorous talk)
Spiel : speal (cutting satiric words, scythe)
Slum : ’s lom (a bleak, bare, exposed place)
Fluke : fo-luach(rare reward or occurrence)
Boogaloo : bogadh luath (moving fast; moving

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quickly; fast rocking)
Bunkum : buanchumadh (invention; a long, made-up
story)
Cant : caint (speech)
Crony : comh-roghna (fellow favorites, mutual pals)
Dork : dorc (small, lumpish person; a midget, a dwarf)
Dude : dúd (foolish-looking fellow; a dolt; a numbskull)
Phoney : fáinne (a ring, later a “fawney”, a fake gold
ring)
Slugger : slacaire (a mauler or bruiser)
Scam : ’s cam é (it is fraud, crooked, a trick)
Puss : pus (lip, a mouth, a sulky expression, a pouty
mouth)
Nincompoop : naioidhean ar chuma bub, (baby in the
shape of a blubbering boob)
And the list goes on and on, including skedaddle, brag,
bally-hoo, kibosh, moolah, gee whizz, jackpot, sucker,
lollygag shanty, and poker. But the big one, culturally for America, and everyone I suspect, is…
Jazz : teas (heat, passion and excitement)
Interestingly “Hooligan” doesn’t make the book as Cassidy hasn’t managed to track it down yet.
Cassidy isn’t just going on sounds and meanings; he has done a lot of research, and what excerpts I’ve read sound
convincing. But I haven’t read the book - so feel free to buy it for me.
That said, some of the cases Cassidy unearths seem so obvious that it’s shocking any unearthing was required, like in
the cases of snazzy, slums and scam.
Actually Cassidy has claimed “Jazz” as the irish “Teas” (which does make perfect sense to me and I’ve been reading
about this term for years) back in 2002. There is more on Cassidy’s Jazz linguistics at theEducational CyberPlay-
Ground - where you can also listen to a 43-minute audio interview with Daniel Cassidy
As Ann Douglas points out in Terrible Honesty, her intriguing, often brilliant study of New York City in the 1920s, there
was- - and is — an underlying subversive dynamic to the American vernacular:
“The American language gained its distinctive character by its awareness of, and opposition to, correct British Standard English;
white slang was played against conventional middle-class speak, and the Negro version of the language worked self-consciously
against the white one. In both cases, the surprise came from the awareness of conventions being flouted.”
The Irish-American vernacular was a ready-made alternative to “conventional middle-class Anglo-American speak.” It provided
a vocabulary that wasn’t used in the classrooms or drawing rooms of the “respectable classes” but that reeked of the lower
classes (or “the dan-gerous classes,” as nineteenth-century social reformer Charles Loring Brace referred to slum dwellers in general
(Continued on page 8)

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS & DUES SUBMITTAL FORM
AOH Division 87
Port Richmond, Philadelphia
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Check ___ Cash ____ Date______________
This form must be submitted to the Financial Secretary when you
change your address:
Sean Coyne
1333 Thompson Road
Abington, PA 19001-2241
610-405-8466 / sean8182@yahoo.com
CLUB RENTALS
Hall Rental : 4 Hours
$275 for non-members
$250 for members
$225 for Brick Members
$30 for bartender
$30 cleanup
Overtime on rentals is available for an additional
$75, with a 1-hour limit.
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To arrange for rental of the hall,
Contact Gene Long at 215-594-9935
Thank you to Division 87
On Tuesday night, June 4, the AOH 87
showed their colors once again in the community. Our
friend and St. Anne's parishioner, Bruce Anderson,
was going to be made a deacon on Friday, June 7, and
needed some help setting up tables and chairs for the
expected 300-person reception after the ordination.
He called upon 87 for assistance.
In true Hibernian spirit, Brothers Kieran
McGovern, Jerry Spoerl, John Coyne, Phil Carter and
his son, Phil Jr., plus Brian “Whitey” White along with
the Anderson family showed up in force and banged
the job out in no time flat! We wish the best of luck to
Bruce in his Deaconship and with his calling to the
Priesthood and a big thanks to the Brothers who
showed up to get the job done!
- Jim Lockhart
(Continued from page 7)
and the Irish in particular).
Professor Dan Cassidy is founder and co-director
of the Irish Studies Program, An Léann Éireannach at
the New College of California San Francisco, CA
If this stuff interests you - and if Cassidy is right then it
probably should as it explains so much of how the
Irish language, Gaeilge, evaporated into America, the
America we all know whatever race we happen to be -
you will want to read this great essay by Peter
Quinnwhich is about Cassidy’s book and in fact
formed the introduction to How the Irish Invented Slang:
The Secret Language of the Crossroads
Irish KC is a one-man site on Irish news
and events in Kansas City and its hinterland, along
with Irishness in general and how it relates to Irish
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