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Lecture Meeting Tuesday May 27, 2008, 7:30pm
St. Patrick's Parish Hall, Glen Cove, NY
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This event, sponsored by
Division
8 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, is open to the public, .
Historian Dr. Hugh F. O'Rourke will speak on the historic influence of the Irish
on the NYPD. The event will be held at St. Patrick's Parish Hall, Glen
Cove on Tuesday May 27, 2008 at 7:30pm. Admission is free, open to the
public
and will be of particular interest to anyone
with an interest in the NYPD and the roll played by Irish Americans in the
course of its illustrious history.
For information call
Andrew Stafford at (516) 641-1826.
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Dr. Hugh F. O'Rourke |
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O’Rourke is a widely recognized author and speaker on the historical impact of
Irish immigration on the New York City Police Department from the early years of
the NYPD up to the present. In addition to his extensive academic credentials in
the field of law enforcement, he retired as a captain after 24 years service
with the New York City Police Department. Following his retirement from the
NYPD, he has continued to lecture and teach on police subjects and local
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A Proud
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The three police officers pictured here represent about a hundred years of
NYPD history. The bearded bruiser on the left is an unidentified officer
from the 1880s. The lieutenant in the middle is John Kelly, an immigrant
from Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, who worked in the 108th Precinct at the turn of
the last century, was promoted to sergeant by Police Commissioner Theodore
Roosevelt and went on the command both the 109th and 85 Precincts. The
officer on the right is Patrick Hyland, an immigrant from Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo,
who came on the job in 1956 and whose Combat Cross-decorated career took him
through the 25th, 112th, 17th and 13th Precincts. Lt. Kelly is the
paternal great-grandfather of current PBA President Patrick J. Lynch, and Sgt.
Hyland is his maternal uncle.
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