The following is a list of publications thus far issued by the Society:
(1.) THE AMERICAN-IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY: WHAT IT IS AND WHAT ITS
PURPOSES ARE. Boston, Mass., 1897.
This was issued at Boston, some time after the founding of the Society.
It was a small booklet of twelve pages containing a statement of the
Society’s objects, a list of the officers, and other matter bearing upon
the work of the organization. So much interest was displayed, that the
edition was soon exhausted.
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(2.) THE AMERICAN-IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY: WHAT IT IS AND WHAT ITS
PURPOSES ARE, TOGETHER WITH THE NAMES OF THE OFFICERS AND A LIST OF
THE MEMBERS. Boston, Mass., 1898.
To a certain extent, this was a second edition of the previous
publication, but larger and more comprehensive. It comprised 32 pages,
and had a portrait of President-General Meade as a frontispiece. The
work is now out of print.
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(3.) THE “SCOTCH-IRISH” SHIBBOLETH ANALYZED AND REJECTED. WITH SOME
REFERENCE TO THE PRESENT “ANGLO-SAXON” COMEDY. Washington, D. C.,
1898.
This was a handsomely gotten up pamphlet of 29 pages, the author being a
member of the Society, Joseph Smith, of Lowell, Mass. It was issued in
September, 1898. An edition of 1,500 copies was brought out. A few
copies remain on hand.
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(4.) IRISH SCHOOLMASTERS IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES, 1640‒1775, WITH A
CONTINUATION OF THE SUBJECT DURING AND AFTER THE WAR OF THE
REVOLUTION. Washington, D. C., 1898.
This work was issued in August of the year mentioned, the authors being
two members of the Society, Thomas Hamilton Murray, secretary-general,
and Hon. John C. Linehan, treasurer-general. It was a very attractive
pamphlet of 31 pages and contained mention of over forty Irish teachers.
The Society issued an edition of 2,000 copies of the work. Some fifty
are still on hand.
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(5.) THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN-IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY. VOL. I.
Boston, Mass., 1898.
A volume comprising 136 pages, substantially bound in cloth, and having
28 illustrations. It contained the call for the meeting to organize the
Society, the names of the signers, the agreement of association, the
preamble and constitution and much other matter relating to the founding
of the organization. An edition of about 1,000 copies was issued. All
have been distributed. The work was electrotyped by Ginn & Company, the
Boston publishers, so that a second edition can be brought out later at
comparatively small expense.
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(6.) THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN-IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY. VOL. II.
Boston, Mass., 1899.
A handsome volume of 258 pages, having 41 illustrations. It is finely
bound in cloth, and contains a mass of interesting facts relating to the
history of the Irish element in the United States. A leading feature in
the work is the Chronology of the Society, giving in regular order the
leading events thus far in the career of the organization. An edition of
1,000 bound, and 100 unbound, copies was issued. The bound copies have
been distributed, with the exception of 25 still left over. The unbound
copies are held, subject to the direction of the Society.
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(7.) THE IRISH AT BUNKER HILL: A LIST OF AMERICAN PATRIOTS BEARING
IRISH NAMES WHO FOUGHT AGAINST THE BRITISH IN THE ACTION OF THE
SEVENTEENTH OF JUNE, 1775. Boston, Mass., 1900.
This was a leaflet prepared by Secretary Murray for the Society’s
celebration of the 125th anniversary of the battle, June, 1900. The list
comprised 189 names, including such as Burke, Callahan, Carroll,
Cavenaugh, Connelly, Connor, Kelley, Leary, Lynch, Maguire, Mahoney,
McCarthy, McCormack, McDonnell, McElroy, McGee, McGinnis, McGrath,
McGuire, McLaughlin, McMahon, McMurphy, McNamara, Minihan, Mitchell,
Moore, Murphy, Noonan, O’Brien, O’Connor, O’Neil, Roach, Rourke, Ryan,
Scanlon, Shanahan, Shea, Sullivan, Tobin, Tracy, Welsh and the like. A
few copies remain in the hands of the secretary.
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(8.) THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN-IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY. VOL. III.
Boston, Mass., 1900.
The present work, of which 1,000 bound, and 100 unbound, copies are
issued. Like Vols. I and II, a copy of this is sent to every member of
the Society in good standing. Copies are also to be presented to public
libraries, historical societies, college libraries and other educational
institutions. The 100 unbound copies await the pleasure of the Society.