HISTORY
In 1967, your Emerald Society was founded by past presidents, Jack McMahon and Bill Conklin. The 82 members who joined that year are now considered charter members. Monthly meetings were held at the Lake Ronkonkoma Firehouse on Portion Road in Lake Ronkonkoma.
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In 1967 our organization became a member of the Grand Council – United Emerald Societies of New York.
Former Irishmen Of The Year Left To Right: Daniel Murphy, Robert Algar, Tim Morris, Bob Oswald, Jerry Gilmore, Bob Bogen and Jim Byrne
Past Presidents:
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William Conklin 1967 – 1969
Jack McMahon 1969 – 1970
Thomas Mongan 1970 – 1971
Paul Reilly 1971 – 1972
David Scanlan 1972 – 1973
Thomas Mongan 1973 – 1974
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Patrick Shea 1974 – 1975
George Holmes 1977
Daniel Quinn 1978
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Kenneth Regensburg 1979
Robert Cummings 1980
Robert Ryan 1981 – 1982
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Patrick Shea 1983
Christopher Story 1984
Robert F. Algar 1985
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Dennis Caine 1986
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James Bryne 1987 – 1990
John McDermott 1991 – 1992
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James Bryne 1993 – 1994
Timothy Morris 1995 – 1998
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Robert Bogen 1999 – 2005
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Terence Mawn 2006 – 2007
Daniel P. Murphy 2008 – 2012
Glenn Kirkpatrick 2013 – 2014
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Michael Crowley 2015-2016
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Brendan O'Hara 2017-2018
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Michael Homan 2019-2020
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Kathleen Murphy-Lubey 2021-2022
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Nicholas Aspromgos 2023-2024
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John Brunkard 2025-
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Past Irishmen
Of The Year:
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John L. Barry 1968
Robert Gleason 1969
Edward Green 1970
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Cyril Donnelly 1971
John P. Cohalan Jr. 1972
Michael Grant 1974
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Thomas Mongan 1975
Rev. Peter J. McCrann, S.M.M. 1976
John P. Finnerty 1977
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Patrick Shea 1978
Peter McGowan 1979
Noel Kingston 1980
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John O’Neill 1981
Peter Cohalan 1982
Robert Wright 1983
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John N. Mullin 1984
John F. Gallagher 1985
John L. Behan 1986
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Joseph L. Monteith 1987
Fintain Stapleton 1988
Kenneth Regensburg 1989
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William McBride 1990
Robert Creighton 1991
James M. Catterson Jr. 1992
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Peter O’Leary 1993
John Charters III 1994
Robert F. Gaffney 1995
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Arthur Cliff 1996
James Bryne 1997
Tom Tohill 1998
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Phil McGovern 1999
Thomas H. Spreer 2000
Robert F. Algar 2001
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Henry A. Mulligan 2002
Jeff Frayler 2003
Timothy Morris 2004
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Eugene Corcoran 2005
John McElhone 2006
Robert Oswald 2007
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Robert O. Bogen 2008
Gerard Gilmore 2009
Patrick Henry 2010
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Daniel P. Murphy 2011
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Kate Browning 2012
Fr. Sean Gann 2013
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George Hunt 2014
James O’Leary 2015
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Jerry Finlay 2016
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Msgr. Jim Kissane 2017
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Glenn Kirkpatrick 2018
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Stuart Cameron 2019
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SCPOES Pipe Band 2020 (COVID postponement)
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SCPOES Pipe Band 2021 (COVID postponement)
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SCPOES Pipe Band 2022
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Michael Crowley 2023
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Terence Mawn 2024
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Gerard Hardy 2025
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Kevin Catalina 2026
Tom Finn Memorial
Service Award:
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George Hunt 2007
John Hubbs 2008
Jim O’Leary 2009
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Frank Howard 2010
Glenn Kirkpatrick 2011
Michael Crowley 2012
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Bob Howard 2013
John McGovern 2014
Robert Bogen 2015
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None 2016
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None 2017
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Kathleen Murphy-Lubey 2018
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None 2019
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None (COVID) 2020
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None (COVID) 2021
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Michael Homan 2022
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Brendan O'Hara 2023
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Tim Morris 2024
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Donal Hughes 2025
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Nicholas Aspromgos 2026
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