Boston Mayo Association's Titanic Fund Raiser

4,000 miles is a long journey for a weekend, but for the three representatives from the Addergoole Titanic Society and others from the Lahardane area, the five hour flight to Boston on Friday 1st October 2010 was both memorable and worthwhile.

It was the Boston Mayo Association’s Titanic Fund Raiser, a weekend of Irish Titanic history and entertainment. The renowned Annual Dinner Dance had been set aside to assist ATS implement finance its very challenging Titanic Commemorative Plans for April 2012. The association’s annual dance was enhanced with two other events; a talk on the fourteen emigrants who left Addergoole Parish on RMS Titanic for a more prosperous life in America, and Addergoole’s original live American Titanic Wake. The Mayo News of Tuesday October 19th 2010 gave a full page over to the event as follows.

Titanic disaster recalled at Boston Mayo Association’s annual weekend

Members of the Addergoole Titanic Society were delighted to travel to Boston for the county Mayo Association of Boston’s annual dance and cultural weekend, which had a Titanic theme.

“The American Wake”, scene performed at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton on Sunday afternoon by exiles from the Lahardane area was particularly poignant. The audience was spellbound as they were taken back to the Canavan household on the shores of Lough Conn, as young Pat prepared to leave for the Titanic on 10th April 1912. They looked on in shock and horror as the sad news of Titanic’s sinking and the loss of eleven from the parish of Addergoole in that epic maritime disaster eventually reached Lahardane.

Fr Lohan, whose mother Mary is from Cum, where Bridget Donohue who lost her life was born, read the names of Addergoole’s eleven Titanic victims.

The Addergoole Society was proud to able to be part of the event and wish to say thank you to everyone in Boston for fundraising. Proceeds from all events during the Boston weekend were kindly donated to the Addergoole Titanic Society, who are actively raising funds for the major commemoration plans they have in place for the 100 year anniversary of the ship’s sinking in April 2012. 

How many more Mayo Associations are up for this Titanic challenge?

Link into the Mayo Titanic Time Capsule. For details email info@addergoole-titanic.com .

Link into the Mayo Titanic Time Capsule. For further details email ATS now! 

Click on any picture below to view the Boston slideshow.

 

    • The Boston Mayo Association Event Poster
    • The ATS delegation visit the thatched cottage in the Cultural Centre's extensive grounds
    • A group at the annual dance at Concannon's on Lennox at Norwood
    • Paddy O' Malley (Louisburgh), Peggy O' Malley ( Drummin), Mary & Joe Heneghan (Delphi) at the dance
    • Pat Cohen & PJ Lynn from Crossmolina
    • Dr Paul Nolan (ATS) presents the unique Addergoole Titanic Plaque to Evelyn Feeney (President Boston Mayo Association)
    • The Lohan Family whose brothers and cousins live in Cum Addergoole
    • The Addergoole Titanic Society next to the Stars & Stripes
    • PJ Lynn, Paul Nolan, Liz Molloy, Mick Molloy, Bernie Lynn with grandchildren
    • The audience arrive for the Addergoole live American Titanic wake
    • Dr Paul Nolan tells the audience about the origins of Mayo's live American wakes Pat Canavan, soon bound for America on RMS Titanic, waits with his mum and dad for vistors to arrive
    • The young cast ready for off
    • Anthony & Bridget Canavan and their son Pat welcome the first visitors for the live wake as Pat prepares to leave for the Titanic
    • Dean Kelly, parish priest of Addergoole in 1912 visits to say goodbye to young Pat
    • The audience watch the young dancers
    • The young dancers step it out in Canavan's kitchen on the shores of Lough Conn
    • So that's how its done!
    • One last dance from young Pat Canavan, before he heads off for Castlebar and the train to Queenstown
    • The attentive audience listen to the Addergoole Titanic story
    • Titanic has sunk Dean Kelly, parish priest of Addergoole in 1912 reads the list of the parish dead


© 2012 Addergoole Titanic Society

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