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Ancient Order of Hibernians

Irish Catholic fraternal organisation primarily active in the US

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 21, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
Source-derived summary

The Ancient Order of Hibernians is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization. Members must be male, Catholic, and either born in Ireland or of Irish descent. Its largest membership is in the United States, where it was founded in New York City in 1836.

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The public source identifies “Ancient Order of Hibernians” as irish Catholic fraternal organisation primarily active in the US. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Ancient, Order and Hibernians.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1836—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Ancient, Order and Hibernians providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Ancient Order of Hibernians” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.