127th Anniversary Dinner Dance
Friday, March 8th @ 7:00 PM
Antun's, 96-43 Springfield Blvd., Queens Village, NY 11429
127th Annual Dinner Dance
The 1267th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner and Dance of the County Leitrim Society of New York will be held on Friday, March 8th, 2024 at Antun’s, 96-43 Springfield Blvd., Queens Village, NY 11429. The deluxe cocktail hour will begin at 7:00 pm, followed by dinner and dancing to the Rumor Has it Band. Tickets are $125.00 each. Please make your reservations early; payment prior to the dance is greatly encouraged and appreciated.
This year’s Guest of Honor is Alice O’Brien-Bermejo. She was born in Our Lady’s Hospital, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim. She is the youngest child of Kieran and Kathleen O Brien. She has a brother, Daniel O Brien, and sister, Mary Rogan. Alice attended Creevelea National School and Louth Allen College, Drumkeerin, Co Leitrim. Her brother had moved to New York in 1998 and it was a place Alice always wanted to go, so when her brother came home on holiday, she decided to quit her job and go see America.
On July 3, 1999 Alice arrived in New York and her brother introduced her to Woodlawn, which she loved from the beginning and decided to settle and start a family there. Her brother moved back to Ireland 8 years later, but Alice stayed. Her first job was babysitting for a family, then became a waitress at the local diner where she met her husband. In 2004 they came up with the idea of an Irish Chipper van for all the Irish in the neighborhood. It took time for the business to take off but it eventually became a success, developing a great reputation based on good food and customer service. Alice and Valentino will celebrate 20 years of business in August 2024. In 2014, they opened a Cafe on McLean Ave, and in late 2023, they started a new business venture, a bar/restaurant on Midland Ave. Yonkers. Alice has five children and currently resides in Yonkers, NY.
This year’s Distinguished Service Award recipient is Patricia Heslin-Clarke. Patricia Heslin was born in Cattan, Mohill, County Leitrim in the parish of Gortletteragh, to the late Patrick Heslin and Maureen (nee O Rourke) Heslin. She has five sisters: Margaret, Noeleen (RIP), Jacinta, Regina and Clare. Patricia attended Primary School in Gortletteragh,and went on to Secondary School in Moyne, County Longford. After finishing secondary school she went to Culinary School in Killybegs, County Donegal where she graduated with a City & Guilds Certificate. Patricia decided to pursue a career in the hospitality industry, working in various establishments in Donegal, Longford and Sligo. She immigrated to New York in April 1988 and eventually settled in Woodside, Queens, New York where she still resides. She continued working in the Hospitality business in various places in Brooklyn and Manhattan. She is currently employed as a Caregiver.
In 2009 she married Thady Clarke, a native of Kells, County Meath. For over 25 years Patricia has been a member of the Leitrim Society. She served as Recording Secretary from 2005 to 2007. She is a great supporter of the Leitrim Society and all its events.
She is always willing to volunteer and help whenever asked, and is very supportive of functions and fundraisers throughout the Irish Community. Her interests are theater, Country Music jiving and Set Dancing.
We are publishing Souvenir Journal in conjunction with this dance and a contract is attached below. Please strongly consider placing an advertisement in our journal as it offers the benefit of wide exposure to the Irish Community in the tri-state area. If you have any questions please contact the Journal Chairpersons, Anna Mulvey-Buggy at (718) 476-1268 or Sharon Brady by email at leitrimsocnyjournal24@gmail.com. Thank you for your continuing support over the years.
For reservations, please contact Meg McKeon-Baker at (718) 445-8365 or email to Leitrim.Reservations@gmail.com. Please make all checks payable to “County Leitrim Society of NY” and return to Meg McKeon-Baker 5-17 125 Street, College Point, NY 11356 before March 1, 2024.
This year’s Guest of Honor is Alice O’Brien-Bermejo. She was born in Our Lady’s Hospital, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim. She is the youngest child of Kieran and Kathleen O Brien. She has a brother, Daniel O Brien, and sister, Mary Rogan. Alice attended Creevelea National School and Louth Allen College, Drumkeerin, Co Leitrim. Her brother had moved to New York in 1998 and it was a place Alice always wanted to go, so when her brother came home on holiday, she decided to quit her job and go see America.
On July 3, 1999 Alice arrived in New York and her brother introduced her to Woodlawn, which she loved from the beginning and decided to settle and start a family there. Her brother moved back to Ireland 8 years later, but Alice stayed. Her first job was babysitting for a family, then became a waitress at the local diner where she met her husband. In 2004 they came up with the idea of an Irish Chipper van for all the Irish in the neighborhood. It took time for the business to take off but it eventually became a success, developing a great reputation based on good food and customer service. Alice and Valentino will celebrate 20 years of business in August 2024. In 2014, they opened a Cafe on McLean Ave, and in late 2023, they started a new business venture, a bar/restaurant on Midland Ave. Yonkers. Alice has five children and currently resides in Yonkers, NY.
This year’s Distinguished Service Award recipient is Patricia Heslin-Clarke. Patricia Heslin was born in Cattan, Mohill, County Leitrim in the parish of Gortletteragh, to the late Patrick Heslin and Maureen (nee O Rourke) Heslin. She has five sisters: Margaret, Noeleen (RIP), Jacinta, Regina and Clare. Patricia attended Primary School in Gortletteragh,and went on to Secondary School in Moyne, County Longford. After finishing secondary school she went to Culinary School in Killybegs, County Donegal where she graduated with a City & Guilds Certificate. Patricia decided to pursue a career in the hospitality industry, working in various establishments in Donegal, Longford and Sligo. She immigrated to New York in April 1988 and eventually settled in Woodside, Queens, New York where she still resides. She continued working in the Hospitality business in various places in Brooklyn and Manhattan. She is currently employed as a Caregiver.
In 2009 she married Thady Clarke, a native of Kells, County Meath. For over 25 years Patricia has been a member of the Leitrim Society. She served as Recording Secretary from 2005 to 2007. She is a great supporter of the Leitrim Society and all its events.
She is always willing to volunteer and help whenever asked, and is very supportive of functions and fundraisers throughout the Irish Community. Her interests are theater, Country Music jiving and Set Dancing.
We are publishing Souvenir Journal in conjunction with this dance and a contract is attached below. Please strongly consider placing an advertisement in our journal as it offers the benefit of wide exposure to the Irish Community in the tri-state area. If you have any questions please contact the Journal Chairpersons, Anna Mulvey-Buggy at (718) 476-1268 or Sharon Brady by email at leitrimsocnyjournal24@gmail.com. Thank you for your continuing support over the years.
For reservations, please contact Meg McKeon-Baker at (718) 445-8365 or email to Leitrim.Reservations@gmail.com. Please make all checks payable to “County Leitrim Society of NY” and return to Meg McKeon-Baker 5-17 125 Street, College Point, NY 11356 before March 1, 2024.
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2024 Journal Contract (click on image)
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Leitrim Society 125th Annual Dinner Dance Video - May 1st 2022
2018 & 2019 Dinner Dances
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Turn on your volume and enjoy Larry Cunningham's version of Lovely Leitrim!
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Turn on your volume and enjoy Larry Cunningham's version of Lovely Leitrim!
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