THE Ancient Order of Hibernians has been re-established in Co Fermanagh for the first time in 60 years.
The new Fermanagh County Board was established and members initiated into the organisation at a meeting earlier this week.
It is believed to be the fist time since the 1950s that the AOH been active in the county.
A Catholic organisation, the AOH has members in Ireland, America and parts of Britain.
Organised into divisions, its members take part in annual parades on St Patrick’s Day and mark the Feast of the Assumption each August.
Tyrone county president Gerry McGeough said the expansion in the organisation follows the establishment of three new divisions - including a pro-life division - in his home county in recent months
“We are witnessing the emergence of a new Hibernianism”, Mr McGeough said,
Mr McGeough also revealed that the organisation is currently in the process of setting up an Irish-speaking Division, Craobh na nGael, which will be on parade at this year’s St Patrick’s Day parade in Rasharkin, Co Antrim.
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