Hibernian Independent

Twice a month the Hibernian Independent goes where no newsletter has ever gone - covering the Irishness of the Portland area. Subscribing to the newsletter is easy. Just send your email to portlandhiberniansociety@gmail.com Read the PDX Hibernian Independent to keep up with the popular topics and current controversies in Ireland.

Bill Gallagher 5/13/25 Bill Gallagher 5/13/25

How Oregon almost killed private schools 100 years ago

It’s Oregon history that’s hard to believe. Voters voted to shut down private schools in Nov. 1922. The Supreme Court saved those schools on June 1, 1925.

Nogher McGinley 5/1/25 Nogher McGinley 5/1/25

Mayday. Mayday. Become a member.

Celebrating Beltane on the First Day of May has been a constant in Celtic and Catholic Irish culture.