County Cork B.P.& P. Association of NY
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NY Cork Association ® 33-01 Greenpoint Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
The Association is Cork people's home away from home in New York. Founded in 1884 the Association has been bringing Irish people together through the centuries to promote unity, good will and protection among its members and to foster their culture and traditions. The need for the Cork Association today is as good as it was when founded by the men from Cork City. The Association continues to do good work for the Irish in New York ,as well as, supporting various charitable events back home in County Cork.
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- General Membership Meeting
@ Cork Hall April 12th, 3:30P
- Irish Guide Dogs Fundraiser
@ Cork Hall April 26th, 2:30P
We always are on the lookout for people with Cork roots to join and further strengthen the Association. If you are interested please contact us for more information.
2026 Officers
President - Diarmuid Connolly
Chaplain - Fr. James Drew
1st VP - Kathy McCarthy
2nd VP - Sheila Smith-Gonzalez
Recording Sec. - Ed Foley
Corresponding Sec. - Anna Carino
Connolly
Financial Secretary - Kathy Feeley
Sergeant at Arms - Larry Finn
Treasurer - Siobhan Deasy
Trustees
Denis McCarthy
Tim Murphy
Gary Power
Past President Sean Driscoll - RIP
The Officers and members of the County Cork B. P.& P. Association sadly mourn the passing of our highly respected past president, John Stephen “Sean” Driscoll. Sean died at his home in Cedarhurst on Sunday, March 22, 2026 surrounded by his devoted family. He would have celebrated his 99th birthday on June 7.
Born and raised in Lisheen, Skibbereen, Sean was one of nine children, the third son of John Stephen and Hannah (Fitzgerald) O’Driscoll. In 1948 Sean left his native home and sailed from Cobh on the RMS Mauritania to New York to seek “fame and fortune”. In New York he met and married his beloved wife Mary (Giblin) of Glenamaddy, Co. Galway. They were happily married for sixty-seven years until Mary’s passing on January 27, 2019.
Sean was a loyal and dedicated member of the County Cork Association for 58 years. He successfully chaired many committees and served as President in 1985 and thereafter served for many years as a Trustee. He was celebrated as Corkman of the Year in 1991 and was honored again in 2018 as a fifty-year member. His many contributions to our organization have been invaluable. We are grateful for Sean’s friendship and leadership in our organization and sincerely thank him for his service to his country, his city and the County Cork Association.
Funeral arrangements are below.
Visitation - Towers Funeral Home, Inc. - Friday, March 27, 2026
2681 Long Beach Road, Oceanside, NY 11572
2:00 - 4:00P & 7:00 - 9:00P
Funeral Mass - Saturday, March 28, 2026 @ 930A
St Joachim Catholic Church
614 Central Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
