Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Friendly Sons of St. Patrick The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, officially The Society of The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland, is an American charitable and social organization for Irish-Americans founded in 1771. The Society was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 17 (St. Patrick's Day), 1771. Among the founders were General Stephen Moylan, aide to George Washington and cavalry commander in the Revolutionary War, and Thomas Fitzsimons, representative of Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress and signatory of the U.S. Constitution, both of whom were born in Ireland. George Washington became an honorary
Żabbar St. Patrick F.C. 2013, the club renamed itself from St. Patrick to Zabbar St Patrick. Zabbar St Patrick was promoted at the end of the 2016-2017 season to the Maltese First Division, in which it will compete for the season 2017-2018. Żabbar St. Patrick F.C. Żabbar St. Patrick Football Club are a Maltese football club from the town of Żabbar, which currently plays in the Maltese First Division. The club was founded in 1912. Although a football ground close to the Zabbar Gate already existed in 1903, the first teams in Żabbar were only formed a few years later in the first decade