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
SS Patrick S. Mahony SS Patrick S. Mahony SS "Patrick S. Mahony" was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Patrick S. Mahony, who was lost at sea while he was master of , after she was torpedoed by , on 8 July 1942, off Florida. "Patrick S. Mahony" was laid down on 30 December 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2400, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. L.A. Graves, and launched on 10 February 1945. She was allocated to the Black Diamond Steamship Co., on 22