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. Division 1 Championship in 1982–83. Zabbar therefore won promotion to the Premier League, however they were relegated the following season. After being relegated to Division 2, there were successive promotions and relegations from Division 1 and 2. In Division 2, they were runners-up in 1986–87, champions in 1988–89 and section A runners-up, each time winning promotion. They also won the Division II/III Knock-Out in 1990–91. St. Patrick were promoted to the Maltese Premier League as champions in 1995–96, runners-up in 1998–99 and once again champions in 2003–04. . In 2012, the club celebrated 100 years of football in Zabbar. In