Óglaigh na hÉireann is an MC that was started by a few bikers in North Carolina on December 2007. After our start, we have grown to a muti chapter club with a chapter in Florida, South Carolina, 2 in North Carolina, and 1 in Virginia. Since our club is totally independent and beholden to none to follow our own destiny, truly free from all other's rules and protocols. These bikers come from different backgrounds and walks of life, but only two things in common, Irish descent and they had a desire to share a brotherhood of one common int erest, Ireland and protecting her. We wanted to socialize together as a group of men sharing a like mindset with an Irish resolve to have a club of our own under no one's control or direction.  That is how the OHMC was started and how it is today.  This is the heritage of the OHMC.  We refuse to be dictated by anyone as to who we have as members, where we can have chapters, what we can wear, where we can go, or what we can do. We have learned many things about the MC world over the past years.  We respect all clubs and support those that support us.  We are independent and choose to mind our own business. We started that way and we continue that way. We are not 1%ers, we are 12%ers. 12% of the people in this contry that truely know where they come from. We are a three piece patch MC.  We are independent therefore we do not belong to any associations.  We have our own clubhouses, we have the same probationary and hang around traditions that MCs established many years ago and we stand together as brothers in our club. Those who ride with us, party with us, and know us, know we are bikers.  Some have chosen a different road because we do not waiver from our core values. We ride, party and mind our own business.  We do not create problems for our community or fellow bikers. We participate in charities that we feel benefit our communities and we support our own.  We are veterans, construction workers, truck drivers, businessmen, cooks, and any other occupation you can think of.  We are about motorcycles, brotherhood and enjoying the biker lifestyle, our own way by our own rules. We are what we say we are; nothing more and nothing less. If you desire a strong brotherhood and riding a motorcycle, maybe we are for you. If you are looking for something other than what we stand for then we are not.  We are constantly asked... What is the OHMC and what does Óglaigh na hÉireann mean? First, OHMC is a brotherhood that is earned, not handed out, second, Óglaigh na hÉireann simply translates to Warriors of Ireland, we'll fight for our country either here or there, but we all stand up and will lay our lives down for the country we called home first. Read everything on our website.  Come by and meet us then you decide for yourself what the OHMC is all about.