Matthew Jude Barker is the president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Portland, Maine. He is the editor of The Shamrock Connection, an Irish history newsletter, and a contribu...view moreMatthew Jude Barker is the president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Portland, Maine. He is the editor of The Shamrock Connection, an Irish history newsletter, and a contributor to Portland magazine, Galway Roots journal and Discover Maine. He was a reference assistant at Maine Historical Society and is the writer and compiler of The Maine Irish Heritage Trail.view less