177th Cleveland St Patrick's Day Parade - Cosgrove Steps

The 2019 St Patrick's Day Parade in Cleveland was the 177th.

Honorees and dignitaries gathered on the steps of the Cosgrove Center including Grand Marshall Bill Homan, Mother of the Year Eileen Kilroy, Inside Co-Chair Patti Maher Hanrahan and Outside Co-Chair Sr. Corita Ambro. Mayor Frank Jackson, County Executive Armond Budish and Councilman Blaine Griffin were also there.

Katie Cooper led the Irish anthem in Gaelic and then the US anthem. Bishop Nelson Perez gave an invocation and the parade was dedicated to the late Bill Carney whose family was on the steps.

Then Grand Marshall Bill Homan blew the whistle to begin the Parade.

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Grand Marshall Jack Coyne – Cleveland St Patrick’s Day 2016

Grand Marshall Jack Coyne blows the whistle to start the 2016 Cleveland St. Patrick’s Day Parade.  

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West Side Irish American Club 2016 float

Tim Campbell of the West Side Irish American Club in Cleveland explained the club’s float in the 2016 St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

The theme was "Commemorating the 1916 Easter Rising and Ireland's Quest for Freedom" and the float featured the actual signing of the proclamation that declared Ireland free from British rule.

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St Patrick's Day and drinking

This is how we started the latest ClevelandPeople.Com eNews blast.

While many outside the community wrongfully joke that St Patrick's Day is one big drunken party, the fact is that much of the actual Irish community begin the day celebrating Mass (See below for St Colman's Mass and activities for example) and then enjoy the day responsibly.  The media loves to show a picture of some teen acting up after having his first beers but in reality that stereotype is dated, insulting  and just plain wrong.   99% of the people celebrating will enjoy the week's events and the Parade in a responsible manner.  Don't be fooled by the 1% who attract all the attention.

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Irish American Archives Society Walks of Life

The Irish American Archives Society (IAAS) was founded in 1994 to support the collection and preservation of archival materials that document the history of the Irish American experience in northeast Ohio. Hundreds of Cleveland's Irish and their friends came together on February 26, 2015 to honor three distinguished recipients with the Walks of Life Award. Congratulations to: Terry Joyce, business manager of Building Laborers' Union Local 310, Linda Kane, senior vice president and treasurer of Forest City Enterprises Inc. and Patrick McLaughlin, Vietnam Veteran and former US Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. Congratulations also to the two non-Irish recipients o f the new Thomas F. Campbell Award Judge Raymond Pianka and Councilman Matt Zone. IAAS Walks of Life 2015 Photos and videos from the Walks of Life