The Indomitable Countess Constance Markievicz

Volume XLI, No. 7 • September (Fómhair), 2015
The Indomitable Countess Constance Markievicz
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As 2015 flows into the observances of
1916, many of the prominent people of the
Easter Rising are again becoming familiar
to people in the Irish-American communities. Padraig Pearse, Thomas McDonagh,
John MacBride, Maud Gonne, Eamonn
Ceantt and James Connolly all readily
spring to mind when thinking about the illfated rising in Dublin. None, however, is
more colorful than Constance Markievicz.
Constance Georgine Markievicz, (née
Gore-Booth; 1868–1927) the elder daughter
of Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet, an
Anglo-Irish landlord, and Georgina, Lady
Gore-Booth. During the famine of 1879–
80, Sir Henry provided free food for the
tenants on his estate at Lissadell House in
the north of County Sligo. Their father's
example inspired in Gore-Booth and her
younger sister, Eva Gore-Booth, a deep
concern for working people and the poor.
The sisters, childhood friends of W. B.
Yeats, were influenced by his artistic and
political ideas. In 1892, Gore-Booth went
to study at the Slade school of Art in
London. She became politically active and
joined the National Union of Women's
Suffrage Societies. She moved to Paris
and enrolled at the prestigious Académie
Julian where she met her future husband,
Count Casimir Markievicz, an artist from
a wealthy Polish family. He and GoreBooth married in September 1900, making
her Countess Markievicz.
In 1901, she gave birth to daughter,
Maeve, who was raised by Gore-Booth’s
parents. Gore-Booth undertook the role of
mother to Stanislas, Casimir's son from his
first marriage.
In 1908, Markievicz became involved
in nationalist politics in Ireland. She joined
Sinn Féin and Inghinidhe na hÉireann
('Daughters of Ireland'), a revolutionary
women's movement founded by Maud
Gonne. Markievicz played a major role in
the women's suffrage campaigners' tactic
of opposing Winston Churchill's election
to Parliament. Churchill lost the election
to Conservative candidate William Joynson
-Hicks, in part as a result of the suffragists'
dedicated opposition.
In 1909 she founded Fianna Éireann, a
para-military nationalist scouts’ organization that instructed teenage boys and girls
in the use of firearms. Patrick Pearse said
that the creation of Fianna Éireann was as
important as the creation of the Irish
Volunteers in 1913. She was jailed for the
first time in 1911 for speaking at an Irish
Republican Brotherhood demonstration
attended by 30,000 people, organized to
protest against George V's visit to Ireland.
James McArdle was imprisoned for one
month for the incident, despite Markievicz
testifying in court that she was responsible.
Markievicz also joined James Connolly's
socialist Irish Citizen Army (ICA), a small
volunteer force formed in response to the
lock-out of 1913, to defend the demonstrating workers from the police.
Markievicz recruited volunteers to prepare
and distribute food, which she paid for.
That same year, with Inghinidhe na
hÉireann, she ran a soup kitchen to feed
poor school children.
As a member of the ICA and deeply
inspired by its founder, James Connolly,
Markievicz took part in the 1916 Easter
Rising. During the Rising, Lieutenant
Markievicz was appointed second in command to Michael Mallin in St. Stephen's
Green. She supervised the setting-up of
barricades as the Rising began and was in
the middle of the fighting. Markievicz,
Mallin, and their men and women held out
for six days, ending the engagement when
English officer, Captain Wheeler (married
to Markievicz's cousin) brought them a
copy of Pearse's surrender order.
Taken first to Dublin Castle, Markievicz
was transported to Kilmainham Jail. She
was the only one of 70 women prisoners
who was put into solitary confinement. At
her court martial, Markievicz pleaded not
guilty to "taking part in an armed rebellion...for the purpose of assisting the
enemy," but proudly pleaded guilty to
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 • 7:00 PM
MILWAUKEE MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Irish Cultural and Heritage Center (2133 W. Wisconsin Avenue)
T T T
Tailgate starts at 6:30 • Please bring a side dish or dessert.
T Milwaukee Calendar of Events T
For More Information visit http://shamrockclubwis.com
SEPTEMBER
2 Irish Emigration Library; ICHC, 12-6 pm
3 Shamrock Club Monthly Meeting; ICHC; 7 pm;
4-6 Wisconsin Highland Games, Waukesha Expo Center
8 Celtic Women International Book Club; An Irish Country Village, by Patrick
Taylor; Hostess: Pat Powers; ICHC; 1 pm
9 Irish Emigration Library; ICHC, 12-6 pm
9 Milwaukee Ancient Order of Hibernians meeting; Burke's Irish Castle, 5328
W. Bluemound; 7 pm
11 Celtic Women First Friday Lecture; ICHC; A Trip Through Scotland in
Pictures; Kevin Hansen, Speaker; ICHC; 5:30-7 pm
17 AOH “Taste of Ireland” Fundraiser; Turner Hall, 1034 N. 4th St.; 5:30 pm
OCTOBER
1 Shamrock Club Monthly Meeting; ICHC; 7 pm
13 Celtic Women International Book Club; Tipperary, by Frank Delaney;
Hostess: Nancy Vose; ICHC; 1 pm
14 Milwaukee Ancient Order of Hibernians meeting; Burke's Irish Castle, 5328
W. Bluemound; 7 pm
17 Hallamor Concert; ICHC; 2133 W. Wisconsin Ave; Murphy Beds; 7:30 pm;
NOVEMBER
5 Shamrock Club Monthly Meeting; ICHC; 7 pm
14 Hallamor Concert; ICHC; 2133 W. Wisconsin Ave; Liz Carroll; 7:30 pm;
20-22 International Holiday Folk Fair; State Fair Park
ON GOING … Set dancing at the following: Set dancing Wednesdays, 7 PM at
O’Donoghue’s T Craobh Curtin Conradh na Gaeilge meeting at O'Donoghue's Pub,
7 PM, last Tuesday each month T Irish Emigration Library in ICHC open every
Wednesday 12–6 PM T Irish Sing-a-long, Irish Fest Center, First Sundays, (through
May) 7 PM T Irish Fest Sing-a-long: O'Donoghue's Pub, second and fourth
Sundays, 7-9 PM T Irish Music Sessions at the following: Session - O’Donoghue’s,
Sundays 7 PM; Thursdays @ Paddy’s 7 PM; and The Pub in Oconomowoc, 7:30 PM
T Thursdays: Barry Dodd; County Clare Inn; 10 PM T Fridays: áthas and Myserk;
County Clare Inn; 6 PM T
Retail Report
Milwaukee Irish Fest
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Thank you to all the volunteers who
helped out at this year’s Irish Fest retail
booth. We couldn’t have succeeded without you. The weather was probably one of
the worst we’ve had in quite a while. The
heat and rain kept a lot of people home.
Many of you braved the weather and did
multiple shifts. We even had people come
back and help during the severe weather
to make sure we didn’t lose any product
and to help sell while people were stuck
in the booths.
I want to thank Nick and Glenn Nowak
as well as my sons, Eric and Ryan Dushek,
for building and tearing down a fabulous
booth. With this new set up, we were able
to keep more product in the booth which
meant it was on hand to sell.
I also want to thank some of our new
members for stepping up and coming
forward. Dave O’Meara, Marilyn McKnight,
and Kari Glasrud. It was fun getting to
know you. I hope you’ll keep coming back.
If you didn’t have a chance to come by
and see our new products, you still have a
chance at the Wisconsin Highland Games
coming up in September.
- Sue Dushek
Retail Co-Chair
Dawn’s
Corner Cupboard
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TAILGATE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hotdogs, buns, and chips will be provided.
Starts at 6:30 pm.
Please everyone pitch in and bring
a side dish or dessert. LET'S PRETEND
WE ARE ALL AT THE STADIUM. IT
WILL BE FUN!!!!!
- Dawn Fleming
Sergeant-at-Arms
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Milwaukee
President’s Message
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September is here bringing cool
weather (hopefully) and a close to our
green season. What a fantastic time we
had at Irish Fest! Yes even WET, HOT and
SWEATY...
Once again, our Shamrock Club volunteers are involved in every aspect of
getting Irish Fest ready, set and going! For
our newer members of the club and maybe
some of our seasoned members, I want to
give you an idea of our club members that
really work round the clock for Irish Fest
from set up to tear down. We have incredible people that you probably didn't realize
were so involved and many of them for all
35 years of Irish Fest. Starting with our
very own Past President and Irish Rose
2014, Julie Smith: for many years Julie
has been in charge of the transportation
drivers that move the entertainers and Irish
dignitaries from the airport to hotels to the
festival grounds and back throughout the
week. Ed Mikush has put in 35 years as
well, working in the lost children’s area.
Bob Hamill, past Irishman of the Year
2001, Joe Hughes, past President and past
Irishman of the Year 2008, and Brian Witt,
past President and past Irishman of the
Year 2004, together are a fantastic force
that lead the Cultural area in being created
and assembled. Ken Tehan is the power
behind the beautiful flower container gardens making the Cultural area alive with
color. We also have our very own 2015
Parade Marshals, Kevin and Sandy Quinlan and their family, including past Irish
Rose 2007, Patti Hogan and husband John
who run the Tipperary Bar plus four other
bar areas as well!
We also have among our members the
Maher's: John, past Irish Man of the Year
2006, Fr. Michael and matriarch Jane, past
Irish Rose 1993, involved. John is the
voice you hear over the speakers, and Fr.
Michael was the celebrant at this year's
Irish Fest mass and has been very much
involved in all the Irish Fest masses over
the past 35 years. Please join me in congratulating Fr. Michael in celebrating 40
years as a Jesuit priest.
These are only a few of the many members that have been involved and stayed
volunteers for the past 35 years - from the
idea of having an Irish music festival by
Ed Ward, past President and past Irishman
of the Year 1990 and Chuck Ward, past
President and Past Irishman of the Year
2009, also members of the club, to voting
to donate money from the Shamrock Club
to get the party started, shall we say!
We have a long and rich history in
Milwaukee and we have the best volunteers! I am just a newbie, celebrating only
9 years as a member of the Shamrock
Club and volunteer at Irish Fest (Transportation Driver), but I jumped in with my
family and have never regretted a moment
of service. I am honored to give service
along side those seasoned volunteers that
include past President and past Irishman
of the Year 2010, Josh Walton (Transportation Driver) - 35 years, past Parade
Marshals, Mike and Mary Moze - 35
years, past Parade Marshal and Irishman
of the Year 2015 Del Canon (Cultural
area) - 20 years, and his lovely wife, Pam
Canon, Irish Rose 2015, and daughter, Erin
both with 10 years of service at Irish Fest.
And, we cannot forget Kathy Donovan,
past President and past Irish Rose 2009
(Transportation Trailer), and her handsome
husband, Ald. Bob Donovan, (Transportation Driver), our very own St. Patrick and
past Parade Marshals, Pete (Transportation Driver) and Dawn Fleming (Transportation Trailer) all with 10+ years of IF
service, and Malkin Wallace, past parade
Marshal (Transportation Driver).
This is just a starting of those involved
working tirelessly for the Club first and
Irish Fest, too! Please know that if I have
not mentioned you here it is not because I
am forgetting you on purpose, but that I
am unaware of all you do! I thank you all
for the time and talents that you extend to
the club especially our Board members,
past and present! It seems as club members,
we give the gift of ourselves to the point of
exhaustion and yet are able to rise again
and again with renewed strength and energy event after event! A Huge THANK
YOU to the Glenn Nowak, Irishman of the
Year 2012 who not only is our Membership chair but also our Retail Co-Chair,
along with Sue Dushek, for managing our
volunteers and working at Retail and Cultural areas all weekend, as well! I know in
spite of the torrential rain on Friday night
and the unbearable heat the rest of the
weekend we had wonderful sales totals
and signed new members also!
I could go on and on, and I hope this
gives those new members a place to start
in contacting folks so that you can volunteer. Remember we Irish love to have your
children and grandchildren involved too!
Remember, it is not how much we give
but how much love we put into giving.
~Mother Theresa
Beannacht libh go bhfeicfidh mé aris thú,
Blessings until we meet again,
- Mary Culver, President
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The Murphy Beds
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Saturday, October 17th, 7:30 pm
Eamon O’Leary and Jefferson Hamer
present traditional and original folk songs
with close harmonies and deft instrumental arrangements. The duo’s self-titled first
album has a “lovely and unusual repertoire” according to The Huffington Post,
which also praised “the delicacy of the
arrangements: two tenor voices...making
the most of the harmony and counterpoint.”
Born in Dublin, Eamon grew up playing music and after moving to New York
in the early 1990s, immersed himself in
the traditional music scene along with
touring extensively with many of the great
Irish players. Eamon is a member of the
Celtic music trio ALT with Nuala Kennedy
and John Doyle, a band featured in the
Scotland Music Showcase during the 2014
Milwaukee Irish Fest. He also taught
bouzouki at the Irish Fest Summer School.
Based in Brooklyn, Jefferson is an
acclaimed musician about whom Acoustic
Guitar magazine wrote, “A gifted guitarist
and singer, Hamer is able to hit close harmonies...and weave gorgeous instrumental lines.” In 2013, he and songwriter
Anais Mitchell released Child Ballads, a
collection of new adaptations of English
and Scottish folk songs which won a BBC
Radio 2 Folk Award.
Tickets for the show are $21 in advance, $25 on concert day and $10 for
students with ID. To order online, visit
www.ichc.net. Tickets may also be
ordered by calling (414) 345-8800.
- Kathy Schultz
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membership. Please send all new and renewal
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Chair, 2133 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee,
WI 53233. Be sure to send change of address
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Sunshine Report
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Leonard Dushek died on July 28. Len
was the wife of Sue, our Board secretary,
and father of members Eric and Ryan.
Rich Pfeiffer’s mother died in July.
Rich was grateful to the people who responded to his family.
Alice Sara Kierzek was born July 30th
to Christine and her husband, Justin.
Christine is a drummer with our Color
Guard Pipes and Drums.
We are also celebrating the birth of
twins to Erin and Danny Fischer. Erin is
the daughter of Gail and Tom Neville (RIP)
who were also members of the Color
Guard. Evelyn Anna and Jamieson Thomas
Fischer were born July 12, 2015 weighing
6lb. 9 oz and 7lb. 13 oz respectively.
Jacob Nowak participated in Special
Olympics baseball. Ryan Dushek played
tennis in Special Olympics.
If you have Sunshine news, please email
it to: slainte4142-shamrock@yahoo.com.
- Maggie Blaha, Sunshine Chair
Celtic Women
International
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The CWI Book Club meetings begin
at 1:00 pm at the ICHC and include
discussion, tea, and treats. New members
and guests are always welcome to join us!
On September 8th, we will discuss An
Irish Country Village by Patrick Taylor.
The gathering will be hosted by Pat Powers.
Tipperary, by Frank Delaney, will be the
topic for our October 13th meeting, which
will be hosed by Nancy Vose.
- Rosemary Walsh
rowalsh@wi.rr.com
Word of the Month
AOH “Taste of Ireland” ..................................
September 17th
Anocht - (an-ockt.) Tonight
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Cá bhfuil tú ag dul anocht?
Join the Ancient Order of Hibernians
on September 17, 2015 at Turner Hall for
their second annual Taste of Ireland event
celebrating half way to St. Patrick's Day
with food, music and fun the Irish way
Highlights of the evening include: food
tastings from the absolute best Irish
Restaurants/Pubs in the town: Burke’s
Irish Castle, County Clare Irish Pub,
McGillycuddy’s, Mo’s Irish Pub, Mulligan’s Irish Pub & Grill, O’Donoghue’s
Irish Pub, O’Sullivan’s Public House,
Slim McGinn’s; great Irish music by Tallymoore and U2ZOO, Irish dancers and
plenty of Irish hospitality!
This event supports AOH's mission to
promote Friendship, Unity and Christian
Charity among its members, as well as to
foster ideals and cultivate the history of
the Irish throughout our community. All
proceeds from the event will go to support
Catholic education in Milwaukee through
Saint Rose, Notre Dame Middle School
and Nativity Jesuit.
The evening’s activities begin at 5:30
pm, and tickets can be ordered through the
Pabst Theater website at:
pabsttheater.org/show/tasteofireland2015
For more information, see Bob Towne.
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(Caw will too agh dool an-ockt)
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having attempted "to cause disaffection
among the civil population of His
Majesty," and she told the court, "I did
what I thought was right and I stand by it."
She was sentenced to death, but General
Maxwell commuted this to life in prison
on "account of the prisoner's sex.” It was
reported that she told the court, "I do wish
your lot had the decency to shoot me."
only five weeks later, before she could
take up her seat.
In 1918, Markievicz was elected one of
73 Sinn Féin MPs, making her the first
woman elected to the British House of
Commons. In line with abstentionist
policy, she did not take her seat.
Seán O'Casey said of her: "One thing
she had in abundance - physical courage;
with that she was clothed as with a
garment."
- Mary Crivello Witt
Markievicz was transferred to Mountjoy
Prison and then to Aylesbury Prison in
England in July 1916. She was released
from prison in 1917, with others involved
in the Rising, as part of an amnesty.
The first meeting of the First Dáil (the
Parliament of the revolutionary Irish
Republic) found Markievicz in prison.
When her name was called, she was
described, like many of those elected, as
being "imprisoned by the foreign enemy"
(fé ghlas ag Gallaibh). She was re-elected
to the Second Dáil in the elections
of 1921.
Markievicz served as Minister for
Labour from April 1919 to January 1922,
in the Second Ministry and the Third
Ministry of the Dáil. She became both the
first Irish female Cabinet Minister and
only the second female government
minister in Europe. She was the only
female cabinet minister in Irish history
until 1979 when Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
was appointed to the cabinet post of
Minister for the Gaeltacht for Fianna Fáil.
Markievicz left government in January
1922 along with Éamon de Valera and
others in opposition to the Anglo-Irish
Treaty. She was not elected in the 1922
Irish general election but was returned in
the 1923 general election for the Dublin
South constituency. In common with other
Republican candidates, she did not take
her seat. Her staunch republican views led
her to being sent to jail again. She and 92
other female prisoners went on hunger
strike. Within a month, she was released.
She joined Fianna Fáil on its foundation
in 1926, chairing the inaugural meeting of
the new party. In June 1927, she was
re-elected to the 5th Dáil as a candidate for
the new Fianna Fáil party, which was
pledged to return to Dáil Éireann, but died
She died at the age of 59 of complications related to appendicitis in a public
ward "among the poor where she wanted
to be.” She had given away the last of her
wealth. One of the doctors attending her
was her revolutionary colleague, Kathleen
Lynn. Also at her bedside were Casimir
and Stanislas Markievicz, Éamon de
Valera and Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington.
Refused a state funeral by the Free State
government, she was buried at Glasnevin
Cemetery, Dublin, and de Valera gave the
funeral oration.
Shamrock Club
Honoree Dinner
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The Honoree Dinner will take place
on Thursday, October 8th at Meyer’s
Restaurant at 4260 S. 76th Street. Cash
bar will open at 5:30 with dinner at 6:30.
There are three main dish choices:
Broasted Chicken, Roasted Pork Loin,
and Veggie Stir-fry. Everyone will receive
a fresh garden salad, bakery fresh bread,
mashed potatoes, sage dressing, chef’s
vegetable of the day, cranberry sauce and
dessert. Milk, tea and coffee will also be
offered.
The price is $22.00 per person or $40.00
per couple. Payment can be made at the
general meeting or the night of the event
either by check, cash or credit card. There
will be a sign up sheet at this month’s
general meeting or you can call or e-mail
Kim Nowak at kmnowak@wi.rr.com or
(414)466-8060.
Please join us as we honor our very
deserving 2015 Irish honorees.
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Celtic Women Lecture
September 11, 2015
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Topic: “A Trip Through Scotland
in Pictures”
Speaker: Kevin Hansen
Kevin Hansen traces his Scottish roots
in North America way back to the Little
Clan in mid-1700’s. They came from the
Scottish Borders. Kevin is a member of
Milwaukee’s Saint Andrews Society and
is their Whisky Master; he is also an avid
photographer who will share his photos
taken in 2013 Scotland. Historic views
include castles, battlefields, neolithic
sites, medieval ruins, monuments,
churches, and distilleries. He will give
their historic background as he shows
the images.
Please join the First Friday Celtic
Women for a delightful and enlightening
hour. We will gather in Parlor B to begin
with tea and treats.Parking lot available
from the 23rd street alley. $3 admission.
All lectures are held from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
at the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center.
This is our 19th year without interruption.
The public is invited as always.
- Jean Bills
new e-mail address: JeanKBills@aol.com
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Wisconsin Highland
Games
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Friday, Sept. 4 - Sunday, Sept. 6
Waukesha Expo Center
The skirl of the pipes... the mighty
strength of the athletes... the leaping grace
of the dancers... the Wisconsin Highland
Games are back, Labor Day Weekend in
Waukesha! It's a weekend of affordable
Celtic fun for the entire family, with a convenient location right near the interstate,
plenty of easy parking, and kids 12 and
under get in free. Explore your family history, hurl a battle axe, check out the kilts,
play with the dogs, or have a pint at the
pub with some authentic Celtic music!
Music includes 3 Pints Gone, McTavish,
Dublin O'Shea, and Blackthorn Folly.
New this year, we will be hosting a feis:
Wisconsin Highland Games “Celtic Fling
Feis” on Sunday, September 6th, 2015
Wisconsin Scottish, Inc. is a non-profit
organization dedicated to preserving the
traditional arts, crafts, culture, heritage
and traditions of the British Isles through
educational activities and the production
of our annual Wisconsin Highland Games.
The Wisconsin Highland Games and our
benefit concerts provide a forum for traditional artists and athletes, both professional and amateur, to inform, educate,
entertain and compete, helping create an
environment where their arts and abilities
may be widely appreciated.
SCCGPD Report
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Irish Fest is like a family reunion for
the Color Guard, Pipes and Drums. It’s a
time when we come together to play Irish
music, eat good food and visit with family
and friends. And we did just that.
Milwaukee
Membership News
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Friday night didn’t go quite as planned
with the parade being canceled at the last
minute due to the weather. But there’s always a silver lining…..most of us were
under cover in the building with the FREE
soda and beer taps. Mmmmm….don’t
you just hate when that happens? ☺
On Saturday, we performed twice: at the
main gate for the opening of the Fest and
then again in the afternoon parade. We
sounded great both times and I think the
crowd was happy we were there.
Then, before we knew it, it was Sunday
morning and we had a full day ahead of
us. We peformed for the morning mass
and then ate a hearty breakfast compliments of band Mom Terry Mayes and
Christine, owner of McBob’s Pub & Grill
at 49th and North Ave. In the early afternoon we had our band performance at The
Crossroads, which was our best performance all summer! And then those of us
who weren’t overcome by the heat
marched in the final parade of the Fest in
the late afternoon. Overall, it was a wonderful weekend for the band and I give
Noel Tylla, Pipe Major, credit for making
us look & sound so good.
- Malkin Wallace
Waukesha Expo Center: 1000 Northview
Road (Highway FT); Waukesha, Wis.;
(262) 548-7200.
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Thank you to every one of you who
volunteered at Irish Fest 2015.
Whether it was at the membership
table, in the club’s retail booth, or as a volunteer for Irish Fest.
It never ceases to amaze me how many
hats the members of the shamrock club
wear to make the Irish Community proud.
I wish I could thank every one of you of
you personally.
Several new members were signed up
over the weekend, and we welcome them
to the club with open arms. I hope we see
you regularly at our meetings and helping
out at events.
Our next event will be Wisconsin
Highland Games, September 4-6, 2015.
- Glenn Nowak
Membership Chair
Honoring Our Shamrock Club Irish Fest Volunteers
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An Old Gaelic Prayer
May the Road Rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
till the rains fall soft upon your fields.
And, until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hands.
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PHOTO OF TH E MONTH
Retail volunteers at Irish Fest - Sue Dushek, Mike Moze, Ryan Dushek, Ciana Barkow and Mary Moze.
Photo by Pam Canon