PRINTER'S NO. 3049
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
706
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY DRISCOLL, FLYNN, BOYLE, HENNESSEY, READSHAW,
W. KELLER, CALTAGIRONE, DONATUCCI, THOMAS, SCHLOSSBERG,
ROZZI, LONGIETTI, DeLUCA, TOOHIL, KINSEY, PICKETT, MILLARD,
RYAN, HAGGERTY, BURNS, QUIGLEY, NEILSON, JAMES, MURT, BARBIN,
VITALI, SONNEY, DUSH, WARD, DAVIS, KNOWLES, O'NEILL, MENTZER,
HILL-EVANS, YOUNGBLOOD, J. McNEILL, ROEBUCK, MACKENZIE,
O'BRIEN, DiGIROLAMO, MEHAFFIE, MULLERY, JOZWIAK, WARREN,
SCHWEYER, WATSON, GOODMAN, EVERETT, DEASY, GILLEN, BRADFORD,
MADDEN AND SCHLEGEL CULVER, FEBRUARY 28, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of March 2018 as "Irish American Heritage
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, On March 17, 2018, the Irish community in this
Commonwealth celebrates the occasion of the feast of the
glorious Apostle of Ireland, Saint Patrick; and
WHEREAS, The theme of the 2018 St. Patrick's Day Parade in
Philadelphia is "Congratulations to the 2018 Grand Marshal:
Congratulations to the Ring of Honor for 2018"; and
WHEREAS, Fleeing political, religious and racial persecution
in Ireland, Irish immigrants arrived on our shores penniless and
unwanted, yet filled with hope that the United States held a
future in which Irish immigrants and their families would enjoy
the bountiful fruits of a nation founded upon the principles of
liberty and justice for all; and
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WHEREAS, In every phase of our national history, Irish
Americans have been at the forefront of the political, economic,
religious, social and artistic fields; and
WHEREAS, Irish-American contributions to this Commonwealth
are immeasurable; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania designate the month of March 2018
as "Irish American Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania and extend
its felicitations and best wishes to the Irish community in this
Commonwealth on this momentous occasion; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar T.D., Department of the Taoiseach,
Government Buildings, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland,
D02 R583, and to President William P. Ivers, St. Patrick's Day
Observance Association, P.O. Box 40744, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19107.
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