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The structure behind the parade reinforces this. The event is organized by the United Irish Societies of Greater Cleveland, which was formed in 1958 to coordinate parade planning and has managed the parade since. The parade’s long-running success is not accidental; it is maintained through volunteer systems, organizational memory, and the often-invisible work of people who understand that a tradition lasts only if people keep showing up to do the backstage work.

Every sound, the groan of iron, the whistle of steam, rose and settled in his chest. His name was Michael Sammon, and the year was 1915. He had just returned from Colorado, where he had taken his wife, Anne, hoping clean air might ease the illness closing her lungs.

Because it is completely counterintuitive that an island with a population of five million could manage to have that same small population link to someone everywhere they go. It doesn’t make sense, or does it?                                                                          

Irish Culture in Appalachia To kick off the New Year, the Columbus Irish column will take a trip southeast into Appalachia. For a few columns...

launching on May 25, 2026, bringing the total number of direct flights from Ireland to the U.S. to 24.