St. Patrick s Day Festival, March 12, Coral Gables. Let s Go To Joe and Linda Healey s Hurricane Bar! Upcoming

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1 February 2016 Mi Eeabhra Emerald Society Officers President Donald F. Harrington Jr st Vice-President Sean M. Ferrell 2nd Vice-President Treasurer John P. Doherty Historian Christopher P. Kelley Recording Secretary Kassandra Kassie Doyle Taylor Immediate Past President Hugh A. Ryan Directors John P. Doherty David Donnelly Mark P. Donnelly Kassandra Kassie Doyle Taylor Ann Eustace Sean M. Ferrell Daniel L. Fitzgerald Sean Glynn Donald F. Harrington Jr. Sean Hayes Christopher P Kelley Michael Lally William O Brien Jr. Paul Reilly Megan Walsh Editors Joe & Barbara McManus Member Tel: (305) emeraldsocietysfl@gmail.com WEB: Let s Go To Joe and Linda Healey s Hurricane Bar! At 6:30pm, Wednesday February 24, Emeralds will make our annual visit to Joe and Linda Healey s Hurricane Bar and Grill, located at 365 N. Royal Poinciana Boulevard, Miami Springs, ( ). The Hurricane Bar constitutes a northern outpost of Irish hospitality and remains a green cultural icon. The Healeys always provide generous hors d oeuvres and a wide variety of beverages are available at reasonable prices. Directions: after exiting the Palmetto Xway 836/ Okeechobee Rd Interchange: turn southeast on W. Okeechobee Rd. toward 74th for 2 miles. Turn right at Hialeah Dr. over the bridge. At the traffic circle, take the first right onto N. Royal Poinciana Boulevard and look for the Hurricane Bar. VOTE for the slate of Emerald Officers and 3-year Directors a t (on Page 5) by midnight Monday, February 29 (write-ins are allowed) Upcoming Wed Feb 24 6:30pm Social -Hurricane Bar, Miami SpringsT T Thur Mar 3 6:45pm Emerald Directors Meeting, MiamiYachtClub Wed Apr 27 6:30pm Social - Titanic, Coral Gables lllll lll Wed May 25 tbd Installation of Officers/Directors, John Martins St. Patrick s Day Festival, March 12, Coral Gables

2 St. Patrick s Day Festival 2015 Festival Chair/ Entertainment Coordinator Historian & Entertainment Committees and Chairs Soda Bread Chairs Volunteers Chair Site Coordinator Vendor Chairs All young Lassies between the ages of 4-14 yrs of age are eligible for the Miss Colleen Pageant. Please complete the application on the website before Feb. 19th Charlie Davis Dan Fitzgerald The Eustace Family Sean Ferrell Rosie Hart & Bob Friedlander Festival Book Chairs Judi Tierney Sherry & Larry Peck Publicity Chair Miss Colleen Pageant Chair St. Patrick s Festival Information Booth Grants Chair Advertising Emerald Society Host Booth / Membership C.L. Conroy Melissa Davis Judi Tierney Sherry & Noel McManus Stillings John & Dorothy Kane Sean Glynn & Membership Committee We need volunteers to make Irish Whiskey cakes for the Soda Bread Booth. For more information or recipe, please contact Judi Tierney Sherry at: judiretired@aol.com or No Tinker's Faire this year due to lack of volunteers Save the Date: March 12, 2016 St. Patrick s Day Committee, Inc. The St. Patrick s Day Committee is a not-for -profit 501 (c) 3 organization affiliated with the South Florida Emerald Society, which is, in turn, a 501 (c) 7 fraternal organization in the IRS Code. Charlie Davis-President Rosie Hart 1st Vice President Judi Tierney Sherry-2nd Vice President Clodagh Michel-Secretary John Doherty-Treasurer The St. Patrick s Day Committee is meeting at 6:30pm Tuesday February 9 and 23, March 8 and a wrap-up on March 22 at the Sports Grill, Kendall Drive at SW 97th Ave.(9090 SW 97th Ave.).... we need help any one that wants to help a little or a lot just come to the meeting and we will put you to work Charlie Davis, President Viands and libations available. Come join us, meet new friends and volunteer for a committee task. FESTIVALlBOOK. We need $15,000 in ads to meet our budget of $30,000 (at left); to date we have 26. The ad deadline is February 19. (See ad application on page 3) We encourage ads in memory of any of our members who have passed away during this year: Billy Cameron Maurice Grondin Bill Hartnett MaryAnn Kerr John Sorgie John Wright Judi Tierney Sherry, Festival Book Editor 2 2

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4 Membership is Up! Sean Glynn and his Committee aim to increase Emerald membership by 30 during In 2015, we grew by 25 members to 138. Any member that brings in 5 or more new members this year will have his/her member fee waived the following year. That member bringing in the most new members will receive the Billy Cameron Award in December. Judi is still in the lead! Greet These New Emeralds! LEADERBOARD Emerald 1 Judi Tierney Sherry 3 2 David Donnelly 1 2 Mark Donnelly 1 2 Sean Glynn 1 2 Bill Gregory 1 2 Maureen Hickey 1 2 Mike Lally 1 2 Bill Owens 1 Number MaryJane H. Holland is retired and lives on Miami Beach. Her paternal Holland and Murphy ancestors are from Coulagh, Eyries and Kerry. Her maternal Brennans are from Dineen. Her sponsor is Maureen Hickey. Stacy Stace Kilroy also lives on Miami Beach. She is in management at Mt. Sinai Medical Center. Her Kilroy ancestors come from Co. Roscommon. Her sponsor is Sean Glynn Virginia Ginny Lally, a Friend, is an R.N. at Baptist Health. She lives in South Dade with spouse and sponsor: Mike Lally. The Lallys all came from Galway. Eleanor Moore is joining as a Friend; many of us remember Eleanor s twin sister- Poetry Corner St. Brigid, also known as Bridget, Brighid or Bride, is second only to St. Patrick in the lineup of leading Christian saints of Ireland. A new St. Brigid s Cross, made of rushes, is made every February in many Irish homes, and is mounted on a wall in the belief that one s home will be protected from fire. For St. Brigid s Day-February 1 we present here a short incantation or prayer which calls for the intercession of St. Brigid for protection. This prayer is ancient and translated from the Gaelic. ( Dart of fay could be a light spear thrown by an elf). Here are the last two verses: Every day and every night That I sing the genealogy of Bride Shall I not be killed, nor harried, Nor shall I be put in cell, nor wounded, Neither shall Christ leave me in forgetfulness. No fire, no sun, no moon shall burn me, No lake, no water, no sea shall drown me, No arrow of fairy nor dart of fay shall wound me, And I shall be under the protection of Holy Mary. And my gentle foster-mother my beloved Bride Louise Owens R.I.P. Eleanor lives llllll with husband George in Coral Gables. nnnnher sponsor is her brother-in-law Bill Owens The Membership Committee will meet at 7pm, Wednesday, February 10 at John Martins. Less than half of all Emeralds have payed their dues due January 1. - Heather Nesbitt, a Friend, lives in West Dade, and is a bartender at the Hurricane Bar and Grill. Say Hello to Heather at our next social. Her sponsor is David Donnelly. 34

5 To all Emeralds: One of the major events for St. Patrick s Day Committee, Inc. is the sponsoring and delivering of the Annual St. Patrick s Festival in Coral Gables. This undertaking has a $30,000 budget and requires many dedicated individuals to perform a series of tasks from seeking County and City grants, selling Festival Book Ads, and coordinating with various Coral Gables Departments in order to obtain approval to produce the Festival, In addition, others seek to find and hire the Entertainment, sign up the Vendors to sell goods, and to provide the tents and chairs on the premises. Come and volunteer for a Committee task. The 2nd Annual Irish Stew Cook-Off On January 23, over 50 Emeralds, spouses, children and guests chose to enjoy the ambiance of a Saturday afternoon at the Miami Yacht Club as they judged the 15 sample stews prepared by the chefs. Conor Hayes repeated his feat of a year ago and garnered 1st Place. Thanks to all the chefs, to Mark Donnelly and his committee, and to the Miami Yacht Club. (Please see our Facebook page for more photos) Conor Hayes 2015 Noel McManus Stillings No Vote Required 2015 Among the Emeralds and guests were: Gerald and Helen Doyle; Kassie Doyle Taylor and Isaac Taylor; Don Harrington Jr.; Maureen Hickey; Bill Owens, Anna Louise Owens Mucci, and Eleanor Moore; Ted Foley; Murray and Connie Rubin; Paul and Llare Voight; Helen Eustace, John Eustace and Ann Eustace; MaryJane Holland; ; Leslie and Leo del Hural; John and Dorothy Kane; Bill Cassidy; Dick O Connell; Michael and Gisella Garrison; Joe and Barbara McManus and Noel McManus Stillings; Dan Fitzgerald; Leo Holtzman; Karen Lungerelli; Nicole Sauer; Mike and Ginny Lally; Kevin Fitzmenne; Wee Sazon; Medina Modifast; Judi Tierney Sherry; Sarah Glavery; Mairead Glavery; Kate Raboray; Erik Lorn; Kavivon Server; Sean Murray; James Craven; Scott Pfeiffer; Conor Hayes; Isadore Velarguer; Christian Ropens, and John and Linda Doherty. 5

6 Next Emerald Board Meeting The next Board Meeting will be 6:45pm, Thursday March 3 at the Miami Yacht Club. President Donald F. Harrington Jr. will preside. The Agenda will include: 1. Election Results. 2. By-Laws 3. Appointment of Vacancies. 4. Celtic Cultural Series. Emerald Isle, Anyone? Don Harrington Jr. is promoting an SFES trip to Ireland in October So far, Bill O Brien, the McManuses, the Harringtons, Maureen Hickey, David Donnelly, Mark Donnelly and Mark Miggins have expressed interest. If you are interested in joining this group to visit the Emerald Isle, call Don or contact Ann McShane at redlandann@aol.com. 6 The South Florida Emerald Society, Inc. PO Box Miami, FL