Over 50 Years Of Celebrating Wisconsin's Irish Life and Pride

In 1960, The Shamrock Club of Wisconsin started a revolution in the life of Irish Wisconsin. The organization started small, but eventually became the wellspring of Irish life and culture for much of Milwaukee and the State of Wisconsin. Where there was a void in the cultural side of life, soon the Shamrock Club would fill it with parades, Irish dancing, an Irish festival, scholarships, and so much more.

The Shamrock Club is the oldest and largest Irish American membership organization in the State of Wisconsin. In 2010, we are celebrating our 50th anniversary. It was founded on March 17, 1960, in Milwaukee. Currently, there are chapters in Milwaukee, South Central, Dane County, New London, and Lafayette County. Statewide chapters hold monthly meetings, organize St. Patrick's Day parades, change the city of New London to New Dublin for the week, raise the flag over the State Capitol, as well as other Irish related activities. All of our chapters are involved in fund-raising and have donated thousands of dollars to numerous causes in the past five decades.

Membership includes the printed version of our monthly publication, the Emerald Reflections. The January 2012 issue is online now.

JANUARY 5, 2012 MEETING AT ICHC

The January Shamrock Club General meeting will take place on January 5, 2012, at the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, 2133 West Wisconsin Avenue. Ring in the new year with the Shamrock Club. The meeting starts at 7 pm

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS AT THE 68th Annual Holiday Folk Fair
November 18-20, 2011

The Shamrock Club was again the face of the Irish at the 68th annual Milwaukee Holiday Folk Fair in the Cultural, Food and Sales areas. Thanks for all who worked and al who came by to say hello, shop and eat! .

Congratulations to our 2011 Honorees

Congratulations to our 2011 Irish honorees: Rose, Patricia Grime Tierney; Irishman of the Year, Robert Towne; and Parade Marshal, Malkin Wallace. They make us proud.

46th ANNUAL PARADE- March 10, 2012
Downtown Milwaukee - Noon

Our next St Patrick's Day Parade will take place on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Our parade route will be altered a bit, due to the rebuilding of the Juneau Avenue Bridge. We will reroute it to Knapp Street, one block north, and then down Edison, before continuing down Juneau to Water.

The downtown parade has been the largest parade of any type in Wisconsin for the better part of the decade. Since its return to downtown Milwaukee, the Shamrock Club and Westown have produced the greatest family friendly event of the season. We feature all of Milwaukee's Irish dance schools, pipe bands, clowns, drill teams, marching bands, and most Irish organizations in the greater Milwaukee area. It was a spectacle to behold, and a very Irish display of our honor to St. Patrick, and a wonderful display of our Irish pride.

In 2011, in spite of bone-chilling forty mile an hour winds and 40 degree weather, we had the greatest parade in Wisconsin. We had a record number of units, with the most floats ever, in the Shamrock Club's 51st year. 2011 was again an amazing display of Irish pride. The entire event took one hour and fifteen minutes.

Check our parade site at Saint Patrick's Parade. The Shamrock Club, and our partners, Westown, and Miller Lite, thank you for joining us in what has become one of the largest St Patrick's Day Parades in North America.

COOK IRISH -
CORNED BEEF TO IRISH COFFEE

Are you looking for that best recipe for Irish stew, corned beef, or Irish coffee? We have them all, as well as all sorts of desserts. Just wander over to click IRISH RECIPES

Your stomach will thank you.

SHAMROCK CLUB COLOR GUARD PIPES AND DRUMS

The award winning SCCGPD is the honor, color guard and pipe band for the Shamrock Club. The unit has marched over the past decades in Dublin, Ireland, (for the city's Millenium Parade), New York City, San Antonio, Savannah, and New Orleans.

We can always use people to carry the banners, so join us for our march across Wisconsin. And we offer bagpipe lessons. Go to our website, The Shamrock Club Color Guard Pipes and Drums, and find out more details.

Stop by and visit our web page. It is at http://www.sccgpd.com. There you can find our entire schedule, and much more.

Do you need a piper?

If you are in need of a piper for special occasions, such as funerals, weddings, or other events, please contact Dan McCormack at 1-414-364-1545, or email him at Color Guard Booking and Info Or go to our booking site at Color Guard Booking

SPORTS SPONSORSHIP

For more information on the Shamrock Club's sponsored teams, go to our SHAMROCK CLUB SPORTS TEAMS

WIKIPEDIA LISTING

The Shamrock Club is listed in the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Our listing is at Shamrock Club Wikipedia Listing.

Would You Like to Start
A Chapter of the Shamrock Club?

If you don't live near any of the listed chapters, you can start your own. We will help you in your desire to join in the celebration of Irish American Life that the Shamrock Club offers.

What to Do In Irish Milwaukee
And Wisconsin Any Day
Or Weekend of the Year

For the most complete listing of Irish events for both Milwaukee and Wisconsin, visit our events calendars at Milwaukee Irish Events Calendar or Wisconsin Irish Events Calendar . Need a place to go for Boxing Day? You can find them here.

Irish Music in Wisconsin

Need to find where your favorite Irish band in Wisconsin is playing this or any other weekend? Need to book some Irish music? Go to Wisconsin Irish Bands for the most complete listing of groups in the state.

Shop Irish Wisconsin

Looking for the best in Irish gifts in Wisconsin? Where to go for those perfect St. Patrick or anytime Irish gifts? There are many places to get Aran knit sweaters, Irish china, and chrystal in Wisconsin. Go to Wisconsin Shops Irish for a listing of places to go statewide.

How to Reach Us

Via U.S. mail: 2133 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53233.
Or you can contact us at info-at-shamrockclubwis.com

Come and join us. Celebrate Irish American Life.