Since its inception in 1974, the Shamrock ‘Club Milwaukee Chapter has awarded over $45000 in scholarships. Students have used their awards for multiple purposes.
Many students have used the money to study in Glencolmcille, County Donegal. Others have attended school at Trinity College, or many of the UC Colleges or the NUI schools in Ireland. In addition, students have used the money to attended the annual Irish language immersion weekends in Milwaukee or Madison, WI.
In the early 1970’s, the Shamrock Club began fundraising for scholarship funds. This included an Irish film series at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Union’s Cinema. The funds went to the Shamrock Club Scholarship Fund at the UW Milwaukee Foundation. Individuals in Irish or Irish-related fields of studies were given the scholarship to study in Ireland. Most of the Scholarship Winners came back to the Shamrock Club.
The Shamrock Club has been awarding scholarships since 1974. To date, $46,000 has been given to students in many areas of study, from Irish literature and song to Irish language, dance, Bagpiping and drumming.
The following were awarded scholarships from 1972-1996:
1972 – Nancy Madden Walczak
1973 – James Brennan – *
1974 – Jeff Carlson – *
1975- Mary Louise Karas – *
1976 – John G. Maher – *
1977 – Inger Wilkerson – *
1980 – Diane Carley – *
1981 – Kathleen Murray –
1983 – Sara E. Meuer – *
1984 – William Mayer- *
1988 – David Buss – *
1991 – Brian Mullenburg – *
1992 – Jane C Taugher – *
1994 – Joe Gahagan – *
1996 – Jennifer Vercauteren – *
(* = Report Given)
Scholarship funds were initially $500, but were increased to $1000 in the middle of the 1980s. Unfortunately, the funds were blended into the general UWM Foundation funds, and the scholarship money ran out in 1996.
In 2003, the Scholarship Fund was resurrected by the Shamrock Club, this time manged by the Club itself. The scholarship was set at $500, but the parameters were changed to allow up to five winners per year.
The Shamrock Club also administered the Milwaukee Chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians scholarship for a number of years.
In 2022, the scholarship was renamed in honor of two of the people who headed up the committee over the years: John Gleeson, a Dublin native, and James Liddy, a poet originally from Wexford. Both taught at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the English, History and Celtic Studies departments.
Download a copy of our 2024 Scholarship application.
( * = Report Given)
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The Shamrock Club looks forward to awarding many more scholaships for our next 50 years.
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The Shamrock Club will be celebrating all of the month of March. From March 2, and our 63rd Birthday party, to our day of events on March 11, our Mass in Honor of St. Patrick, to our 55th Parade in Downtown Milwaukee, to our Post Parade Party at the ICHC, it is truly the Green Season!
Meet the Honorees again.
Nominate someone for an office.
Join the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin for our March 2 General Meeting and 63 Birthday Party at the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee at 6.30 pm.
Is é ár lá breithe. Bígí ag ceiliúradh leis an gClub na Seamróige! It is our birthday! Celebrate with the Shamrock Club.
We are serving corned beef and potatoes. Please bring a dessert or a side dish. And we will also have our always awesome and awe-inspiring raffle (The prizes are so great, and varied and many, they are difficult to describe.)
You can again meet our Irish honorees, Deb Kreuser, Irish Rose; Irishman, Pat Farley; and Parade Marshals John and Kathy Avery.
We will also have music from Ceol Cairde
It sounds like a perfect day, birthday cake, corned beef and Irish music, so be a part of it.
Also, be a part of our other events on March 11:
Mass in Honor of St. Patrick – St Patrick Church – 8.30 AM
55 St Patrick Parade – Noon – Downtown
Post Parade Party – ICHC – 1 pm
The 36th Annual Special Mass To Honor St. Patrick takes place on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at St. Patrick’s Church, 723 West Washington Street, Milwaukee, at 8.30 am. The Shamrock Club Choir sings the liturgy. The Milwaukee Fire and Police Band will pipe for the Mass. There will be a sign reader for hearing impaired. There are readings and songs in Irish and English. If your Irish group is interested in being a part of the Mass, please contact us. We will reserve a pew for you. For more information, please contact Paula Harrold at 414-940-4737 or rpharrold@wi.rr.com
St Patrick’s is a beautiful church, decorated in Celtic knots and crosses. Many members of the Shamrock Club donated hours on its remodeling and restoration, and the Shamrock Club donated over $30,000 towards the work. The Mass combines Irish and English hymns, pageantry, from the many Irish cultural and religious societies, and is a wonderful way to start a day of celebrating St Patrick.
Flower Donations
Donate to purchase flowers for display at the Mass in Honor of St Patrick on Saturday, March 11. Donate in the name of family members, or your own, or for special intentions. Donations can be in any amount.
Donations will be noted in the Mass booklet for the day. Contact Paula Harrold at 414-940-4737 or rpharrold@wi.rr.com
Join the Shamrock Club Choir
One of the highlights is the Shamrock Club Choir singing the liturgy. The Shamrock Club Choir is looking and listening for voices to enhance the liturgy March 11 at St. Patrick’s Church at
723 W Washington Street. Margaret Caldwell, is our St. Patrick’s Mass Choir Director, and our Pianist.
The 55th Annual Shamrock Club of Wisconsin St. Patrick’s Day Parade will take place on March 11, 2023. Stepping off on Wisconsin Avenue at MLK Drive, the parade will feature 100+ units including Irish dance groups, pipe & drum corps, local celebrities, and dignitaries.
Building on a successful partnership, the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin and the Westtown Association along with presenting sponsor, Miller Lite, continue to collaborate on Wisconsin’s oldest and largest St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Although the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin is celebrating its 54th anniversary of producing the parade, the event dates back to 1843, predating the incorporation of the State of Wisconsin and the City of Milwaukee. Milwaukee’s parade is the 6th oldest in the nation.
Milwaukee celebrated its first St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17, 1843. One of the earliest in the United States, the parade predates Wisconsin’s statehood and Milwaukee’s incorporation as a city!
It was the first St. Patrick’s Day Parade held outside of the 13 original colonies
The parade was originally inspired and influenced by two Irish movements of the time: the Repeal Movement and the Temperance Movement
The modern version of the parade began in 1967 with the Inaugural Shamrock Club of Wisconsin’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Wisconsin Avenue.
The Shamrock Club of Wisconsin’s Post Parade Party takes place on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at the ICHC Milwaukee, from 1 pm until 6 pm. All for $8 per person, $20 per family, and under 12 free.
THE MOST IRISH THING YOU CAN DO INN MILWAUKEE
This is the granddaddy of Irish St Patrick celebrations.
Four dance schools, six bands, food and a super raffle.
We will have a full menu of food and beverages, all at affordable prices
For more information, https://mkepostparade.us
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US!
You can be a part of the history of Irish-America, and a part of building the future.
Membership Dues Can Be Paid Online
The Shamrock Club membership dues are due each year by the end of June.
Dues are $24 for a single, and $36 for a family, and $18 for dance families. If you prepay your dues in March, you can get a membership for a family member or friend.
Pay your dues at our secure site, https://shamrockclub-wis.square.site
Please send in your check for renewal to Shamrock Club, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53233.
If you have any questions, please contact us at membership@shamrockclubwis.com
Easter Rising Mass – In Honor of the Easter Rising of 1916 Sunday,
The 5ist Annual Easter Rising Mass will be held on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at the ICHC. The Mass is one of Commemoration and Reconciliation. The Mass will also fulfill a person’s Easter duty. This is the one hundred-sixth anniversary of the Rising.
The Scheduled Program
9.30 AM — Program – done by Joseph Hughes. Colors are piped in.
9.40 AM – Mass – presided by Father Michael Maher, S.J.
10.40 AM -Breakfast – Shamrock Club Parlour
Breakfast to follow
A community brunch follows Mass. A free will offering is asked to defray the costs. This has become a large and popular gathering, people of all ages enjoy this family Easter get together.
It has become the way many can connect with their family members before going off in separate directions. We will again be offering gluten free options in bread and snacks for people.
