Emeralds to Return to Joe Healey`s Hurricane Bar Jan.17!

January 2013
Mi Einair
Member Tel: (305) 949-8400
E-mail: [email protected]
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Emerald Society Officers
Emeralds to Return to Joe Healey’s Hurricane Bar Jan.17!
President
Hugh A. Ryan
305-858-1992
1st Vice-President
Donald F. Harrington, Jr.
2nd Vice-President/
Parliamentarian
Sean P. Hayes
Treasurer
John P. Doherty
Historian
Daniel L. Fitzgerald
Recording Secretary
Kassandra “Kassie” Doyle
Immediate Past President
Christopher P. Kelley
Directors
Joe and Linda
Healey are pictured here with a
friend, after winning a chili contest
some years back in
Miami
Springs.
(Note Linda’s chili
necklace)
Avid readers of the Shamrock News will recall that a year ago, we
reported that Joe and Linda Healey after 23 years had sold the Hurricane Bar. Now, we come to find that Joe and Linda are back in
possession of the premises and doing a land-office business. Emeralds, always willing to bend an elbow in the interests of conversation,
have accepted an invitation from the Healeys to visit their friendly
confines and partake of the craic on Thursday, January 17.
Charles “Chuck” Daley
Patrick L. Duffy
Sean M. Ferrell
Mary Gerhardt
Donald F. Harrington, Jr.
Sean P. Hayes
Christopher P. Kelley
Joseph W. McManus
Philip F. Morrissey
William O’Brien, Jr.
Paul Reilly
A. David “Skip” Russell
Hugh A. Ryan
Judi Tierney Sherry
Erin Lynn Sieber
Donald Slesnick III
Noel McManus Stillings
Richard Welch
Co-Editors
Barbara & Joe McManus
561-338-8848
The Hurricane Bar and Grill, located at 365 N. Royal Poinciana
Boulevard, Miami Springs, (305-884-5077). It is easy to see why this
neighborhood bar has become a local cultural icon . The Healeys always provide generous hors d’oeuvres and a wide variety of beverages ( beer and wine only) are available at reasonable prices. Directions after exiting the Palmetto Xway 836/Okeechobee Rd Interchange: drive 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 on your right .
Upcoming:
Thur Jan 17 6:30pm Social, Hurricane Bar ,365 N Royal Poinciana
Blvd Miami Springs
Sun Jan 20 4pm Special Irish Event, The Celtic Tribes-Where It
All Began JohnMartin’s 253 Miracle Mile CG
Thur Feb 7 6:30pm SFES Board of Directors Meeting, Miami
Yacht Club, Watson Island, M’Arthur Cswy
Special Irish Event
Restart-Theme: Back to Basics
Ed Cooke– Founder and Coordinator
Third Sundays of the Month-January—June
4pm, Sunday, January 20, 2013
JohnMartin’s Irish Restaurant
253 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
Topic: The Celtic Tribes...Where It All Began
Presenter: Marie Tierney Smith, Irish Historian
………………………………………..
Special Interview: “Lad, We Hardly Knew Yeh”
Oliver Kerr– Father to Grandfather
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Emerald “Elevator Talk” Segment
Hugh Ryan, President
South Florida Emerald Society
Keeping the GREEN gleaming in the Miami ethnic kaleidoscope
Hint: If you are an Emerald Irish, surely you can make it once a year
Christmas in Ireland
Saturday December 8 at Schofield Hall, St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Palmetto Bay
Bob Meyer,Hugh and Erin Ryan,
Judi Tierney Sherry,Dan & Dolores Fitzgerald
Bill Gregory and Friends
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The St. Patrick’s Day Committee, Inc
Charlie Davis has announced that that the 35th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival has been cancelled because there were so
few volunteers to work.
The Committee is a 501c (3) under IRS rules and a Florida
corporation. Election of officers will be held in the coming
months; current officers are: Charlie Davis, John Doherty, Clodagh Michel and Rosemary Hart.
We want to thank Charlie, John, Clodagh, Ed and Rosemary
Hart, Judi Tierney Sherry, Bill O’Brien, C.L. Conroy, Dan and
Charlie Davis, President
St. Patrick’s Day Committee
Dolores Fitzgerald, Sean Glynn, Oliver and Mary Ann Kerr, Melissa Davis, Marge Hartnett RIP, Sean Ferrell, Jan Paris, Bill Gregory, Sylvia Breton, Louise Sekman, Bob
Friedlander, Kassie Doyle and Skip Russell.
Thanks to all the sponsors, vendors and the City of Coral Gables.
The Editors
In the Absence of our St. Patrick’s Day Festival, What is Our Alternative?
The cancellation of the Festival should not have come as a shock to the general membership,
in view of the multiple requests from the St. Pat’s Committee for aid and participation which
unfortunately met with little response. Further, the Emerald Society does not exercise direct
control over the Festival; but rather control is in the hands of the St.Patrick’s Day Committee,
which has been struggling through these past years and had become increasingly discouraged;
while there had been some ideas and some volunteers, these were not enough.
I want to work on another option, possibly marching in the Ft. Lauderdale St. Patrick’s Day
Parade on March 9. The Ft. Lauderdale Parade is Saturday March 9, 2013 on Las Olas Boulevard in Ft. Lauderdale. Mary Gerhardt has investigated the applications to join and walk in the
Parade, to sponsor a float, to enter an ad, to participate in the festival after. We have had some
discussion regarding possible rental of a bus (or buses) from Miami to Ft Lauderdale for Emerald members who want to go to the parade. Mary Gerhardt checked prices with Horizon
Coach Lines – 6 hours (11 am – 5) costs $550 + tip for 55 passengers.
I am looking for you members to call and tell me whether and how involved the Emerald Society wants to be in the Ft. Lauderdale Parade. Will you walk in the Parade? Call
me at 305 858 1992 or email me at [email protected]. This will be decided at the
Board meeting of February 7. Slainte!
Hugh A. Ryan
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Poetry Corner
Richard Welch, Emerald Director, is
sharing a sonnet he has composed
which honors his grandfather Patrick J “Mac”
McCarthy.
Born in the south of Ireland in 1908, Mac immigrated to America and became a pioneering leader
in Boston’s leather industry and raised a wonderful family in the Savin Hill section of Boston. Mac
was a role model for Richard’s father. One of
Richard’s fondest childhood memories was watching the Tall Ships come into Boston Harbor for
the Bicentennial Celebration from the top of
Mac’s building on July 4, 1976.
John Sorgie
and Annie
Goodrich
Patrick J. McCarthy Sonnet
“Mac”
Eight years old during the Easter Rising,
Mac's family had already left Ireland, not surprising.
The McCarthys fled British rule in West Cork,
Sailing the Atlantic for Boston, not New York.
Christmas in Ireland
A determined young man, finding his way.
Playing handball, even working at Fenway.
Cut sole merchant, became industry's bellwether,
Mac strongly built-up McCarthy Sole & Leather.
Eight years old during Bicentennial year,
My family watched from Mac's rooftop tier.
In Boston Harbor, the Tall Ships sailed,
Freedom from British rule, clearly prevailed.
Like a Rose reminds us of more than a bouquet,
Mac lived with gritty Irish spirit, "His Way"
Richard C. Welch, Jr.
Richard
Welch and
special
friend at
Christmas
in Ireland.
Photos by
Bill Cassidy
John and Linda Doherty
Helen’s Quiz
1. Who was the 1st President of Ireland (modern
era) ?
2. What musical instrument does James Galway
play?
3. What is the Giants’ Causeway and where is it
located?
4. Maud Gonne was the unrequited love of what
famous Irish poet?
5. Who won the Battle of Kinsale on December
25, 1601? The English? The
Spanish? The Irish?
(Answers on page 6)
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Emerald 2013-14 Elections
Prizewinners - Christmas in Ireland
The Nominating Committee of Chris Kelley Chair, Mary Gerhardt, and Judi Tierney Sherry , assisted by Dan Fitzgerald
proposes the following slate:
Officers:
President
Hugh A. Ryan
1st Vice President Sean P. Hayes
2nd Vice President Richard C.Welch
Treasurer
John P. Doherty
Historian
Daniel L. Fitzgerald
Rec. Sec’y Kassandra “Kassie”Doyle
3-Year Directors:
John P. Doherty
Ann Eustace
Kassandra “Kassie” Doyle
Blair Brogan
Jeffrey Bailey
Meghan Knol
St. Patrick’s Day Weekend in Savannah Ga
Holdover directors are: Patrick L. Duffy,
Sean P Hayes, Paul Reilly, A David Russell, Philip F. Morrissey. Donald Slesnick
III, Hugh A. Ryan, Judi Tierney Sherry,
Joe McManus, Sean M. Ferrell, Noel
McManus Stillings, and Richard C. Welch
Jr.
Ballots will be sent out in February to be
returned in March. If you are interested in
being nominated for officer/director please
contact the Nominating Committee.
2012 a Fiscal Success
Treasurer John Doherty reported that the
Emerald Society had a 2012 surplus of
$1,615 based on revenue of $22,941 and expenditures of $21,326.
- Gail Del Vecchio
Weekend Staycation at Conrad Hilton Miami
-Brian Higgins
$100 Gift Certificate to Joe’s Stone Crabs
-Bob Meyer
4 Grandstand Tickets to Jr. Orange Bowl Parade
–Stephen Rowley
$50 Gift Certificate to John Martins
-Anne Leidel
$50 Gift Certificate to Mike’s at Venetia
-Deb Higgenbottom
Gift Basket
- Brian Higgins
Heat tickets
- Ed Fierro
Dolphins tickets
-Meghan Knol
Marlins tickets
-Kat DiManno
Thank you to the Emerald Society for
sponsoring the bagpiper in honor of Marge
Hartnett. Thank you also to Alexa Morrissey for being the best raffle ticket seller of
the year.
In addition to our sponsors, I would like to
personally thank my wonderful, amazing,talented and good-looking Christmas in
Ireland Committee!! The event would not
have been possible without all their hard
work over the last year:
Mary Ann and Oliver Kerr
Judi Tierney Sherry
Noteworthy was the financial outcome of
the Christmas in Ireland Dinner-Dance which
had a surplus of $2,236.
Meghan Knol
-Kassandra “Kassie”
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February Board Meeting
Answers to Helen’s Quiz (page
. 3)
The next Board meeting will be at 6:30pm Thursday February 7 at the Miami Yacht Club.
Dues
John Doherty has mailed 2013 dues invoices
to all members.
Health and Welfare
Philip Morrissey, Billy Cameron, Linda Doherty, and Skip Russell are all recuperating.
1. Douglas Hyde (1860-1949) was President 1939-45.
2. Flute.
3. Series of spectacular polygonal columns composed
of basalt, located on the north coast of County Antrim.
4. W.B. Yeats, unsuccessfully proposed marriage in
1891 and 1916.
5. The English.
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The South Florida Emerald Society, Inc.
PO Box 836225
Miami, FL. 33283-6225.
Where are today’s rebels who could articu-
late a fresh agenda for Ireland? Have they
emigrated?
agenda for Ireland? Have they emigrated?