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Shownotes 215 – From the Irish Roots Cafe
Irish in America, part 6, audio edition.

Audio Edition of the First Book on the Missouri Irish.
The Original History, with genealogical notes,
by Michael C. O’Laughlin, as read by Molly Nickle

Part 6 – History of The St. Patricks Day Parade
Todays Blog contains a few notes from the author
about the podcast which can be heard at:
http://www.irishroots.com/podcast/podcast215.mp3

The hardcopy edition of this book is at Amazon and:
http://www.irishroots.com/id4263.htm

St. Patricks Day Parades

When I began the research for this book back in 1982,
very little was generally known of the St. Patricks Day
parades west of the Mississippi. A few folks knew that there
were Parades from ‘way back when’ but few had any idea
just when the Parades began.

First Parades
I soon found the parades dated back to the 1820′s
at least, in St. Louis. Then I found the earliest record
of a parade in Kansas City in 1872, in the K.C. TImes.
It was described as the ‘Grandest’ of events. In that
era we find several competing grand Balls; Torchlight
parades; Bonfire celebrations; and literary events.

Groups
The parade lineups often published in the newspaper
give clues as to what was happening in those days.
The Shamrock Society was spoken of as the old folks.
The Hibernians were a group of younger folks, who,
in the end would be the sole survivors in the 20th century.

Individuals
A few individuals are even mentioned from time to
time in the news articles about St. Patricks Day. This
might be of interest to genealogists. I’ve seen most
Irish names in the want ads however, or in ads for
and about work crews.

End of the Parade
We see that cold temperatures shortened the parade
on occasion in the 1880′s. By the 1891 the parade was
strongly led, with a crowd of 5000 in the parade, headed
by the Hibernians. Political problems also brought things
to a halt for awhile.
By 1910 the reports are more sober, saying that the Irish
citizens celebrated in a ‘sensible’ manner. The parade
would disappear, and by the 1980′s few knew that the
parade had gone on 100 years ago!

Buchannan County
I also make a few notes on the Irish in St. Joseph and
Buchannan County in this episode. Of some note, the
Pendergast family arrived in St. Joseph in 1857, and
would later come to dominate in Kansas City.

(end of audio book part 6)
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The above are just a few notes on todays audio.

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The Irish Song And Recitation Festival
From the Irish Roots Cafe at Irishroots.com

Todays Song Video is:
Si Do Mhaimeo I
(as sung by Mike O’Laughlin)

Watch on YouTube here: http://youtu.be/WDVmlppxDnQ
Watch on our video shorts podcast series here:

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Notes on todays Song
This is a favorite song here at the cafe after
engagements and weddings I think !
Light hearted in nature, we sing it in Irish,
best as possible, depending on the nights
activities.

The Lyrics
We’ll include the English translation below,
so you can understand the feel of the song
better ! (or not).

The Bride
You’ll notice some translate it as ‘The old
lady with the money’ or ‘The Hag with the
Money’…. and it’s all in fun…

The Groom
The problem with the groom is that he
may end up drinking all the money up!
Besides that, he’s too young for her….

The Wedding
But, the last verse finishes up with the
announcement of the wedding and
celebration as Big John Jim and Mary
Casey are getting married…

Possible English Lyrics
She’s your granny, she’s your granny
She’s your granny, the hag with the money
She’s your granny from the town of Iorrais Mór
And she would put coaches on the roads of Cois Farraige

If you’d see the steam boat going past Tóin Uí Loing’
And the wheels turning speedily at her flanks
She’d scatter the store nine times to the rear
But she never keeps pace with the hag with the money

Do you reckon he’d marry, do you reckon he’d marry
Do you reckon he’d marry the hag with the money?
I know he’ll not marry, I know he’ll not marry
Because he’s too young and he’ll drink the money

We’ll soon have a wedding, we’ll soon have a wedding
We’ll soon have a wedding by two in the village
We’ll soon have a wedding, we’ll soon have a wedding
Between Séan Séamais Mór and Máire Ní Chathasaigh

(- end of lyrics -)

You can listen to our version of the song
on our iTunes podcast or on YouTube.
The links are given at the top of this blog.

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Contact Us
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www.IrishRoots.com; and by mail at our U.S. location:

The Irish Roots Cafe
Box 7575
Kansas City, Missouri 64116

Sponsors Welcome. Our Workshops and band
appearances are available, and keep us thriving !
Remember to keep the hedgerow growing -
with your donation, subscription or membership.
- Thank you, Mike O’Laughlin