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2025 ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 5
February 24, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Murphy
,
Doyle
,
Dittrich
,
Callahan
,
O'Connor
,
McGuire
,
Armstrong
,
Bare
,
DeSmidt
,
Donovan
,
Fitzgerald
,
Gundrum
,
J. Jacobson
,
Joers
,
Johnson
,
Kitchens
,
Knodl
,
Kreibich
,
Melotik
,
Nedweski
,
Ortiz-Velez
,
Palmeri
,
Penterman
,
Piwowarczyk
,
Roe
,
Sheehan
,
Sinicki
,
Snyder
,
Subeck
,
Tenorio
,
Tittl
,
Udell
and
Tusler
. Referred to Committee on Rules.
AR5,1,1
1
Relating to:
celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17, 2025.
AR5,1,3
2
Whereas, March 17 is Saint Patrick’s Day, a day honoring the patron saint of
3
Ireland; and
AR5,1,9
4
Whereas, Saint Patrick was born in Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, Scotland, in
5
AD 387; was captured and enslaved by Irish marauders at the age of 16; converted
6
to Christianity; escaped slavery; entered the clergy; was named bishop of Ireland;
7
returned to Ireland; converted Irish pagans to Christianity; established many
8
monasteries, churches, and schools all over Ireland; and died on March 17 in AD
9
461; and
AR5,1,12
10
Whereas, Irish monks and scholars at the monasteries and schools founded by
11
Saint Patrick preserved much of the learning that was lost throughout the rest of
12
Europe during the collapse of the Western Roman Empire; and
AR5,1,14
13
Whereas, natives of Ireland began moving to Wisconsin during the 1840s,
14
driven in part by the wake of the Great Famine; and
AR5,2,5
1
Whereas, Irish immigrants in Wisconsin principally settled in Brown,
2
Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green
3
Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc,
4
Marquette, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, St. Croix, Sauk,
5
Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, and Winnebago Counties; and
AR5,2,9
6
Whereas, on September 8, 1860, the steamer
Lady Elgin
sank off the bluffs
7
near Winnetka, Illinois, taking the lives of 297 people, including many of the Irish-
8
American political leaders from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and marking the end of the
9
Irish domination of Milwaukee politics; and
AR5,2,12
10
Whereas, Irish immigrants constituted a majority of the 17th Wisconsin
11
Infantry, which fought in many of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War,
12
including the Battles of Vicksburg, Shiloh, and Corinth; and
AR5,2,15
13
Whereas, the 17th Wisconsin Infantry contained company names such as the
14
Mulligan Guards of Kenosha, the Peep O’Day Boys of Racine, and the Emmett
15
Guards of Dodge; and
AR5,2,18
16
Whereas, the 17th Wisconsin Infantry led a fearless bayonet charge at the
17
Battle of Corinth with the Irish Gaelic battle cry, “Faugh a ballagh!” which
18
translates as “Clear the way!”; and
AR5,2,20
19
Whereas, the Smithsonian Institution named Milwaukee’s Irish Fest the
20
“largest and best Irish cultural event in North America”; and
AR5,2,23
21
Whereas, in 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that over 10 percent of
22
Wisconsin residents claim to be of Irish decent, making Irish ancestry in Wisconsin
23
second only to those claiming German heritage; and
AR5,3,3
1
Whereas, though originally a solemn Catholic holy day, Saint Patrick’s Day
2
has evolved into a much more secular holiday celebrating Irish music, culture, and
3
heritage; now, therefore, be it
AR5,3,8
4
Resolved by the
assembly
, That
the members of the Wisconsin Assembly
5
salute all of the persons of Irish descent for their significant contributions to this
6
state, express appreciation for those persons who have kept alive Irish culture and
7
traditions, and join with all Wisconsinites who revere their Irish heritage in
8
celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17, 2025.
AR5,3,9
9
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