The Twinning of Cleveland, Ohio, and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland records, 1996-2004.

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The Twinning of Cleveland, Ohio, and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland records, 1996-2004.

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Consists of agendas, booklets, brochures, business cards, calendar, catalog, correspondence, drafts, fact sheets, financial report, flyers, handwritten notes, information packet, invitations, itineraries, lists, menu, minutes, newsletters, newspaper, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, postcards, programs, resolution, summary and typescripts. These items were collected by Judge Sean C. Gallagher, who was involved in planning and organizing this event, and supplemented by Regina Costello.The material documents the celebration of the cultural connection between Irish Americans of Cleveland, Ohio to their roots in Achill, Ireland, with information on the planning, background, research and participants in the event. Included also are promotional materials from Cleveland as well as Achill and County Mayo, Ireland, and information on Mayo politics and history.

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Western Reserve Historical Society

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Manuscripts Relating to the Early History of the Western Reserve, 1795-1869, was the first collection of manuscripts to be assembled by the Western Reserve Historical Society, and its provenance is closely intertwined with the circumstances of the institution's founding. Chiefly responsible for the acquisition of the materials comprising the collection was Charles W. Whittlesey, the Society's first president. According to the Society's second annual report (1869), Whittlesey assembl...

Gallagher, Sean C.

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Sean C. Gallagher is a judge in the Cleveland (Ohio) Municipal Court. He is a descendant of the Gallagher family that traces its history to Achillbeg Island, County Mayo, Ireland, and the Casey family of County Kerry, Ireland. The Gallagher family immigrated to the United States in 1930, settling in Cleveland, Ohio, and are very active in the Irish American community there, particularly the West Side and East Side Irish American Clubs. From the description of Sean C. Gallagher family...

Costello, Regina.

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Cleveland-Achill Twinning Committee.

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