60th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Sponsored By
The Men and Women of the Rockland County Ancient Order of Hibernians
Sunday, March 17, 2024
At 1:30 PM
Pearl River, New York
In Memoriam
On this Saint Patrick’s Day, we remember our dedicated and faithful Hibernians who have gone to their Eternal Rest. We especially remember Walter Murray, Richard Cauntiz and Moira Reilly. May they all Rest In Peace.
Parade Dedication 2024
We also celebrate the immense contributions of the Irish – a people who have enriched the world through their hard work, culture, arts, music, and courage despite centuries of oppression. As we observe this day, let’s look past the commercialized symbols and stereotypes to embrace and celebrate the rich Irish heritage and the enduring spirit that St. Patrick’s life exemplifies. Let us honor this day’s profound cultural and historical significance to the world and America this St. Patrick’s Day.
Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh
God Bless America
God Save Ireland
Neil F. Cosgrove, Irish American Heritage Month Committee Chair
Judges
Margaret Cosgrove, Catherine Hickey, Mairead Holt, Sean Murphy and Tom Slattery
General Committee
Chairwoman Emeritus – Mary O’Sullivan
Parade Chairperson – William Lee
Formation Chairperson – Carmel Reilly Secretary – Trish Lee
Treasurer – William Lee Awards Chairperson – Sean Walsh
Judges Chairperson – Lillian Murphy Director of Transportation – Frank McDonagh
Mass Chairperson – Jim Russell Breakfast Chairperson – Mary Mulcahy and Jim Russell
Ball Chairperson – Mary Mulcahy
Parade Announcers – Michael & Neil O’Sullivan National Anthems – Maureen McNulty and Michael O’Sullivan
Other Committee Members
Bill Young, Jim McDonnell, Tim O’Neill, John Lowry, Helen Kilgallen Murphy, Jim Normoyle, Barry Tesseyman, Neil Cosgrove, Joan Moore, Tom Leavey, Cy Hughes, Dermot Moore, Linda Sheridan, Matt Reilly, Terry McGeever, Kathleen Murphy, John McGowan, Loretta Reidy, Jim Russell and Pat Withers
We must remember and support the people of Ireland and especially those individuals in the North of Ireland who strive on a daily basis for Peace, Justice and Unity.
Honor Battalion
Parade Commander: Sgt. Nicholas Whalen, Orangetown Police Department and United States Marine Corps
Orangetown Police Honor Guard
Rockland County AOH Banner
Town of Haverstraw Police Honor Guard
Rockland County AOH Edward V. Larkin Memorial Pipe Band
Grand Marshal: Neil Cosgrove, AOH Div. #3
Christine Madigan, LAOH County Board Michael Lydon, AOH Div. #1
Susie Cardenty, LAOH Div. #2 Frank McDonagh, AOH Div #3
Deirdre Heffernan, LAOH Div. #3 Sean Baird, AOH Div. #4
Mark McCabe, AOH Div #5
Linda Rooney, Rockland Irish American Cultural Center
Joseph McGirl, Rockland Gaelic Athletic Association
Martin Henry, Rockland County Police Emerald Society
Dennis Dodrill, Rockland County Shields
Lawrence Ayers, Rockland County Police Benevolent Association
Kerry Pipers
Rockland County Parade Chairperson: William Lee
National AOH Political Education Chairman: Neil F. Cosgrove
National AOH Past President: Brendan Moore
NYS AOH Vice-President: Thomas Beirne
NYS AOH District 8 Director: Kevin Haugh
NYS AOH Freedom for All Ireland: Vince Tyer
NYS AOH Audit and Finance Chairman: Brian Kelly
NYS AOH Past President: Martin Kelly
NYS LAOH President: Regina Begley
NYS LAOH Freedom for All Ireland: Joan Moore
Rockland County AOH President: Dermot O. Moore
Rockland County LAOH President: Terry McGeever
Dean of Rockland County: Msgr. Emmett Nevin
Rockland County Hibernian of the Year: Terry McGeever
Rockland County Businesspeople of the Year: Courtney Traynor and Ryan Traynor
Aide to the Grand Marshal, New York City: Sean Michael Walsh
Judiciary, Federal, State, County and Town Officials
Rockland County Sheriff’s Department Police Color Guard
Rockland County Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol
“Everybody can be great because everybody can serve.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Port Authority Police Honor Guard
Port Authority Police Pipes and Drums
Korean War Veterans Association, Eagle Chapter
Color Guard and Members: American Legion Post 329
Color Guard and Members: American Legion Post 310
Color Guard and Members: Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 333
Pearl River High School Marching Band
Rockland County Marine Corps League
American History Timeline
Daughters of the American Revolution
Jewish War Veterans of the USA
Veterans and Dignitaries in cars
Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church
Ramapo Police Honor Guard
Rockland County Firefighters Pipes and Drums
Pearl River Fire Department
Rockland County Firefighters Emerald Society
Brewer Fire Engine Company No. 1
St. Raymond Academy for Girls Band
Buddy Ball
ARC
Venture
First Battalion
Battalion Commander: Cyril Hughes, AOH Division #1, North Rockland
NYPD Emerald Society Honor Guard
NYPD Emerald Society Pipes and Drums
AOH Division #1, North Rockland Members
Ridgewood School of Irish Dance
Ridgewood Irish Dance Booster Club
Palisades Predator Youth Hockey Team
Rockland County Scouts
Pipes and Drums of the Police Emerald Society of Westchester
Police Emerald Society of Westchester
Second Battalion
Battalion Commander: William Newman, AOH Division #4, Suffern
Westwood Volunteer Fire Department Color Guard
County Cork Pipe Band
AOH Members Division #4, Suffern
Rockland County Knights of Columbus
Sacred Heart School, Suffern
Scoil Rince Riordan Irish Dance
Elevator Constructors Local 1 of NY/NJ Pipe Band
County Sligo Men’s S & B Association, Inc
Bergen County Battalion Five Firefighters
East Ramapo Marching Band
Haverstraw Youth Group
Third Battalion
Battalion Commander: Ellen Huber, LAOH Division # 3, Pearl River
Warwick Fire Department Color Guard
Police Pipes and Drums of Morris County, NJ
LAOH Division Members #2, #3 and #4
Nanuet Fire Department
Orangetown Patriots
St. Francis of Assisi Parish
Rockland County Sheriff’s Correction Division Honor Guard
Iona University Pipe Band
County Longford Association
Lynn Academy of Irish Dance
St. Anthony’s School
Saint Dominic’s Catholic School of Religion
Right to Life, Inc.
Ireland Lacrosse
845 Box Lacrosse Club Youth Group
East Ramapo Alumni Marching Band
Fourth Battalion
Battalion Commander: Jack Ryan, AOH Division #5, South Orangetown
FDNY Emerald Society Honor Guard
FDNY Emerald Society Pipes & Drums
FDNY Emerald Society
AOH Members, Division #5, South Orangetown
St. Gregory Barbarigo School, Garnerville
Rockland Irish American Cultural Center
Denogla Academy of Irish Dance
Clan Na Gael
Bobby Sands Memorial
Bergen Irish Pipe Band
Rockland Gaelic Athletic Association
Our Lady of Mercy Academy
Fifth Battalion
Battalion Commander: Daniel Sullivan, AOH Division #3, Pearl River
Paramus Police Department Honor Guard
Police Pipes and Drums of Bergen County
AOH Members Division #3, Pearl River
St. Margaret’s School, Pearl River
St. Margaret’s Parish and CCD, Pearl River
Inishfree School of Irish Dance
St. Paul’s School
Pearl River School of Irish Music
County Offaly Association
Con Edison Emerald Society
Manhattan College Pipes and Drums
Clarkstown Police Honor Guard
Clarkstown Police PBA
Pearl River Lions Club
New City Rams Football and Cheer
American Red Cross
North Rockland High School “Red Raider” Marching Band
Formation Committee
Orangetown Highway Department, James Dean, Superintendent of Highways
Trophy Donors
Timmy John O’Riordan Memorial (Donated by the Lee Family) – 1st Place Large Pipe Band
In Memory of Piper Billy Kenney (Donated by the RCAOH Pipe Band) – 1st Place Small Pipe Band
Connie and Breda O’Sullivan Memorial – Irish Cultures Organization
Munno’s Italian Deli – 2nd Place Large Pipe Band
John O’Hara Memorial (Donated by Murty’s Publick House) – 2nd Place Small Pipe Band
Thomas P. and Bridget Teahan Kilgallen Memorial (Donated by Helen and Michael Murphy) – 3rd Place Large Pipe Band
Joe McKiernan Memorial – 3rd Place Small Pipe Band
Neil O’Sullivan Honor Guard Memorial (Donated by the O’Sullivan Family) – Color/Honor Guard
Annie A. and James P. Russell Memorial – Elementary School
Thomas Argenti Memorial (Donated by the Fatigate Family) – Government Agency’s
Mary Franklin Memorial – High School Band
Pat Tully Memorial – Irish Counties
TF Noonan’s – Special Organizations
Society of Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick – Catholic Organization
Raymond W. Sheridan, Sr. Memorial – Irish School of Dance
Luigi O’Grady’s Deli and Catering – Veteran’s Org. Color Guard and Members
Acknowledgments
The AOH St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee expresses their sincere thanks
to the following groups and individuals who helped make this parade possible:
Hon. Edwin Day, County Executive
Hon. Teresa M. Kenny, Orangetown Supervisor and Orangetown Town Board
Orangetown Parks & Recreation – Aric Gorton
Orangetown Highway Department – James Dean
Use of their facilities: Pearl River Hook & Ladder Co. #1
Use of their parking lot: IRG Realty, Pearl River, NY (Originally California)
The Ambulance Corps of Orangetown
Rockland County Paramedics
Rockland County Highway Department
Rockland County Times
Rockland Journal News
The residents and local businesses of Rockland County and specifically Pearl River, who support our parade
Special Thanks to Chief Donald Butterworth and Command Staff, Lt. Thomas Holihan, Operations and OEM PO Michael Yannazzone, New York State Police, New York State Park Police, New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Rockland County Sheriff’s Department, Rockland County Intelligence Center, Rockland County Office of Fire and Emergency Services, New York Police Department Counterterrorism Bureau, Metropolitan Police Authority, Clarkstown Police Department, Ramapo Police Department, Haverstraw Police Department, Stony Point Police Department, Piermont Police Department, Spring Valley Police Department and Suffern Police Department for their cooperation and assistance in the putting on of the Parade.
For Irish Events in and out of Rockland County, check out Rockland County AOH County Board, www.RocklandCountyAOH.com, LAOH County Board www.rclaoh.com, AOH Division 3, Pearl River www.praoh.org, AOH Division 4, Suffern www.suffernaoh.com
As we gather in Pearl River for the 60th Rockland County St. Patrick’s Day Parade, let us remember the true meaning of this day beyond the superficial revelry often portrayed in the media. St. Patrick’s Day is not green beer and extravagant hats; it’s a day to honor the remarkable life of St. Patrick, a figure of resilience and forgiveness. Kidnapped in his youth and taken to Ireland, Patrick endured slavery and hardship. However, upon his escape, Patrick chose forgiveness over hate, returning to Ireland as a missionary and becoming one of the first recorded voices to condemn slavery. Patrick’s legacy is a testament to the power of understanding and reconciliation, a message that resonates across all faiths and is needed more than ever in our troubled world.