Linda Sheridan was born and raised in Rockland County. After graduating from Tappan Zee High School she met and married the love of her life Phillip Sheridan. Together they raised three children, Timothy, Lisa and Tracy. Linda, being brought up in and Italian and French household (mainly Italian) she didn’t know much about being Irish. Knowing her children should learn their … [Read more...] about 2015 Rockland County Hibernian of the Year Linda Sheridan
Past Parade Honorees
2015 Aide to Grand Marshal NYC Brendan McNamara
Brendan John McNamara was born in the Bronx on October 22, 1971 to John C. McNamara of Co. Limerick Ireland, and Patricia “nee” Burden. Brendan was raised in the Bronx as the youngest of six boys and attended St. Frances of Rome Elementary School. Brendan graduated from the Mount Saint Michael Academy in 1990 and then studied at The American Academy of McAllister Institute in … [Read more...] about 2015 Aide to Grand Marshal NYC Brendan McNamara
2015 Hibernian Business Person Jenny Kirby
Jenny Kirby hails from Castletown- Geoghegan in County Westmeath. Her parents are Jimmy and May Kirby. She is the second youngest of 7 children. She is married to Dennis Kelleher and now resides in Suffern, New York. Jenny started school at primary level in the local national school and then went on to secondary school in the nearby town of Kilbeggan. From there she went on … [Read more...] about 2015 Hibernian Business Person Jenny Kirby
2015 Parade Commander Detective Teresa Hartey (Ret)
Teresa was born in Philadelphia at the Naval Hospital. Her father, Thomas Hartey was a 27 year veteran of the US Navy having retired as a Master Chief. Her mother, Joan Butler, and father both were born and raised in Washington Heights, New York. Her dad’s family hails from County Galway and Limerick, and her mom’s family (Butler) emigrated from County Roscommon and … [Read more...] about 2015 Parade Commander Detective Teresa Hartey (Ret)
2014 Aide to Grand Marshall NYC Neil Cosgrove
Son of the late Terence and Elizabeth (nee Gorman) Cosgrove. Neil is the oldest of four children, with sisters Nancy, Monica and Colleen. His father was a 28-year an of the NYPD, retiring with the rank of captain, while his mother worked Metropolitan Life Insurance in Pearl River. Both of Neil's parents instilled in him at an early age an appreciation of his Irish heritage. … [Read more...] about 2014 Aide to Grand Marshall NYC Neil Cosgrove