Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

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4	4	2025 ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 5
5	5	February 24, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives MURPHY, DOYLE, DITTRICH,
6	6	CALLAHAN, O'CONNOR, MCGUIRE, ARMSTRONG, BARE, DESMIDT, DONOVAN,
7	7	FITZGERALD, GUNDRUM, J. JACOBSON, JOERS, JOHNSON, KITCHENS, KNODL,
8	8	KREIBICH, MELOTIK, NEDWESKI, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PALMERI, PENTERMAN,
9	9	PIWOWARCZYK, ROE, SHEEHAN, SINICKI, SNYDER, SUBECK, TENORIO, TITTL,
10	10	UDELL and TUSLER. Referred to Committee on Rules.
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13	13	Relating to: celebrating Saint Patrick[s Day on March 17, 2025.
14	14	Whereas, March 17 is Saint Patrick[s Day, a day honoring the patron saint of
15	15	Ireland; and
16	16	Whereas, Saint Patrick was born in Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, Scotland, in
17	17	AD 387; was captured and enslaved by Irish marauders at the age of 16; converted
18	18	to Christianity; escaped slavery; entered the clergy; was named bishop of Ireland;
19	19	returned to Ireland; converted Irish pagans to Christianity; established many
20	20	monasteries, churches, and schools all over Ireland; and died on March 17 in AD
21	21	461; and
22	22	Whereas, Irish monks and scholars at the monasteries and schools founded by
23	23	Saint Patrick preserved much of the learning that was lost throughout the rest of
24	24	Europe during the collapse of the Western Roman Empire; and
25	25	Whereas, natives of Ireland began moving to Wisconsin during the 1840s,
26	26	driven in part by the wake of the Great Famine; and
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42	42	Whereas, Irish immigrants in Wisconsin principally settled in Brown,
43	43	Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green
44	44	Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc,
45	45	Marquette, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, St. Croix, Sauk,
46	46	Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, and Winnebago Counties; and
47	47	Whereas, on September 8, 1860, the steamer Lady Elgin sank off the bluffs
48	48	near Winnetka, Illinois, taking the lives of 297 people, including many of the Irish-
49	49	American political leaders from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and marking the end of the
50	50	Irish domination of Milwaukee politics; and
51	51	Whereas, Irish immigrants constituted a majority of the 17th Wisconsin
52	52	Infantry, which fought in many of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War,
53	53	including the Battles of Vicksburg, Shiloh, and Corinth; and
54	54	Whereas, the 17th Wisconsin Infantry contained company names such as the
55	55	Mulligan Guards of Kenosha, the Peep O[Day Boys of Racine, and the Emmett
56	56	Guards of Dodge; and
57	57	Whereas, the 17th Wisconsin Infantry led a fearless bayonet charge at the
58	58	Battle of Corinth with the Irish Gaelic battle cry, XFaugh a ballagh!Y which
59	59	translates as XClear the way!Y; and
60	60	Whereas, the Smithsonian Institution named Milwaukee[s Irish Fest the
61	61	Xlargest and best Irish cultural event in North AmericaY; and
62	62	Whereas, in 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that over 10 percent of
63	63	Wisconsin residents claim to be of Irish decent, making Irish ancestry in Wisconsin
64	64	second only to those claiming German heritage; and
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89	89	Whereas, though originally a solemn Catholic holy day, Saint Patrick[s Day
90	90	has evolved into a much more secular holiday celebrating Irish music, culture, and
91	91	heritage; now, therefore, be it
92	92	Resolved by the assembly, That the members of the Wisconsin Assembly
93	93	salute all of the persons of Irish descent for their significant contributions to this
94	94	state, express appreciation for those persons who have kept alive Irish culture and
95	95	traditions, and join with all Wisconsinites who revere their Irish heritage in
96	96	celebrating Saint Patrick[s Day on March 17, 2025.
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