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Parade-Eve Party at St. Boniface

March 16, 2014 by Robert P. Lynch

The Glen Cove Hibernians will be celebrating 5pm Mass at St. Boniface Martyr Church in Sea Cliff on the eve of the Parade, Saturday evening, March 22, 2014, followed by a rousing party at the St. Boniface Gym.  Full dinner and beverages  included in the price;  live traditional Irish music, stepdancers, pipers, sing-along, all in the great “Hooley” tradition of AOH and LAOH Divisions 8.

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Filed Under: Parade History Tagged With: Aoh, Beverages, Eve, Evening March, Glen Cove, Hibernians, Laoh, Martyr Church, Party Cove, Pipers, Saturday Evening, Sea Cliff, St Boniface, Tradition, Traditional Irish Music

Sash Presentation Jan 11

January 9, 2014 by Robert P. Lynch

The Presentation of Sashes to our Parade Grand Marshal for the 2013 Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Danny Lane, and his Aides, Lisa Forgione,  Bob and Pam Pazenbeck, and Joe McDonald, will take place on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at from 6pm to 7pm at St. Rocco’s Parish Hall, located at 18 3rd Street, Glen Cove, NY, followed by a “hooley” from 7pm to 11pm!  (see below)  Click here for an event flyer

We are doing something special this year:  we are planning to replicate an old-fashioned Irish house party, called a “hooley” which is very informal and a lot of fun.   We are asking everybody to “bring your own food, bring your own beverages, AND to bring your own entertainment!”  (and also to bring $20 for the parade). 

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Music breaking out at a hooley!

“Hooley” is a fun word for a very lively, informal Irish house party.  It’s a tradition that dates back in Ireland and Irish America to the days before recorded entertainment, before radio and TV.  It still lingers among people who understand how much fun it can be for friends and family to entertain each other.The party centers around the idea of the “party piece”.  A lot of people come to the party prepared with at least one party piece of entertainment – a song or a tune on an instrument, a stepdance, a poem, a recitation, or a joke or story to tell – for the enjoyment of everyone at the party.

Anyone can take a turn, or join in with someone else, or just listen.  It’s a great way to get to know your friends and neighbors.

A hooley might break out spontaneously anytime friends are gathered at a neighbor’s house, usually in the kitchen, where everyone can share the food and drink brought along by the guests.

Click here for an event flyer

Filed Under: parade sponsorships Tagged With: 6pm, Aides, Beverages, Break, Daniel Lane, Danny Lane, Entertainment, Food And Drink, Forgione, Friends And Family, Friends And Neighbors, Fun, Glen Cove, Glen Cove Ny, Grand Marshal, Hooley, House Party, Ireland, Irish America, Joe Mcdonald, Joke, Neighbor, Own Entertainment, Party Centers, Party People, Party Piece, Poem, Presentation Ceremony, Radio And Tv, Recitation, Rocco, Sash, Sashes, St Patrick, Stepdance, Tradition

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Parade News

  • Patrick “Patsy” Furlong, 2019 Grand Marshal
  • St. Patrick’s Day Parade 3/17/19
  • Hooley/Sash Presentation Ceremony Feb 16, 2019
  • Post-Parade Party March 17th
  • Marina O’Neill, Aide to the Grand Marshal, 2019

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