Menu
LiveCLEVELAND!
Your Online Guide to Cleveland's Neighborhoods
  • NEIGHBORHOODS
    • Brooklyn Centre
    • Buckeye-Woodhill
    • Central / Kinsman
    • Clark-Fulton
    • Collinwood
    • Cudell / Edgewater
    • Detroit Shoreway
    • Downtown CLE
    • Fairfax
    • Glenville
    • Harvard/Seville
    • Hough
    • Little Italy
    • MidTown
    • Mount Pleasant
    • Ohio City
    • Old Brooklyn
    • Shaker Square
    • Slavic Village
    • St. Clair-Superior
    • Stockyards
    • Tremont
    • Union Miles
    • University Circle
    • West Park
    • Westown
  • LIVE / WORK / PLAY
  • CALENDAR
  • ABOUT US
    • About Cleveland
    • About Cleveland Neighborhood Progress
    • About LiveCLEVELAND!
  • Eat Explore CLE

Register











Close Menu
St. Patrick’s Day in Cleveland

St. Patrick’s Day in Cleveland

Uncategorized

We may not dye our river green but Cleveland definitely knows how to throw a St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Every March, this parade draws a hundred thousand people our of their winter hibernation to witness the spirit (and luck) of the Irish. This year 10,000 people, representing 125+ groups will take to the parade route Downtown, dressed in their greenest and most festive attire. A look back in history reveals why Cleveland, an industrial Ohio city on the lake came to have such a large Irish population and one of the biggest parades in the nation.

Cleveland has always been a home to large waves of immigrants. People from Poland, Hungary and many other countries found their new home in the City. The manual low skilled labor and existing immigrant population brought over huge numbers of immigrants during the industrial revolution and in other waves throughout the 19th century. The first Irish wave brought Irishmen from their home, in search of a better life in the wake of the great potato famine. Young, male workers were sent to America to make money and send it back to struggling families back home. Many Irishmen found a way to do this by working their way along the Ohio Canal, and in the shipyards of the small yet strategic town of Cleveland, Ohio. Over the years, the Irish population grew in Cleveland, mostly concentrated near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, which later came to be known as Irishtown Bend. For the first few years, the Irish were ostracized in Cleveland for being wild, loud and poor. The outcast Irish formed a strong and tight-knit community, which remains strong to this day and is on display every March 17th.

A lot has changed since the small group of outcast Irishmen marched from church to church to celebrate the first documented parade in Cleveland in 1867. Today, United Irish Societies oversees a parade committee that plans, organizes and puts on the parade every year. Last year, 10,000 participants marched Downtown to celebrate their culture and125,00 spectators came to watch. What about the Cleveland St.Patrick’s day parade is so special that it makes it one of the largest celebrations in the City? Some people have said that Cleveland’s cold winters makes this early spring celebration all the more special. Others say that it is the long-standing immigrant traditions that Cleveland has, or maybe it’s Cleveland’s love of good beer and sunshine. Either way, the St. Patrick’s Day parade is near and dear to the hearts of Clevelanders and not to be missed. You can see the 2017 parade this year on March 17th. The parade starts at the intersection of Superior Avenue and East 18th street and travels southeast, ending on the intersection of Rockwell and East 6th Street.

We’ll see you there! Check out http://www.stpatricksdaycleveland.com/ for more info.

 

Mike DeCesare, Case Development LLC – February Realtor Profile David Sharkey, Progressive Urban Real Estate – March Realtor Profile

Related Posts

dtcrw logo_2021

Uncategorized

Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week: Feb. 19-28

BriteWinter

Uncategorized

Brite Winter goes virtual

EEC_final.alt-web

Uncategorized

Eat & Explore CLE Launches in January ’21

Feb
19
Fri
2021
all-day Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week
Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week
Feb 19 – Feb 28 all-day
Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week
Feb
23
Tue
2021
all-day Eat & Explore CLE – St. Clair Su...
Eat & Explore CLE – St. Clair Su...
Feb 23 – Feb 27 all-day
Cleveland’s St. Clair Superior neighborhood is featured for Eat & Explore CLE from February 23-27. Head to the near East Side for authentic African, American, European and Asian-themed shops and restaurants.  Plenty of locally owned[...]
Feb
27
Sat
2021
12:00 pm Saturdays at Vintage Lorain
Saturdays at Vintage Lorain
Feb 27 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Saturdays at Vintage Lorain @ Cleveland | Ohio | United States
Every Saturday a two-mile stretch of Lorain Avenue through Ohio City and Detroit Shoreway puts out a quirky, welcoming vibe for shoppers. This summer, Saturdays at Vintage Lorain combines vintage shops, niche restaurants, events and[...]
Mar
2
Tue
2021
all-day Eat & Explore CLE – Ohio City
Eat & Explore CLE – Ohio City
Mar 2 – Mar 6 all-day
Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood is featured for Eat & Explore CLE from March 2-6. Head to the near West Side for a wide variety of shops, restaurants and breweries.  Plenty of locally owned establishments are[...]
View Calendar
Add
  • Add to Timely Calendar
  • Add to Google
  • Add to Outlook
  • Add to Apple Calendar
  • Add to other calendar
  • Export to XML
Created by Nick Patrone on behalf of LiveCLEVELAND! and Cleveland Neighborhood Progress