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Proclamation 9236 of February 27, 2015 

Irish-American Heritage Month, 2015 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

The vibrant culture and rich heritage of the Irish people shaped many 

of the earliest chapters of America’s story. Our common values and shared 

vision for the future laid the foundation for an eternal friendship between 

Ireland and the United States, and today, daughters and sons of Erin continue 

to enrich our Nation. This month, we reaffirm the bonds of affection between 

our two great countries, and we honor the courage and perseverance of 

the Irish-American community. 

From ethereal green shores, generations of Irishmen and women set out 

across an ocean to seek a new life in the New World. Often without family 

or funds, these brave souls put their faith in the ideas at the heart of 

our democracy—that we make our own destiny, and if we work hard and 

live responsibly, we can build a better future for our children and grandchildren. Early immigrants from Ireland shaped our founding documents, 

and in the decades and centuries since, Irish-American heroes—like the 

courageous members of the Fighting 69th—have fought and died to protect 

a Government of, by, and for the people. 

Today, tens of millions of Americans proudly trace their heritage to the 

Emerald Isle. They are descendants of our Founding Fathers, heirs to a 

resilient spirit forged during the Great Hunger and painful periods of discrimination, and the latest in a long line of Irish Americans who have poured 

their energy and passion into perfecting our Union. With grit and determination, they have enhanced our communities, bolstered our economy, and 

strengthened our Nation. And their brogue continues to ring out from our 

halls of government and every place people strive to make our society 

more free, more fair, and more just. 

The Irish story is one of hope and resolve—in it Americans see our own 

dreams and aspirations. Our pasts are bound by blood and belief, by culture 

and commerce, and our futures are equally, inextricably linked. During 

Irish-American Heritage Month, let us celebrate the people-to-people ties 

between our nations and continue together our work to forge a brighter 

tomorrow for every American and Irish child. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States 

of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 2015 as 

Irish-American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this 

month with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs. 


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11848 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 42 / Wednesday, March 4, 2015 / Presidential Documents 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh 

day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand fifteen, and of 

the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and 

thirty-ninth. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04514 

Filed 3–3–15; 11:15 am] 

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