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St. Patrick's Day on Beaver Island, 1984

Also 1984 St. Patrick's Program · 1984 Holy Cross Parish St. Patrick's Day Dance

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TypeEvent
Dates1984-03-16 – 1984-03-18
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
1984-03-16 – 1984-03-18
Kind
Celebration
Where
Holy Cross Parish Hall · The Shamrock
Carried out by
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Followed by
St. Patrick's Day on Beaver Island, 1985
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
celebrationcommunityheritageirish-arranmore
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Beacon’s March 1984 issue carries three separate St. Patrick’s announcements for the same week: a Junior Class school program on March 16, a Shamrock bar party with music, a door drawing, a Fire Auxiliary cash drawing, a Corned Beef & Cabbage lunch and a Sunday brunch, and a Holy Cross Parish dinner-dance on Saturday, March 17.

Program

March 16: the Junior Class’s “St. Patrick’s Day Program” at the school hall, 7:30 p.m. — “Kerry Dance,” Irish readings, and a 1st-3rd grade skit ($2.00 adults, $0.50 school children). St. Patrick’s Day itself: the Shamrock’s “traditional party” with music by “Rhythm Banned,” a free door drawing every half hour from 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., a Fire Auxiliary cash drawing (80% payback, three winners) at midnight, and a Corned Beef & Cabbage lunch; a Sunday, March 18 brunch from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also announced: Holy Cross Parish’s “annual St. Patrick’s Day Dance,” Saturday, March 17, with a cash bar, dinner, and a door prize, priced at $5 for dinner or $3 for the dance per couple, $15 per couple or $8 per person for both.

Evidence limits

All three items are announcements published in the same March 1984 issue; no April 1984 outcome report was found (the only “Shamrock” hit in that issue is an unrelated bar advertisement). Both the Holy Cross Parish dance and the Shamrock party are announced for the same date, March 17 (a Saturday), so this edition treats them as parallel, separately organized events within one St. Patrick’s period rather than assuming coordination between the parish and the bar. carried_out_by here reflects only the Holy Cross Parish dance, since the Shamrock program and the school program are not attributed to an organization with an existing article.

Open questions

  • Did both the Holy Cross Parish dance and the Shamrock party actually run concurrently on March 17, 1984, and if so, how did attendance split between them?
  • What was the outcome of the Fire Auxiliary’s cash drawing and the Shamrock’s door prize drawings?

See also

Sources

  1. A calendar entry marks March 16 "St. Pat's Day Program 7:30 - Hall" and March 17 "St. Patrick's Day." The item itself: "The Junior Class Presents: The St. Patrick's Day Program, March 16, 1984 at 7:30 p.m. The program will include: 'Kerry Dance', Irish readings, 1-3 grade skit. \$2.00 per adult and \$.50 for school children." The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1984-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held fourteen-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the school St. Patrick''s program notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-03_Beaver-Beacon
  3. "The Shamrock will have it's traditional party on St. Patrick's Day. Music will be by 'Rhythm Banned'. Free door drawing every 1/2 hour from 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.. Also the Fire Auxiliary will have a cash drawing with 80% payback (3 winners)... We will also feature a Corned Beef & Cabbage Lunch on St. Patrick's Day. Sunday, March 18, we will have a brunch from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m." Separately: "Holy Cross Parish is hosting it's annual St. Patrick's Day Dance, Saturday, March 17, 1984. We will feature a cash bar, dinner, and a door prize. Prices are: \$5 for dinner, \$3 for dance per couple; \$15 per couple for dinner and dance; \$8 per person for dinner and dance." The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1984-03_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held fourteen-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the St. Patrick''s announcements.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026 · revised 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “St. Patrick's Day on Beaver Island, 1984”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-patricks-day-1984/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1984, "St. Patrick's Program." (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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