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486:(a mixture of cabbage, onions, turnips, mashed potatoes). Irish music was also an integral part of the festival. It has been the launching pad for one Philadelphia based band Blackthorne. Other acts who have performed during the festival include The Molly Wogs, Ceann, The Martin Family, The Irish Lads and Irishtown Road. In addition to the stage bands, other entertainment includes storytelling, Irish plays and Irish dancing.
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the event. Before his death in 2001, Joseph
Callaghan was the main coordinator and chairman of the Irish Festival. During this time, it was considered one of the best Irish Festivals on the east coast. Local hotels would often be completely booked during the weekend of the festival, with people coming from as far as Anchorage, Alaska.
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Heckscherville hosted an annual "Irish
Festival", beginning in 1987 until 2010. This festival celebrated the settlement's Irish heritage, and was the main fundraiser for the village's Clover Fire Company. The members of the volunteer fire company and village residents were the main coordinators of
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Years later the population began to undergo another change. The coal companies, due to a manpower shortage, began to bring into the region laborers from various countries in Europe. Nationalities included: Polish, Lithuanians, Slavs, and Greeks. Today nearly every nationality is represented in the
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living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.57.
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Heckscherville Valley includes all of Foster
Township, a small portion of New Castle Township and a large part of Cass Township. The Valley is situated between Broad Mountain on the north and the Thomaston / Mine Hill on the west. It is composed of the following villages: Greenbury, Coal Castle,
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Heckscherville valley contained only two villages. At this time the valley was called “Chapmanville” after the owners of the coal mines. In 1843 the Chapmanville interests were taken over by George and William Payne. Subsequently, the
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counties, and provided transportation, employment and homes to those who agreed to move. Before the brothers returned to Payne’s Patch, the valley was populated almost entirely by Welsh with only a few scattered Irish families. However, when they did return with the Irish immigrants, the Welsh
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St. Kieran's Church was closed in June 2008, a casualty in the widespread restructuring and consolidation of Roman
Catholic churches currently underway in America. Currently there is a group of individuals working to preserve the Church. This group is known as "The Friends of St. Kierans".
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Kanes Hollow, Pine Knot, Cherry Valley, Heckscherville, Upper and Lower Glen Carbon, Courtneys, Upper and Lower Buck Run and
Rohersvilla. Kear’s Hill and Green Hill are settlements that once existed in the valley, but have now disappeared to make way for advanced coal production.
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510:(which became famous in 1879 due to an apparition of Our Lady of Knock), St. Kieran's was rumored to be one of Bishop Neumann's favored parishes. The little church was named after a parish in Kilkenny, Ireland, the home country of several of the congregation's parishioners.
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1118:West Mahanoy
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1272:McKeansburg
1196:Forestville
1146:Beurys Lake
1038:North Union
890:Port Carbon
855:Minersville
820:Girardville
730:County seat
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1499:Zion Grove
1494:Weishample
1464:Sacramento
1454:Reevesdale
1449:Reedsville
1394:Boston Run
1333:Renningers
1318:Park Place
1313:Park Crest
1287:New Boston
1256:Locustdale
1211:Grier City
1151:Branchdale
1103:Washington
1073:Schuylkill
1048:Pine Grove
1028:New Castle
988:East Union
925:Tower City
910:Shenandoah
885:Pine Grove
875:Orwigsburg
850:Middleport
810:Frackville
755:Pottsville
737:Pottsville
518:References
295:76°15′59″W
292:40°43′15″N
184:Population
149:Schuylkill
96:76°15′59″W
93:40°43′15″N
1508:Footnotes
1404:Connerton
1358:Tuscarora
1328:Reinerton
1297:Nuremberg
1251:Llewellyn
1191:Englewood
1181:Donaldson
1123:West Penn
1043:Norwegian
940:Townships
915:St. Clair
880:Palo Alto
815:Gilberton
805:Deer Lake
586:April 23,
484:colcannon
281:Geography
269:(CDP) in
252:FIPS code
240:ZIP codes
206:Time zone
1489:Tamanend
1484:Suedberg
1399:Clamtown
1348:Sheppton
1231:Kelayres
1226:Hometown
1166:Buck Run
1161:Brockton
1141:Altamont
900:Ringtown
800:Cressona
795:Coaldale
776:Boroughs
659:. Print.
455:New York
443:Kilkenny
256:42-33528
1469:Snyders
1444:Rauschs
1439:Quakake
1429:Newkirk
1419:Fearnot
1383:Andreas
1338:Seltzer
1292:Newtown
1246:Lavelle
1186:Duncott
1171:Cumbola
1083:Tremont
1023:Mahanoy
1003:Frailey
930:Tremont
920:Tamaqua
784:Ashland
608:June 4,
417:History
122:Country
1434:Pitman
1323:Ravine
1303:Oneida
1262:Marlin
1221:Hegins
1176:Delano
1098:Walker
1058:Reilly
1053:Porter
1013:Hubley
1008:Hegins
998:Foster
993:Eldred
973:Delano
963:Butler
958:Branch
953:Blythe
840:McAdoo
825:Gordon
790:Auburn
439:Queens
384:census
341:Census
144:County
1373:Other
1308:Orwin
1277:Morea
1267:Maryd
1108:Wayne
1088:Union
1018:Kline
948:Barry
388:White
265:is a
245:17901
234:(EDT)
232:UTC-4
211:UTC-5
132:State
1282:Muir
1133:CDPs
1068:Ryan
1063:Rush
968:Cass
747:City
632:2008
610:2016
588:2011
562:2022
540:2022
449:The
441:and
362:2020
350:Note
345:Pop.
155:Area
366:196
225:DST
192:196
33:CDP
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