Organizations That Grew From The Shamrock Club of Wisconsin
Organizations that grew directly or indirectly from the Shamrock Club are Milwaukee Irish Fest, founded in 1981 by Ed Ward, past president of the Shamrock Club; Cashel Dennehy and Trinity Irish Dancers, formed when the Shamrock Club gave up control of the Shamrock Club Dancers; the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center of Wisconsin, founded by Shamrock Club members as a home for Milwaukee's Irish; and Celtic Women International, and the Conference of Celtic Women, both founded by Jean Bills, who was treasurer of the Shamrock Club at the time.
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