Finding aid for the Twinning of Cleveland, Ohio and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland Records
Title:
Twinning of Cleveland, Ohio and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland Records
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Twinning of Cleveland, Ohio and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland
Dates:
1996-2004
Quantity:
0.81 linear feet (3 containers)
Abstract:
 The twinning of Cleveland, Ohio, and Achill in County Mayo, Ireland, was a celebration of the ancestral connection of a large number of Cleveland's Irish American population to that area of Ireland, and afforded an opportunity to nurture business and social relationships between the two regions. The celebration was spearheaded by Stephen L. Mulloy and took several years of planning and organizing before the visit of the Cleveland delegation, which included Mayor Jane Campbell, Stephen L. Mulloy, and other prominent Irish Americans from northeast Ohio, in July 2003. In October 2003, Frank Chambers, Chairman of Mayo County Council and other dignitaries from Mayo visited Cleveland. Their trip included a visit to the Western Reserve Historical Society. The collection consists of agendas, booklets, brochures, business cards, calendar, catalog, correspondence, drafts, fact sheets, financial report, flyers, handwritten notes, information packet, invitations, itineraries, lists, menu, minutes, newsletters, newspaper, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, postcards, programs, resolution, summary and typescripts. These items were collected by Judge Sean C. Gallagher, who was involved in planning and organizing this event, and supplemented by Regina Costello. The material documents the celebration of the cultural connection between Irish Americans of Cleveland, Ohio to their roots in Achill, Ireland, with information on the planning, background, research and participants in the event. Included also are promotional materials from Cleveland as well as Achill and County Mayo, Ireland, and information on Mayo politics and history.
Identification:
MS 4923
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

History of the Twinning of Cleveland, Ohio and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland

The Twinning of Cleveland, Ohio, and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland, occurred in 2003. This historic occasion was the result of several years' work by a number of Cleveland Irish Americans with ties to Achill, spearheaded by Stephen L. Mulloy. This twinning was undertaken to mark the fact that over 80% of Cleveland's Irish claim direct ancestry to Achill Island, and to nurture business and social relationships between the two regions. Celebrations commenced in July, 2003, with a group of delegates from Cleveland, Ohio, who visited Achill Island, and other parts of County Mayo, in July, 2003. The delegation included Jane Campbell, Mayor of Cleveland, Stephen Mulloy, and other prominent Irish Americans from north east Ohio. In October 2003, the Mayo delegates came to Cleveland, Ohio, to finalize the twinning ceremonies. This group included Frank Chambers, Chairman Mayo County Council and other dignitaries.

Scope and Content

The Twinning of Cleveland, Ohio, and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland Records, 2003, consist of agendas, booklets, brochures, business cards, calendar, catalog, correspondence, drafts, fact sheets, financial report, flyers, handwritten notes, information packet, invitations, itineraries, lists, menu, minutes, newsletters, newspaper, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, postcards, programs, resolution, summary and typescripts. These items were collected by Judge Sean C. Gallagher, who was involved in the planning and organization of this event.

This collection is of value to researchers studying Irish American history pertaining to Cleveland, Ohio. The records will be of particular value to those interested in the connection between Cleveland, Ohio and the parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland. Those interested in Mayo politics will find the governmental information to be of value. Individuals interested in the history of County Mayo will find these records useful. Those interested in the planning, background, research, and participants in the twinning of Cleveland, Ohio and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo will find this collection valuable.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by document type, and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Achill (Ireland) -- Description and travel.
Achill (Ireland) -- Relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce.
Cleveland (Ohio) -- Description and travel.
Cleveland (Ohio) -- Relations -- Ireland -- Achill.
Cleveland (Ohio) -- Relations -- Ireland -- Mayo (County)
Cleveland-Achill Twinning Committee
Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Description and travel.
Mayo (Ireland : County) -- History.
Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Politics and government.
Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Western Reserve Historical Society -- Photographs.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4923 Twinning of Cleveland, Ohio and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gifts of Judge Sean C. Gallagher and Regina A. Costello in 2004.

Processing Information

Processed by Regina Costello in 2004.


Detailed Description of The Collection



Twinning of Cleveland, Ohio, and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland Records, 1996-2004; undated

Box 1 / Folder 1
Agenda, Achill-Cleveland Twinning Committee, 2003




Box 1 / Folder 2
Agenda, Achill-Cleveland Twinning Committee, 2003




Box 1 / Folder 3
Agenda, Achill-Cleveland Twinning Committee, West Side Irish American Club Official Twinning Dinner, 2003




Box 1 / Folder 4
Agenda, Achill-Cleveland Twinning Committee, handwritten, undated




Box 1 / Folder 5
Appointment Request Form, Cleveland-Achill Twinning Business Meeting, 2003




Box 1 / Folder 6
Booklet, "Achill-Cleveland Twinning 2003", 2003




Box 1 / Folder 7
Booklet, "Cleveland, Come Join Our Success", City of Cleveland, Ohio, undated




Box 1 / Folder 8
Booklet, "Welcome to MBNA, Government Delegation County Mayo, Ireland,", 2003




Box 1 / Folder 9
Brochure, "The Official Twinning of the City of Cleveland, County of Cuyahoga, State of Ohio, United States of America and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland, 2003"., 2003




Box 1 / Folder 10
Brochures, (6), Achill Island and County Mayo, Ireland, undated




Box 1 / Folder 11
Brochures, (22), Cleveland, Ohio, undated




Box 1 / Folder 12
Business cards (22), undated




Box 1 / Folder 13
Calendar, Cleveland delegation to Ireland, 2003




Box 1 / Folder 14
Card, thank you card to Regina Costello from the Achill Delegation in Ireland, undated




Box 1 / Folder 15
Catalog, Business and Community Information Catalog, The Growth Association, Cleveland, undated




Box 1 / Folder 16
Correspondence, cards, (4), 2003




Box 1 / Folder 17
Correspondence, faxes, (12), regarding preparations for the twinning, 2003




Box 1 / Folder 18
Correspondence, e-mails, (30) regarding preparations for the twinning, 2003




Box 1 / Folder 19
Correspondence, letters, (33) regarding the twinning event, 2003




Box 1 / Folder 20
Correspondence, memoranda (7) regarding the twinning event, 2003




Box 1 / Folder 21
Draft, Brochure, "The Official Twinning of the City of Cleveland, County of Cuyahoga, State of Ohio, United States of America and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland, 2003




Box 1 / Folder 22
Drafts, emergency resolutions regarding Cleveland City Council's interest in establishing a permanent sister city relationship with Achill Parish. Resolution Numbers 572-01 and 919-03, 2003




Box 1 / Folder 23
Fact Sheet, The Cleveland Clinic Fact Sheet, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2003




Box 1 / Folder 24
Financial Report, Cleveland-Achill Twinning Committee, 2003




Box 1 / Folder 25
Flyer, Cleveland: Gateway to the North American Market, World Trade Center, Cleveland, undated




Box 1 / Folder 26
Flyer, Getting Connected with Ireland's West Coast, The Cleveland-Achill Twinning Committee, 2003




Box 1 / Folder 27
Handwritten notes, 2003




Box 2 / Folder 28
Information Packet, International Children's Games, Cleveland, 2004




Box 2 / Folder 29
Invitation, West Side Irish American Club, official reception, 2003




Box 2 / Folder 30
Itinerary, Cleveland delegation to Achill Island, 2003




Box 2 / Folder 31
Itinerary, Mayo delegation to Cleveland, Ohio, 2003




Box 2 / Folder 32
Letterhead, Cleveland-Achill/Mayo Twinning Committee, undated




Box 2 / Folder 33
List, attendees at unidentified meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, 2003




Box 2 / Folder 34
List, attendees at business meeting, 2003




Box 2 / Folder 35
List, events open to the public, 2003




Box 2 / Folder 36
List, Irish Twinning Contacts, 2003




Box 2 / Folder 37
List, Mayo County Councilors, undated




Box 2 / Folder 38
List, staff, Court of Appeals, 2003




Box 2 / Folder 39
Menu, Achill Sound Hotel, Achill Island, County Mayo, 2003




Box 2 / Folder 40
Minutes, Tentative Cleveland Events and Contacts, 2003




Box 2 / Folder 41
Newsletter, "Achill-Link", 2001




Box 2 / Folder 42
Newsletter, "Environment News", Mayo County Council, 2003




Box 2 / Folder 43
Newsletter, "In Mayo", Mayo County Council, 2002




Box 2 / Folder 44
Newsletter, "Irish American Archives Society", 2003




Box 2 / Folder 45
Newsletters, various, Greater Cleveland Growth Association, Research Department, 1996-2003




Box 2 / Folder 46
Newspaper, "The Irish Times", 2003




Box 2 / Folder 47
Newspaper clippings, "The Plain Dealer", "Connaught Telegraph", "West Side Sun News", 2003-2004




Box 2 / Folder 48
Notes, Cleveland Mayor's visit to Achill Island, 2003




Box 2 / Folder 49
Notes, plans for Mayo delegation to Cleveland, Ohio, undated




Box 2 / Folder 50
Photographs, (11) Achill delegation from Ireland visit the Irish American Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society., undated




Box 2 / Folder 51
Phrases, Irish phrases provided to the Mayor's office by Regina Costello, 2004




Box 2 / Folder 52
Postcards, Famine Memorial Monument, Irish Memorial Park, Cleveland, Ohio, undated




Box 2 / Folder 53
Program, Irish delegation visit to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2003




Box 2 / Folder 54
Resolution, City of Cleveland "The Cleveland - Achill, County Mayo, Twinning (original stored in Oversize Folder 1, Oversize materials, Container 3.), 2003




Box 2 / Folder 55
Speech, Mayo County Council Officials visit the Irish American Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Regina Costello, 2003




Box 2 / Folder 56
Summary, "Irish Political Parties" Judge Sean C. Gallagher, undated




Box 2 / Folder 57
Typescript, "Cleveland Irish Americans Today with a Connection to Achill Island, the Corraun Penninsula and other parts of County Mayo" by Regina A. Costello. Provided to Mayor Campbell at the request of her office, 2004




Box 2 / Folder 58
Typescript, Mayo County Council information, 2003




Box 2 / Folder 59
Typescript, "Twin City Project", undated




Box 3 / Folder 1
Oversize material described above in Container 2, Folder 54, 2003