[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 131, 115th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 9575 of March 1, 2017

Irish-American Heritage Month, 2017

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Irish Americans have made an indelible mark on the United States. From
Dublin, California, to Limerick, Maine, from Emerald Isle, North
Carolina, to Shamrock, Texas, we are reminded of the more than 35

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million Americans of Irish descent who contribute every day to all
facets of life in the United States. Over generations, millions of Irish
have crossed the ocean in search of the American Dream, and their
contributions continue to enrich our country today.
From our four Irish-born Founding Fathers to Thomas Francis Meagher, the
Irish revolutionary who became an American hero after leading the Irish
Brigade during the Civil War, Irish immigrants have shaped our history
in enduring ways. Throughout the centuries, hard-working Irish Americans
have contributed to America's innovation and prosperity--tilling the
farms of Appalachia, working the looms of New England textile mills, and
building transcontinental railroads--often overcoming poverty and
discrimination and inspiring Americans from all walks of life with their
indomitable and entrepreneurial spirit in the process. From these early
beginnings rose generations of Irish Americans who continue to lead our
cities, drive our economy, and protect and defend the land they embrace
as their own.
American culture carries an unmistakably Irish-American imprint. Our
literature, cinema, music, dance, sports, and visual arts are filled
with the names and influence of great Irish Americans.
Irish Americans should be proud of the deep cultural, historical, and
familial ties that have contributed to the strength of our vibrant
transatlantic relationship with Ireland. As we honor the past during
Irish-American Heritage Month, we also celebrate a bright future of
friendship and cooperation for generations to come.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 2017 as Irish-
American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to celebrate the
achievements and contributions of Irish Americans to our Nation with
appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of March,
in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.

DONALD J. TRUMP