Saturday, May 18, 2019 at WCHS and St. Mary Cemetery
The Fenian Memorial Committee of America would like to offer a long overdue “thank you” to Fr. McCabe for his sacrifice in the name of Irish freedom. The committee has commissioned Tom Miller, a Minnesota stone cutter, to create a polished granite gravestone legend to be placed at the foot of Fr. McCabe’s Celtic Cross cemetery marker.
George McLaughlin and members from the Fenian Memorial Committee of America will be unveiling the memorial stone on Saturday, May 18, 2019. A benediction, commemoration and celebration of this great man will follow.
More information about this project can be found on the Fenian Memorial Committee of America website: fenianmca@gmail.com
Saint Mary’s Cemetery
County Road 9, Waseca County, MN
Grave Ceremony 11am
Bagpipes, Scott Bartell
Color Guard, Waseca American Legion Post 228
Irish National Anthem, Kevin Dooley
American National Anthem, Anne Clayton
Unveiling of Memorial Marker, AOH, Le Sueur and St. Paul
Placing of Memorial Wreath, Amy Nossum and James Ryan
Benediction by Father Gregory Leif, Sacred Heart Church, Waseca, MN
Guest Speaker: James Ryan, Great-Grandson of Captain George Anthony (Skipper of the Catalpa)
A Blessing from Father McCabe’s Great-Grandniece, Sr. Maeve Brady, read by Mike O’Reilly, County Cavan Association, NY
Oration, George Thomas McLaughlin, Fenian Memorial Committee of America
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Reception and Luncheon to follow at Waseca County Historical Society, 315 2nd Avenue NE, Waseca, MN
Post-Reception Celebration, American Legion Post 228
700 South State Street, Waseca, MN