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2017 Mayo Society of Cleveland Annual Ball

Mayo Society of Cleveland 2017 Ball
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
October 7, 2017

The Mayo Society of Greater Cleveland was founded in 2004 as a not-for-profit corporation to provide a forum for information and activities of interest to individuals of Irish descent particularly those with ancestral ties to County Mayo.

Logo of County Mayo


The Society makes contributions to public charities in the United States that have a link to County Mayo in Ireland or to Ireland, or to public charities in Ireland, or for temporary emergency relief to indigent Irish nationals in the United States who are in urgent need of medical attention, are victims of crime, or victims of man-made or natural disasters.

The 2017 Mayo Ball, honoring Chris Connor, former CEO of Sherwin Williams, was held on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. This was the first time the Mayo Ball was held in the Rock Hall and guests were able to tour the entire Museum.

Sean Hardy, Board Member of the Mayo Society of Greater Cleveland welcomed the crowd to the annual Mayo Banquet and Ball.

Sean Hardy

Sean Hardy


Sean introduced Mary Agnes Kennedy who led the singing of the national anthems of Ireland and the United States.

NOTE: All the images below with a white arrow in the middle are videos. (The other images are just photos) You can click on the white arrow to watch the video of whatever is described. Make sure your speakers are on and you can make the video full screen once it begins by clicking the icon in the lower right corner.



Mary Agnes Kennedy

Mary Agnes Kennedy


Sean Hardy then introduced Greg Harris, President and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum who welcomed the crowd.



Greg Harris

Greg Harris

Gerry Quinn, president of the Mayo Society of Greater Cleveland spoke next.

Gerry Quinn

Gerry Quinn


Gerry Quinn


Gerry spoke about Chris Connor, former CEO of Sherwin Williams and the 2017 Person of the Year. After the introduction a short humorous video was shown of Chris Connor traveling to Ireland (and enjoying a Guinness).

Chris Connor and Gerry Quinn

Chris Connor and Gerry Quinn

Chris Connor video

Chris Connor video

Watching the Chris Connor video

Watching the Chris Connor video




 Chris Connor

 Chris Connor


Gerry Quinn then presented Chris Connor with a beautiful bowl from County Mayo.

Gerry Quinn with crystal bowl from Mayo

Gerry Quinn presents crystal bowl to Chris Connor

Gerry Quinn presents crystal bowl to Chris Connor

Chris Connor with crystal bowl

Next, Gerry Quinn introduced Justin Dolan the new Consul General of Ireland from the Chicago District.

Justin Dolan

Justin Dolan


Justin Dolan



Gerry spoke about the relationship between John Carroll University and Galway University and introduced Dr. Jeanne Colleran the President of John Carroll University.

Dr. Jeanne Colleran

Dr. Jeanne Colleran




Next, Seamus Kavanagh of the Galway University Foundation spoke.

Seamus Kavanagh of the Galway University Foundation

Seamus Kavanagh




Next, Gerry introduced Mayo County Council's John Caulfield.

John Caulfield

John Caulfield




Next, Achill Island Development Board Member Kenneth Deery told of the new museum in Achill.

Kenneth Deery

Kenneth Deery




Just before dinner, Gerry Quinn introduced Fr. John McNulty whose parents came from Achill Island and Donegal 90 years ago. Father McNulty gave the invocation before dinner.

Fr. John McNulty

Fr. John McNulty


Fr. John McNulty



Gerry Quinn was rightly pleased with the on-schedule series of short, but sweet, speeches.

Gerry Quinn

Gerry Quinn


After dinner, guests toured the Rock Hall and enjoyed performances from the Murphy Irish Dancers and Mary's Lane. Here are some highlights of the Murphy Irish Dancers performing in both soft and hard shoes.



Murphy Irish Dancers

Murphy Irish Dancers


See Photos of attendees at the 2017 Mayo Ball on Page 2

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Don't miss the page of photos from the 2017 Mayo Ball.






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