Who knew back in 1917, when Father P.J. O’Reilly announced that Susanville’s Sacred Heart Church would celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, that it would be an enduring tradition.

Father O’Reilly’s first event was nearly an all nighter.  As was the custom of the day, entertainment and dancing occupied the first half of the evening. Then at 11 p.m. a supper was served and then the dancing resumed into the “wee hours of the morning.”  At the conclusion, Father O’Reilly commented that it was a very successful affair  socially and financially.

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