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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

SENDING GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS FROM THE RHODE ISLAND HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES AND THE CITIZENS OF RHODE ISLAND TO ORFHLAITH

BERGIN, HER "3RD CLASS" AT THE CLONMORE NATIONAL SCHOOL, AND

TEACHER MS. CARMEL KENNY

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Newberry, McNamara, O'Brien, Kennedy, and Casey

     Date Introduced: March 16, 2017

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Orfhlaith Bergin, a nine-year old 3rd Class student from Clonmore National

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School, County Tipperary, Ireland, is taking part in a geography project in which she and her

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fellow students, under the direction and guidance of their teacher, Carmel Kenny, have reached

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out to various foreign countries and states across the globe seeking information about them; and

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     WHEREAS, Rhode Island, like Ireland, is a maritime state that is influenced by the ocean

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in all matters of life. From beautiful Narragansett Bay to our abundance of wonderful beaches

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and sea life, to the temperature moderating winds that blow in from the ocean, Rhode Island is a

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land not all that dissimilar from Ireland; and

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     WHEREAS, Rhode Island, also like Ireland, is blessed with an abundance of welcoming

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people. Few states in America have been more influenced by the people of Ireland than here in

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Rhode Island. More than eighteen percent of our people are of Irish heritage and we are never shy

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about expressing our affections for the people and soil of Ireland or for joyously celebrating St.

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Patrick's Day; and

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     WHEREAS, We wish Orfhlaith and her classmates a joyous and prosperous future. As

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was stated in the famous Irish blessing, "May the Road rise up to meet you, may the wind always

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be at your back, and may the sun shine warm upon your face" now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby sends greeting and salutations to Orfhlaith Bergin, her 3rd Class at

 

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the Clonmore National School, and their teacher, Ms. Carmel Kenny; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Orfhlaith Bergin.

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