An acclaimed Notre Dame professor, Dr. Christopher B. Fox, was given an award in Holyoke, Massachusetts, over the weekend. The award he won is called the Ambassador’s Award, and it’s for, “A person who has worked to promote the relationship between the people of the Republic of Ireland and the people of the United States.”
Past winners include Tommy Makem, and Frank McCourt.
To celebrate the award winners and St. Patrick’s Day in general, Holyoke hosts a parade. That’s not uncommon. What is uncommon, however, is that Holyoke — an old mill town in Western Massachusetts — has the second largest St.