Parade Queen Selection

 

Congratulations to the 2023 Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade Queen Sierra O’Keefe and Honor Attendant Tessa Mackey!

     

 

2023 Parade Queen Sierra O’Keefe

Sierra Grace O’Keefe is the daughter of Shawn and Laurie O’Keefe. She lives in Milford and her ancestors hail from County Galway.  She is a 2022 Graduate of Assumption University. She graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology.  Currently, she is a Doctor of Optometry candidate at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with plans to graduate in 2026. Sierra’s personal ambition is to open an optometry practice. Once acquired, she wishes to use her doctorate to treat those in need both locally and globally while empowering patients to be active members in their healthcare journey. When not studying, her interests include community service, and being an active member of her school’s Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity as well as the American Academy for Optometry. Sierra also enjoys crocheting, cooking, golf and spending time with loved ones. Her parents are members of the West Haven Irish American Club.   

 

2023 Honor Attendant Tessa Mackey

Tessa Mackey is the daughter of Wendy Mackey and the late John Joe Mackey.  She lives in Guilford and her ancestors hail from County Kilkenny and County Cork. Tessa is a 2020 graduate of Brown University with Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and English. She is currently employed  by Airbase as a Sales Development Representative. Tessa is in the midst of transitioning her career to teaching high school English, which ties into her personal ambition of building a career around helping and encouraging others. Her interests include playing Gaelic football and hockey.  She also enjoys singing, baking, storytelling and reading historical fiction novels. Tessa is a member of the New Haven Gaelic Football & Hurling Club.

 

  

 

Past Parade Queens and Honor Attendants of the Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Year                  Parade Queen               Honor Attendant

2020-2022

Morgan Daley

Megan Burke

2019

Taylor Besciglia

Clare Bohan

2018

Bridget Judd

Maureen Heeran

2017

Abigail O’Keefe

Catherine Dignan

2016

Kaitlyn Cullagh

Caitlin Clark

2015

Margaret Heeran

Siobhan Dacey

2014

Alexis Wheway

Morgan Hildebrandt

2013

Fiona Stewart

Kate Thompson

2012

Carolyn Shea

Kate Thompson

2011

Kristina Conroy

Carolyn Shea

2010

Lindsey Stamp

Kristina Conroy

2009

Katie Morris

Brittney Lipsett

2008

Briana Conway

Laura Brayfield

2007

Erin Collins

Courtney Lundgren

2006

Maura Monahan

Briana Conway

2005

Melinda Enright

Jillian Mackey

2004

Moriah Conlan

Meghan Wilson

2003

Cathleen Steinau

Siobhan Straub

2002

Caitlin Monahan

Melinda Enright

2001

Sinead Stewart

Caitlin Monahan

2000

Barbara Stratton

Sheila Smyth

1999

Patricia Lilllis

Elizabeth Murphy

1998

Catherine Hopkins

Kara Roxbee

1997

Karen Freed

Tracy Henderson

1996

Laura Garrity

Karen Freed

1995

Karyn Gallagher

Laura Garrity

1994

Bernadette Smyth

Lisa Peckingham

1993

Doreen Keogh

Karyn Gallagher

1992

Mary-Kath Cullagh

Karyn Gallagher

1991

Katherine McGowan

Patricia O’Shea

1990

Josephine Craig

Katherine McGowan

1989

Geraldine Lillis

Irene Horgan

1988

Diane Graham

Eileen Conway

1987

Fionnuala Mackey

Mary Clarke

1986

Darcy Smith

Karen Sullivan

1985

Susan O’Connor

Lauren Montgomery

1984

Linda Gill

Lauren Montgomery

1983

Aileen Lawless

Maureen McDermott

1982

Kerry Lawless

Mary Ann Gannon

1981

Valerie Spangle

Maureen O’Reilly

1980

Margo Mackey

Mary Lynch

1979

Patty Roxbee

Margo Mackey

1978

Claire Barrett

Irene Wheeler

1977

Katie O’Keefe

Eileen McNulty

1976

Rosemary Hartigan

Kathie Roxbee

  

Year

Miss Ireland

Miss Irish American

1975

Janie O’Donovan

Sheila Keehan

1974

Bridie Smyth

Nora O’Keefe

1973

Edna Farrell

Ellyn Shields

1972

Helen Kellegher

Linda Beers

1971

Mary Joyce

Irene Devlin

1970

Catherine Cullagh

Bonnie McNulty

1969

Pam White

Catherine Thompson

1968

Elizabeth Smyth

Elizabeth Dalton

1967

Ruby Ashenhurst

Mary Flynn

1966

Maureen Canning

Rita Manning

1965

Grace Tighe

Patricia Collins

1964

Marglin Reardon

Margaret Farrell

1963

Patricia Foley

Kathleen Hanrahan

1962

Mary McArdle

Eileen Sullivan

1961

Mary Foley

Nancy Griswold

1960

Mary Sheehan

Patricia Griffiths

1959

Mary Theresa Corry

Patricia O’Connor

1958

Susan Smith

Mary Manning

1957

Mary McArdle

Maureen Hanrahan

1956

Mary McCarty

Maureen Earl