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==Notable people== {{Cleanup section|reason=unruly list, with no references should be cleaned up with the Manual of Style|date=May 2021}} Dennis Cardinal Dougherty, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, was born in the village of Homesville on the outskirts of Girardville in 1865 and served as Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1918 until his death in 1951. A citizen who became famous in the "wild west" is [[John Wallace Crawford|"Captain Jack" Crawford]], (also known as the "Poet Scout") western actor, scout for [[General George Crook]]'s campaign in the Black Hills, native of [[Carndonagh]], Ireland and performer with [[William F. Cody]] (Buffalo Bill), was postmaster and had a small general store in Girardville in 1869โ1874, leaving town to go out west to find Gold. His poem "Only a Miner Killed" about his experiences as a miner in the region was said to be used by [[Bob Dylan]] as the basis for his song "Only a Hobo." [[File:Hibernian House, Girardville, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|The Hibernian House in 2023]] Another famous citizen was John "Black Jack" Kehoe, the high constable of Girardville during the 1870s, whose charismatic leadership in the fight for labor rights by the coal miners of the period earned him a place in local, state, national and world history. Jack Kehoe was a member of the [[Ancient Order of Hibernians]] and several divisions of the AOH now bear his name. Kehoe has gone down in history as a member of the [[Molly Maguires]], a group of Irish immigrants who committed acts against the mine and railroad owners and was hanged along with 19 other alleged Molly Maguires in a series of trials. These hangings are popularly known as "The Day of the Rope". Today, Black Jack's tavern in Girardville, The Hibernian House, continues to be operated by his great-grandson, Joseph Wayne and is a popular destination for historians, genealogists, and tourists searching for information on the Molly Maguires, the coal region culture, and their Irish roots. Wayne's exhaustive efforts in the 1970s obtained a posthumous pardon for his great-grandfather through then Pennsylvania governor [[Milton Shapp]]. John Kehoe, a native of [[County Wicklow|County Wicklow, Ireland]], was buried in old St. Jerome's Cemetery in [[Tamaqua, Pennsylvania|Tamaqua]]. His gravesite is a historical site maintained by the Ancient Order of Hibernians. {{Citation needed|date=February 2013}} Colonel [[Patrick H. Monaghan]], a native of [[County Mayo, Ireland]], who emigrated at the age of five and later became a naturalized American citizen, won the [[Medal of Honor|U.S. Medal of Honor]], for recapturing the regimental flag of the 7th New York Heavy Artillery on June 17, 1864, while fighting in the [[Siege of Petersburg]], Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].<ref>โ[http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/940/monaghan-patrick.php Monaghan, Patrick]โ, in โRecipientsโ. Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina: Congressional Medal of Honor Society.</ref><ref>Rodenbough, Theophilus Francis. ''Uncle Samโs Medal of Honor: Some of the Noble Deeds for Which the Medal Has Been Awarded, Described by Those Who Have Won It 1861โ1886'': โ[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002002559970;view=1up;seq=133 Three Thinking Bayonets]โ, pp. 113-117. New York, New York and London, England: G.P. Putnamโs Sons, 1886.</ref><ref>Gould, Joseph. ''[https://archive.org/details/gouldsrecords00joserich/page/282 The Story of the Forty-eighth: A Record of the Campaigns of the Forty-eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry During the Four Eventful Years of Its Service in the War for the Preservation of the Union]'', pp. 6-7, 14, 27, 166, 199, 202, 282, 290. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Arnold M. Slocum Co., 1908.</ref> A teacher in the Schuylkill County public schools from 1873 to 1916, Monaghan was also appointed to the post of superintendent of the school system in Girardville,<ref>โ[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87078000/1892-06-27/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1861&index=10&date2=1917&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=H+Monaghan+P&proxdistance=5&state=Pennsylvania&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=%22P.H.+Monaghan%22&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 The Girard Cadets at Girardville]โ. Shenandoah, Pennsylvania: ''The Evening Herald'', June 27, 1891, p. 1.</ref> a position he continued to hold from the early 1880s<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=eCk_AQAAMAAJ&q=Monaghan History of Schuylkill County, PA. with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers]'', p. R10. New York, New York: W. W. Munsell & Co., 1881.</ref><ref>โ[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87078000/1894-05-19/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1861&index=3&date2=1917&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=H+Monaghan+P&proxdistance=5&state=Pennsylvania&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=%22P.H.+Monaghan%22&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 Armory Dedicated! Governor Pattison Makes an Address at Girardville]โ. Shenandoah Pennsylvania: ''The Evening Herald'', May 19, 1894, p. 1.</ref> until August 20, 1909, when he was moved by his school board into an elementary school principal's position, according to ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'':<ref>โ[https://newspaperarchive.com/philadelphia-inquirer-aug-21-1909-p-3/ Girardville Principal Demoted: Special to The Inquirer]โ. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', August 21, 1909. p. 3.</ref> The town of Girardville is alluded to in the comic book series ''[[Amelia Rules!]]'' Created by Girardville native [[Jimmy Gownley]], the series, begun in 2001, has won several awards, been translated into numerous languages, and even turned into a stage musical. In 2008, it was named the Pennsylvania Library Association's One Book Award Winner. Although Gownley is no longer a resident of Girardville, his work references the town in many ways, including being set in a fictional version of Connerton, a town formerly located between Girardville, and [[Lost Creek (Pennsylvania)|Lost Creek]], as well as mentioning landmarks such as [[Centiole's Pizza]] Joseph, Charles and Albert Drulis were born and raised in Girardville and all three went on to star in football at [[Temple University]]. Charles and Albert went on to play in the NFL. All 3 brothers have been inducted into the Pennsylvania sports hall of fame. [[Chuck Drulis]] was an all-pro lineman for the [[Chicago Bears]] and went on to coach in the NFL after his playing career. Chuck Drulis is credited with introducing the "safety blitz" into the league while the defensive coordinator with the [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]]. Chuck's wife, Dsle Drulis, was the artist selected to design all of the art for the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in [[Canton, Ohio]]. She used her husband and sons Chuck Jr. and Kerry as the models for the sculptures over the main entry to the facility. Actress [[Mary Boland]], born in Girardville, appeared in many films during the first half of the 20th century including such popular ones as ''[[The Women (1939 film)|The Women]]'', ''[[Ruggles of Red Gap]]'' and ''[[Pride and Prejudice (1940 film)|Pride and Prejudice.]]''
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