Meet Shieldsville

03/23/2026

Mary Ihrke sent these pics of Shieldsville seining crews from back-in-the day. 🐟

03/17/2026

A happy St. Patrick’s Day to all of you. ☘️

03/12/2026

Fun story on Monster Days! You might even be featured. 🐉

03/05/2026

A bit of fun and music coming to the Paradise!

☘ Craving some Irish/Folk music as we approach St. Patrick's Day? ☘

You're in luck! Next Friday, March 13th at 7:30 PM, we will be welcoming Bonnie Drunken Lad to the Paradise for a fantastic evening filled with traditional & modern Celtic, sea shanties, and pub songs! 🎶🍻🍀

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day early with us at The Paradise! Assemble your group, grab a drink from our bar, and enjoy the iconic music they have in store! 💚

Tickets 🎟 - https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=285612
Box Office ☎ - (507) 332-7372
Address 📍 - 321 Central Ave. N Faribault, MN 55021

01/09/2026

See info below on Brandi’s fundraiser. ❤️

Hello Thursday!! Let’s Make it a Great Day!!

Todays Specials: 🤤

1/4lb Burger Basket with Fries - 7.00 🍔

Turkey Commercial - 13.50 🦃

Crispy Cordon Bleu Sliders with Fries - 9.00

Soups Today:
Wisconsin Cheese 🧀
Chili 🌶️

For those asking questions about Brandi’s Benefit (see below). 👇 For those unable to make it that day, we have a Venmo set up for donations. ❤️ God Bless.

01/06/2026

Today celebrates the twelfth day of Christmas, marking the Feast of the Epiphany. In Ireland it is also known as Nollaig na mBan, or "Women's Christmas," an Irish tradition where women rest from holiday chores and raise a glass to each other.
Slainte, ladies! 🥂

12/31/2025

Happy New Year! Here’s an old Shieldsville story from the book ‘Meet Shieldsville’. 🥂

“John C. Carpenter bought the Coleman store in 1893. He made such a success of it that he was obliged to put up a new building for a store, dwelling, and hall and he named it ‘Music Hall’... I must tell you more about Music Hall. New Year’s night the Ladies Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians claimed for their own. Invitations in an envelope were sent to the very nicest people and had to be presented at the door. No admission without the invitation (and a dollar bill). At midnight supper was served. After supper the dance went on and the party was considered a failure if the guests left before dawn.” -MLH ☘️
Happy New Year to all! 🥂

12/24/2025

I may have used AI for this enhanced fantastic memory of the Shieldsville store, but the sentiment is the same:

Merry Christmas to all, and to ALL a good night.

11/14/2025

Very sad to hear of the passing of Wilma McDonough. ☘️

https://www.parkerkohlfuneralhome.com/obituaries/wilma-mcdonough

11/08/2025

I recently found this picture of the third Church of St. Patrick, Shieldsville on the interwebs. If this is your artwork, please let me know.
It’s beautiful! 💚☘️

09/19/2025

A huge ‘thank you’ to cousin David Lambert for his efforts in pushing back the woods at the back of St. Patrick’s cemetery with his skid loader and chainsaw. David found several old gravestones in the underbrush, as well as making trails down towards Mud Lake. Check it out sometime!