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Mike McGeough – President, Dubh Linn Square Pub Group
Grand Marshal
Mike was born in Orange, New Jersey in 1964, and attended Elizabeth High School
and Union College. The son of two Irish immigrants, Mike’s father was born in County Monaghan and his mother
was born in County Sligo. The family’s deep roots in Ireland brought them all back to the Emerald Isle where
Mike lived in Dublin as a young man for just over 4 years. During this time, Mike learned to respect and
appreciate the countries rich history of the local pub, and what each pub meant to the community. There he
learned first-hand that the pub was the social gathering place for the community, where one could converse with
friends and talk about the days events while enjoying good food and drink.
Upon returning to New Jersey to finish
his studies, Mike later moved to California to pursue a career in Air Cargo. There he lived for 8 years working for
Gold Wings and then moved back to New Jersey to start a family. Mike continued to work for Gold Wings taking over
the responsibility of the Philadelphia region. Gold Wings was a market leader in logistics and enabled Mike to
learn beneficial skills that would lead him to develop and open his own delivery business called Manna Transport
Services. Manna Transport opened in 1999 and operated in New Jersey for 3 years. Mike gained immediate success due
to his market knowledge and ability to meet his customers’ needs on a daily basis. This attention to detail for
each of his clients gave Mike the necessary edge over his competitors. After 3 years of running his own logistics
service, Mike sold his business in 2002 and became a Pepperidge Farm Distributor. Starting with an initial trade
area of South Brunswick and East Windsor, Mike grew his territory to nearly double his total gross sales over the
years. During this time, Mike’s responsibilities included marketing and product distribution, bookkeeping, and
customer service. Mike relied on his strong customer service skills, and continued to grow his business until he
sold his interests in 2007 to start Dubh Linn Square.
Mike has been a friend and supporter to the local Irish community for many years. We are proud to have Mike as
the Grand Marshal of the 3rd Annual Robbinsville St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 24th.
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Cathy Zahn – Sharon Elementary School Teacher and Genealogy Expert
Irish Person of the Year
Cathy “Casey” Zahn was born in eastern Connecticut and attended school there. A descendant of Irish Famine
immigrants, she grew up listening to tales her Irish grandmother learned from her mother and Irish aunts.
Her Irish ancestors include the McCarrons, McGuigan, McLaughlin and Durnin families of Counties Monaghan and Louth.
Upon her high school graduation, Mrs. Zahn left Connecticut to attend Davis and Elkins College in West Virginia.
There she met her husband who was from Hopewell. After her graduation from college, she settled in Mercer County
and began her teaching career in Robbinsville. She currently teaches third grade at Sharon School.
A member of the several genealogical organizations, Mrs. Zahn founded the Central Jersey Genealogical club in
1994 and teaches adult classes on family history through NJ. She is a Fellow of the Nathanael Greene Liberty
Foundation and a past trustee of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey. Cathy has authored two books for teachers
on teaching children genealogy and wrote several genealogical articles. Besides her husband she has a daughter,
Maureen, and two cats and resides in Pennington on a most Irish road called Dublin.
We are extremely delighted to have Cathy as the Irish Person of the Year of the 3rd Annual Robbinsville St.
Patrick’s Day Parade.
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