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The 9th Annual Adams County Irish Fest will be held on Saturday July 19, 2008 10:00am - 7:30pm |
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 Fundraiser: Join us for Irish Music Night at The Pike. Click picture at right for full size flyer (PDF)With a full day of Irish music, dancers, food, merchandise and more, the 9th annual Adams County Irish Festival offers wholesome family fun while benefiting the Children's Friendship Project for Northern Ireland as well as the Irish Heritage Foundation of Gettysburg's long-term goal of establishing a national Irish history museum and library in Adams County. The festival is held rain or shine in the shady grove of the Gettysburg Moose Park, located conveniently off US Rt. 30 approximately 1.5 miles east of the US Rt. 15 intersection. Adams County's only Irish Festival staged its most successful year ever last year and drew over 3,000 people to enjoy local, regional and internationally known Irish bands, Irish step dancers, bagpipers, Irish music workshops, Irish food, a Civil War encampment, and art & gift vendors. |
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 Another big turnout is anticipated for Saturday July 19 as the festival boasts yet another impressive line-up. We are very happy and privileged to announce that the 2008 festival will feature button accordian master John Whelan, a seven-time All-Ireland champion who performed in the original Broadway production of Riverdance. John will be joined by Jim Eagan on fiddle & Zan McLeod on guitar. Back by popular demand after a one-year hiatus, the festival also features Barleyjuice, a kilt-clad, high energy band from the Philadelphia-Baltimore corridor. The Maidens IV, a group of sisters hailing from Ohio, will return for their 2nd festival appearance. Returning are local/regional favorites, The Spalpeens, Irishtown Road, Cormorant's Fancy, the Lochiel Emerald Society Pipes and Drums from Harrisburg, PA and the Oh! Gill dance school. New to the fesitval, is Amrhanai na Gaelige men's chorus from the Baltimore/D.C. area. A special attraction this year is a children's show ("Celtic-American Odyssey") by folksinger Ray Owen. Please see the "Entertainment" page for the festival schedule and links to entertainers' biographies and websites. We also have many vendors selling gifts direct from Ireland as well as others selling food and drink (yes, we have Guinness).
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 South-central Pennsylvania is traditionally known for being an area of the State populated by German immigrants but what is less known (and celebrated) is its Irish heritage. Join us in historic Gettysburg for a weekend of music, dance, food, workshops, living history and crafts in celebrating the area's Irish heritage.The Adams County Irish Festival is produced and presented by the Irish Heritage Foundation of Gettysburg, an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Entertainers interested in performing or vendors wishing to inquire about acquiring booth space, please email by using the appropriate link on the "Contact" page. Entertainers wishing to send music samples may do so by mailing to our address listed below. |
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Mailing Address: Adams County Irish Festival P.O. Box 3934 Gettysburg, PA 17325-0934 (717) 337-3500 |
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