Irish Festival in Indy this weekend!

[Brigid]

When I lived here before, I used to go every year and spend most of the weekend. I've really missed it. Lots of great food, music, dancing, and other fun! I can't wait!

[OriginalGeek]

1. Sounds cool - I've never seen an Irish Festival before

although I imagine it's similar to the annual Scottish Highland games we have here. My daughter and I always go to that but I'm still mad at myself that I haven't gotten a kilt made in my clan tartan yet. I need to get on that...

We love all the same things you mentioned - food, fun, music and dancing and stuff...and by "stuff" I mean the pitchers of Scottish ale for sale...

[Brigid]

2. There will be . . .

Lots of Guinness, Bailey's, and Jameson's available too, of course. What would an Irish Festival be without that?

[OriginalGeek]

6. Thumbs heartily up!

[mrmpa]

3. The festival in Dublin, Ohio........

in early August is always a good festival. The one here in Western PA, is so-so. However the best Irish festival I ever went to, was actually my 9 day car trip through Ireland.

[Brigid]

5. That car trip sounds wonderful.

I'd love to visit there some day.

[mrmpa]

7. it was.......

there were 6 of us, we had 2 cars. We communicated via walkie talkies. Some messages as I was in the lead car were "sheep to the left, sheep to the right, sheep straight ahead." Or "Abandoned church on the right, old graves on the left. We're stopping."

I highly recommend you get to Ireland at some time. With your first name, you'll be welcomed with open arms. As my Uncle and I out of the 6 on the trip, were the only ones with Irish names, received a "welcome home" when we had our passports stamped.

[rachel1]

4. Are there actual Irish people there?

And not a bunch of Americans of Irish ethnicity claiming to be Irish?

Lots of Irish people Ireland tend to view those kinds of people as 'Plastic Paddies'.

In addition, as far as I'm concerned you're not Irish unless you have Irish citizenship.