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cmck83

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Good fun, but not very Irish to be honest.


Line dancing, kebabs and crepes.


No Tayto crisps, Club Orange or Batter Buuurgers to be had. Pah!


The only Irish things were those odd stalls that didn't seem to be doing or selling anything in particular.

I can see how it would be a good day out for the family, but as an Irish person, I found it a wee bit embarrassing.

Sally81

Sally81

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We spent a good couple of hours there. It was lovely. I loved watching the dancing....yes, there was line dancing but there was also the fabulous girls from the Irish dancing school...plus Irish style folk music afterwards (I think the band were called Celtic Crush?...Could be wrong.) Anyway, what I loved was the sense of community and the fact that everyone was having fun. It was great to see everyone joining in. Watching young and old dancing in the sunshine....happy days!
cmck83

cmck83

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Ah it is great craic, nowt can go wrong with a funfair and a few pints on the Rye. I just think the Irish Shop on LL should have a stall for all us proper Paddies, so that we can stuff ourselves with Hunky Dories and Red Lemonade!

Be honest though guys, the stalls are a bit odd, aren't they? Am I the only one who thinks so?

OliviaDee

OliviaDee

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i agree with you cmck83 - the stalls were well odd. i wanted football special and, i have to say, a miraculous medal (long story). i thought i was garaunteed but it was just tat and jumble (looked like a lot of it was picked up from all of june's local school fairs) but nothing particularly irish. and i love irish tat. last year i got a prized crocheted green white and orange teacosy and matching coasters. pure class. so a bit disappointed today.

and wouldn't it be great to have a proper good traditional band? apologies in advance if there was one and i missed it. all i got was irish country which i cannot bear.

but the atmosphere was great - and lovely to hear the accents.

citizenED

citizenED

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I took my two little boys and they had a good time especially as the older one won a football in a penalty shoot-out game. Can hardly go wrong with the fair and an ice cream van.

I'm not Irish, so don't quite have the perspective of what an Irish Festival should be - but, I can understand cmck83 being a little embarrassed. Lots of green clothing, dancing and music but the stalls seemed uninteresting.

OliviaDee

OliviaDee

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yip that's pretty ropy narnia. my father seemed to only own three casettes the whole time we were growing up which we were regularly subjected to whilst hostage in the back of his car. one of these was Johnny mcevoy singing something about 'hedgehoges' and 'rolling love' so bring me anywhere close to that kind of music anymore and i come out in hives feel carsick and have to pee all at the same time.


i didn't hear the bloke LM is talking about - just some woman who made me feel all of the above.

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