Flyer: 11th Annual Fairfield County Irish Festival
Date1998
MediumPaper
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineConnecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections
CopyrightIn Copyright
Object number2015.196.52.5
DescriptionFlyer for the 11th Annual Fairfield County Irish Festival, 1998.
NotesSubject Note: The Fairfield County Irish Festival got its start as a “feis” event beginning in 1955 by members of the Bridgeport Irish community who had formed the Gaelic-American Club. This event developed into an annual festival first held in 1988 at Roger Ludlow Field in Fairfield and recently at Fairfield University. The Club settled in Fairfield and formed Feile, a non-profit dedicated to promoting Irish culture through the development of the Gaelic American Cultural Center which opened in Fairfield in 1993. The Center has expanded through the growth of Feile as a membership organization. The Festival presents local and international Irish performers, stepdancing, pipe bands, and sports. Sources:
Connecticut Irish Heritage Trail: https://www.ctirishheritage.org/website/publish/inventory/inventoryDetail.php?112
Fairfield Irish Festival: http://irishfestival.org/
Cataloging Note: This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-245929-OMS-20.
Status
Not on view
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
