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Welcome To Emerald Ireland
The online guide to the Counties of Ireland with details on Accommodation, Lodgings, Bed and Breakfasts, Hotels, Guesthouses, Vacation rentals and Self Catering & Irish Cottage Holidays . Visitor Attractions, Entertainment, Genealogy, Car Rental, Golf, Fishing and much more...
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St patricks Festival 12-17 March 2009
St. Patrick's Festival is Ireland's official celebration for Ireland's national holiday – St. Patrick's Day. Around the globe on the 17th March, Ireland is celebrated with parties and parades but the BIG party is here in Ireland where we celebrate in style with five days and nights of fantastic celebratory events, most of which are free!
Always looking for a good excuse to have a festival, the Irish now celebrate everything from literary pursuits to a love of oysters
Here are a few of the highlights throughout the year...
- Londonderry boasts the biggest Hallowe’en Festival in the world with around 30,000 celebrating the ancient Celtic New Year every October. Grab a dodgy mask and join the party!
- The Belfast Festival at Queen’s is Ireland’s biggest International Festival and boasts an eclectic mix of music, talks, comedy, exhibitions and film.
- The Galway Races, the Rose of Tralee Festival, Puck Fair in Killorglin, and the Oul’ Lammas Fair in Ballycastle are world famous and offer a great chance to enjoy life and laughs with the locals.
- Food festivals are now a big draw in Ireland with local produce scoring high among international foodies. Head to the famous oyster festivals in Clarenbridge in Galway, or Hillsborough, County Down.
- Tune in to a spot of music with the Open House Festival in Belfast, the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera, or the Feile an Phobail in west Belfast. Or grab a pint and tap your feet to some cool tunes at the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival.
- If you prefer your festivals small and intimate, try the harp festivals in Roscommon or the rough and ready horse and pony fairs from Cavan to Cork. Even today, the horses are priced in guineas, and bought and sold with a spit in the hand.
- At the other end of the scale lies the Wexford Opera Festival with full-scale opera productions, concerts, recitals
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Scenery & Nature
Seek out spectacular scenic delights from the soaring peaks of Ireland’s highest mountains to the tranquil meandering River Shannon
 Uniquely Irish
From goat coronations to Saint Patrick – some things are just uniquely Irish
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Turn up the decibels with passion-fuelled music festivals in a land where music is part of the culture
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Did you know?
Puck Fair in Killorgan, County Kerry is one of Ireland’s oldest festivals and has been going since around 1610. One of the more unusual aspects of the festival involves the crowning of a goat King Puck. Yes, a goat. But if that’s all too strange for you, you can always enjoy the more straightforward festival events like open-air concerts, fireworks, street entertainment and children’s competitions.
Did you know?
St. Patrick first brought attention to the shamrock after he used it to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity – the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
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