Sara Kerr
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Tag: Irish Fair of Minnesota
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A very popular contest at the Irish Fair of Minnesota is the Best Legs in a Kilt contest. Learn more (and enter if you qualify) about this fun event in this student blog excerpt. Who has the best legs at the Irish Fair of Minnesota? The Irish Fair of Minnesota offers so many fun activities and…
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Why do you go to the Irish Fair of Minnesota? I’m sure it’s for very different reasons than you do. Read on to hear a St. Catherine University student’s perspective. Discover the Irish Fair of Minnesota! POSTED ON JULY 9, 2014 Irish or no, you’ll have fun if you go! There’s something for everyone at the Irish Fair of…
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The Irish Fair of Minnesota offers an amazing lineup of Irish and Celtic music. See the full music schedule here. Below is a blog post about the musical duo, Sister Tree, from one of my St. Catherine University students. Music with a Celtic and Irish Feel Looking for music with a Celtic and Irish feel? Sister Tree is…
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Discover the amazing literary talent in Minneapolis/St. Paul with the Irish Fair of Minnesota‘s Literary Corner. Enjoy the blog post from one of my St. Catherine University students about Carol Connolly, Saint Paul’s Poet Laureate. The Irish Fair of Minnesota: The Literary Corner JUNE 23, 2014MLGILSTAD With the Irish Fair of Minnesota on its way, it is time…
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At the Irish Fair of Minnesota, I love watching the dance schools perform. One of my students recently wrote about Rince na Chroi who’ve been teaching students for 11 years in St. Paul. Love to dance? Rince Na Chroi is for you! Are you interesting in dancing? Have you thought about learning Irish dance? Rince Na Chroi School of Irish Dance Rince…
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Originally posted on clorblog: Many vendors are to be at The Irish Fair of Minnesota. One in particular is the Patsy O’Brien. About Patsy O’Brien Patsy O’Brien is a Irish Guitar. Patsy has toured extensively with Eileen Ivers, Paddy, Keenan, Cathie Ryan, Teada and numerous other ensembles, as well as touring as a solo act…
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I have a Collie. In his mind, all the kids in my backyard must stay together. When one wanders off he barks to herd them back together. He’s a herding dog by nature. While my kids are used to Laddie, the neighbor kids don’t always appreciate being treated like wandering sheep. Every year the kids beg to take…
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Depending upon who you ask, St. Paul, MN is very Irish– about 7% today (per the Census Bureau) but the second most populous ethnic group in the 1850s. Regardless of the statistics, Irish culture plays a big part of the St. Paul culture: 10 Irish mayors from 1932-1972 and the last two, as well; A Plethora…
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Surrounded by all this Irishness in the Saintly City, sometimes I need to respect my Italian heritage somewhere other than in the garden or in the kitchen. Awhile back we navigated the sea of road construction that is St. Paul these days and meandered to Harriet Island for (maybe) the first Festa Italiana Minnesota. We…
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Sláinte to Cork’s Irish Pub of St. Paul. They won the Pub Fare Battle at last night’s opening Battle of the Pubs Cookoff at the Irish Fare of Minnesota. Last night on Twitter, I promised to say why they won: Their food was gooood! Braised greens, corned beef, and sausage. They had CHEFS! FIVE…
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