The 35th annual Great Irish Fair of New York, a family-friendly event celebrating Irish-American faith, heritage and culture, will be presented by The Irish American Building Society Charities, Inc., on Saturday, Sept. 24, beginning with Mass at 10 AM at the Ford Amphitheater at the Coney Island Boardwalk.
A Look Back at the 2015 Great Irish Fair
The 2016 Great Irish Fair Honorees:
Colleen Queen – Kathleen Rose Byrnes
Kathleen Slattery Woman of the Year Award – Sister Teresa (Tesa) Fitzgerald, C.S.J.
Father Mychal Judge, O.F.M., Memorial Award – Father William F. Sweeney
Captain Timothy Stackpole Memorial Award – FF. Danny Prince
St. Thomas More Award – Marguerite Downing Peck
Paul O’Dwyer Memorial Award – Kevin Peter Carroll
Jerry Forest Memorial Award – Caitlin Bowen
Thomas Cuite Memorial Award – Raymond C. Teatum
The Round Tower Award – Linda Gallagher-Lomanto
The Celtic Cross Award – John J. Manning
The Bard of the Fair – Paul Moses
Irish Man of the Year – John Kelly
The story says the event is “Sunday, Sept. 24.” Poster on the right says “Saturday, Sept, 24.”
Sunday is the 25th
Good eyes. Thank you very much. It has been corrected.