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Article: Irish Fest expects big turnout More than 60,000 expected to attend this weekend's Kansas City Irish Fest at Crown Center
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- The Topeka Capital-Journal
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- September 2, 2006
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By Bill Blankenship
THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - There was no Christmas in July this year, but a
day at the Kansas City Irish Fest can be like St. Patrick's Day in
September.
Green water was flowing from the fountains Friday evening at Crown
Center on the opening day of Kansas City Irish Fest 2006, which
continues through Sunday.
"Our Irish Fest is rivaling Dublin, Ohio, and Milwaukee, which are
two of the biggest in the country, because we have such an interest
here in the Midwest," said festival spokesman Pat O'Neill. "People
forget that an awful lot of folks in this area have their roots in
Ireland."
O'Neill said he expected 60,000 to 70,000 people to attend the
festival, which ...