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2022 Spring Lake Irish Festival

June 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Saturday, June 18, 2022 12:00 - 5:00 pm This year the Irish Festival features many family-friendly events perfect for a Spring-time stroll through downtown Spring Lake. Expect live music, dancing, food, kid's activities, and shopping at all of our Chamber festivals. Spring Lake is known as the Jersey Shore’s Irish Riviera! Head to the Shore and enjoy Spring Lake's Irish … [Read more...] about 2022 Spring Lake Irish Festival

The World’s Irish Coffee Champion

By Katherine Spenley, Contributor
October / November 2003

October 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Frank Silletti from the Buena Vista Cafe, San Francisco, USA who was selected World Irish Coffee champion at the World Irish Coffee Festival - Picture: Kieran Clancy.

The Buena Vista is Best! Drinking legend has it that in 1942, when Foynes was the foremost transit point between Europe and America, a flight to New York was returned to Ireland due to bad weather. The airport bartender, anticipating grouchy passengers, decided to add a little sweetener to their coffee, a hefty slug of whisky was sneaked into their drinks and Irish Coffee made … [Read more...] about The World’s Irish Coffee Champion

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On this day, Eamon de Valera abolished the Oath of Allegiance, a provisional aspect in the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921. This provisional aspect originally required all members of the Irish parliament to take an oath declaring their allegiance to the King. This date also marked when de Valera withheld land annuities from England.

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