Name: Beaver Island hosts the inaugural Emerald Isle Irish Feile, 2019
Start: 2019-09-06
End: 2019-09-08
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 2019-09-06 – 2019-09-08
Kind: Cultural festival
Where: place/beaver-island-community-center · place/holy-cross-parish-hall
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: irish-heritagemusicdancecommunitytourismfilm
Within: Beaver Island

Beaver Island hosted the inaugural Emerald Isle Irish Feile from September 6–8, 2019. Forum notices document film screenings, an Alan Lomax presentation, Irish dance and live music, currach rides and celebrity races, children’s and beard contests, volunteer operations, wristband pricing, and festival-related street closures.

Evidence limits

These are organizer and venue announcements preserved in the forum. They are strong evidence for the advertised program and logistics, but do not establish attendance, complete results, revenue, or that every advertised activity ran.

Sources

Beaver Island Community Center, “Home on the Island: First Annual Irish Feile Festival,” “The Fiddler And The Song Catchers,” and “LIVE Irish Dance Troop,” Beaver Island Forum, September 5, 2019.
Community Center notices placed the documentary Home on the Island on loop Friday and Saturday, and scheduled an Alan Lomax presentation and Irish dance program. These are first-party program notices, not attendance records.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014635
Beaver Island Community Center, “The Fiddler And The Song Catchers (Irish Fiele Festival)” and “***LIVE*** Irish Dance Troop ***SATURDAY***,” Beaver Island Forum, September 5, 2019.
The notices described the Alan Lomax presentation, Irish dance history, and a live performance by Scoil Rince Ní Bhraonáin with An Dro at the Community Center on September 7. Admission was advertised at $30 in advance/$35 on site, with single-event and day rates.
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Marie LaFreniere, “Finalized Volunteer Feile List,” “King of the Beard Contest @ the Feile,” and “Red Hair & Freckle Contest @ the Feile,” Beaver Island Forum, August 30–September 6, 2019.
Volunteer rosters and contest notices document registration, merchandise, shuttle, kids-tent, beard, red-hair, and freckles programming. They establish planned organization and activities, not a complete volunteer roster after changes or contest results.
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Marie LaFreniere, "Red Hair and Freckles Contest," Beaver Island Forum, September 6, 2019, topic 14646.
The attached flyer repeated the child red-hair and freckles contests at the Cultural Center hearth area, with Saturday timing, age groups, and Féile pin and certificate prizes. This is an organizer flyer, not a winners list or attendance record.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014646
Marie LaFreniere, “Celebrity Currach Races,” “Don't stand in line. Buy online!,” “Last Chance To Pre-Pay for the Weekend,” and “Street closed,” Beaver Island Forum, August 29–September 5, 2019.
Advance notices described currach rides and celebrity races, wristband sales, and Main Street closure between the museum and Holy Cross Hall on Friday and Saturday afternoons. They establish planned logistics, not attendance or completed races.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014606

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island hosts the inaugural Emerald Isle Irish Feile, 2019”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/emerald-isle-irish-feile-2019/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Community Center, “Home on the Island: First Annual Irish Feile Festival,” “The Fiddler And The Song Catchers,” and “LIVE Irish Dance Troop,” Beaver Island Forum, September 5, 2019. (and 4 further sources listed on the page).

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