This year the Kid's Club will be celebrating the Year of the High Kings of Ireland and their Queens. The designation King of Ireland (Irish: Rí na hÉireann) and Queen (regnant) of Ireland was used during the periods of the High Kings.
Gaelic Ireland consisted of as few as five and as many as nine main kingdoms, subdivided into dozens of smaller kingdoms. The primary kingdoms were Connacht, Ailech, Airgíalla, Ulster, Mide, Leinster, Osraige, Munster and Thomond. Until the end of Gaelic Ireland they continued to fluctuate, expand and contract in size, as well as dissolving entirely or being amalgamated into new entities.
Well this year every young person entering the kingdom of the Kid's Area will be a High King or a Queen.
Stay tuned for more exciting news about Irish Fest 2011. But get your costumes together for the High King and Queen Costume Contest this year on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Monday, April 4, 2011
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