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46th Annual Essex Shillelagh Club Dinner Dance

The Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh are planning


their 46th Annual Dinner Dance for Saturday, April 12th 2014 at Mayfair Farms in West


Orange.  The event will

begin at 6:00 with a cocktail hour

and dinner and dancing to follow at 7:00 p.m.

This years Honorees are Shillelagh Men of the Year Kevin

Kinney, a West Caldwell resident and past president of

the club and Thomas Wester of Maplewood.  Both Honorees are long time members of The

Friendly Sons and of many other organizations throughout Essex

County.  Also being honored as 2014 Friends of the

Shillelagh are the Congdon Family, of E.L Congdon and Sons Lumber in West

Orange.  E.L. Congdon has

been a fixture for more than 70 years, serving residents and builders in West

Orange and the Essex County

community at large.

The Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh are known as one

of the premier Irish organizations in the state.  They have a large clubhouse in West

Orange with a bar open to the public which is known for its

hospitality, welcoming atmosphere and its diversity of entertainment on

Saturday nights and Trivia matches on Fridays.  


The Shillelagh club is host to many Irish groups in the area including

the Ancient Order of Hibernians; the Women of Irish Heritage and The Essex


County Police and Fire Emerald Society.  Additionally,

the Friendly Sons support various charitable organizations including

St. Baldrick’s Foundation to find a cure for childhood cancer, Avon Walk for

Life and Wounded Warrior events. They also sponsor scholarships to several very

deserving young adults to assist with their High School and College educations.

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Tickets to the event are available for $90 and

include cocktail hour, 5 hour open bar, dinner, dancing to The Tommy Flynn New

York Showband, and performances by The Shillelagh Pipe Band and the DeNogla

School of Irish Dance.  There will also

be commemorative Ad Journal highlighting sponsors of the event.  It is not too late to support the

organization or the honorees with an ad or by purchasing tickets and joining

them for an evening of exceptional Irish entertainment.



When:     Saturday, April 12,

2013
from 6:00-11:00 (Featuring the Tommy Flynn New York Showband)

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Where:   Mayfair Farms, West Orange NJ 07052

For tickets or to place an ad in the

journal please email shillelaghevents@verizon.net  or call Robert Waldron 201-259-3025

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