The luck of the Irish filled the air during the Northeast Louisiana Celtic Festival on Saturday, Oct. 15.

The festival, which was held at Forsythe Park, was organized by Enoch Doyle Jeter, owner of the popular Irish pub Enoch’s.

This yearly event features several Irish performers, along with local food vendors and merchants.

One prominent performer this year was Máirtín de Cógáin. Cógáin spent most of the week before the festival performing at local schools, including ULM.

A film he acted in, “The Wind That Shakes The Barley,” was featured in ULM’s Film Series.

Cógáin performed at the festival with Valerie Plested and Don Penzien of traditional Irish band Legacy, from Jackson, Miss.

The ULM Sound of Today marching band also performed at the festival that afternoon.

Andrea Fontenot, a senior mass communication major from Lake Charles, was very excited to go to the Celtic Festival.

“I had gone to Ireland in 2009 with the marching band and marched in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin,” she said.

She said the atmosphere of the festival reminded her of the fun she had in Ireland.

The festival had Celtic language workshops, a demonstration by CenturyLink’s Cricket Club, Celtic wares, crafts, and a special children’s area.

All of the proceeds of this year’s event benefited the Humane Society Adoption Center of Monroe.

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