The Irish Redhead Convention will make you wish you were ginger too
LONDON -- The land of Gingerdom is a place, and Andy O’Neill from Kilkenny and Emma Ni Chearuil from Galway have been crowned its newest King and Queen.
Now in its seventh year, the Irish Redhead Convention attracts thousands of redheads to the Irish village of Crosshaven to celebrate "all things to do with having fabulous red hair, the rarest hair colour in the world."
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The festival presents a number of "Best Ginger Awards,” including “The most freckles per square inch,” "Best Wannabe Redhead," and “The world’s greatest ginger beard.”
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To date, the Convention has raised over €30,000 ($33,887) on behalf of its charity partner, the Irish Cancer Society. Because redheads are particularly susceptible to melanoma and other forms of skin cancer, the festival seeks to raise awareness about being "SunSmart."
Festival founder Joleen Cronin said in a press release, "Through social media, the redhead community is truly global and it is wonderful that the festival attracts people from as far away as Australia, Europe and the U.S."
Non-redheads are invited to attend the festival too, but are strongly encouraged to join in the spirit of the event.
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Among a host of other activities, festival-goers partook in the "ginger jig" to set a world record for the largest redhead traditional ceili dance.
Turns out blondes don't have more fun -- it's definitely the gingers that do.
