Chicago's Erin Nelligan won the 33rd running of the Irish Soda bread Contest on Saturday at Reilly's Daughter in Oak Lawn, beating out 110 other contestants. It's one of the events leading up to the South Side Irish Parade scheduled for Sunday in Beverly.
Erin Nelligan, of Chicago, reacts after hearing she won the Reilly’s Daughter Irish Soda Bread Contest on Saturday in Oak Lawn.
It was the fifth time Nelligan entered the contest, coming away with three second place finishes and a third-place finish before breaking through on Saturday with an Old World recipe that her grandmother received from her neighbor in County Mayo.“I bought everything fresh night and I was more relaxed,” Nelligan said. “It’s like OK, let’s just have fun. I’m here with my girlfriends — just relax and have fun.
The Rev. Ryan Brady, of St. Linus Parish in Oak Lawn, who finished second in the Irish Soda Bread Contest at Reilly's Daughter, stands with champion Erin Nelligan at the event Saturday in Oak Lawn. The judges included Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, State Sen. Bill Cunningham, Evergreen Park Mayor Kelly Burke and State Rep. Fran Hurley.The scent of soda bread at Reilly’s Daughter is a sign the South Side Irish Parade is just around the corner. It is scheduled to step off at noon on Sunday.
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