FRANKFORT - The Great American Irish Festival is wrapping up its fifth year Sunday. The Festival, held at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds, began their final day with a special Irish Mass attended by almost 2000 people.

Being debuted at the Irish Fest, the F.X. Matt Brewery's latest creation, Saranac Irish Red Ale. As of Sunday, they are completly sold out of the brew. The Brewery said the beer's future will be based upon its popularity at this weekend's event; popularity that seemed to be high.

"Well the attendance is way up from what we've had in years past it was great weather on Friday and great weather early Saturday and we had a little bad weather Saturday night and ended up closing at 10:00 with the prediction of 60 mile an hour winds, but it's really been a good year," said Matt Sullivan, the Festival's Director.

Irish food and Irish-themed merchandise are all being provided by vendors. Dozens of companies and organizations from the local area and across the nation came to what is now one of the top ten Irish Fests in America as well as the fastest growing Irish Festival.