Beloved founder of Appleton’s Irish Fest & owner of McGuinness Pub dies
APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – The man behind Irish Fest in Appleton, Matt Miller, has died.
As the owner of McGuiness Pub and founder of the festival, Miller was instrumental in getting the Fox Valley to embrace Irish culture.
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Genealogist and former Local 5 meteorologist Dave Miller (no relation) worked with Matt during Irish Fest. He moderated Zoom conversations with members of an Irish historical society.
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Dave says about Matt’s passion for the Irish culture, “I think that was very important for him, at least the impression I got, to produce and generate the Irish culture here in northeast Wisconsin, and I think he did a great job doing it.”
He also added that Matt was an appreciative person. About Matt’s work with the festival, Dave Miller says, “I would remember looking out after I got done with my thing on that Saturday, and that place was packed, and I just thought, ‘Wow, this is really something.’ I know he had a lot of people who worked with him on it, but I think that’s going to be his big legacy.”
