West Chester played gracious host to a parade celebrating the 2008 Continental Youth Championships, on tap for this weekend.

West Chester played gracious host to a parade celebrating the 2008 Continental Youth Championships, on tap for this weekend.

Philadelphia hosts the Continental Youth Championships for the first time. Here's your chance to support youth Gaelic athletics and get a sneak preview of future stars. There's a kick-off parade in West Chester Thursday night, too.

Philadelphia hosts the Continental Youth Championships for the first time. Here's your chance to support youth Gaelic athletics and get a sneak preview of future stars. There's a kick-off parade in West Chester Thursday night, too.

This Mercer County AOH Division 10-sponsored school touched on all the essential elements of Irishness, from Irish language to food to football.

This Mercer County AOH Division 10-sponsored school touched on all the essential elements of Irishness, from Irish language to food to football.

It was a lovely, sunny Sunday afternoon at Cardinal Dougherty High School in Philadelphia. Peaceful? Not quite. In Gaelic Football, the Kevin Barrys went up against the Young Irelanders, and in hurling, the Allentown Hibernians met up again with the Philadelphia Shamrocks.

It was a lovely, sunny Sunday afternoon at Cardinal Dougherty High School in Philadelphia. Peaceful? Not quite. In Gaelic Football, the Kevin Barrys went up against the Young Irelanders, and in hurling, the Allentown Hibernians met up again with the Philadelphia Shamrocks.

The final score was 7-4, but the brand-new team of Americans from the Lehigh Valley kept it interesting.

The final score was 7-4, but the brand-new team of Americans from the Lehigh Valley kept it interesting.