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st. Patrick’s Day Limerick

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I saw some people posting somewhere that the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Limerick we’re not what they used to be. I’m sure things have changed but what was interesting was the participation. You would see many young people and kids with their own groups and self created decorations among the groups marching in the parade. This gave it a very family oriented feeling as opposed to the very commercialized in giant St. Patrick’s Day parades in some places in the world. It was a very fun and refreshing treat to be in Limerick on this day.

I saw this group since it was in my hotel bar after all the other events of the day
St. Michaels Catholic Church
Very close to the milk market. A funny name for a place

The milk market

This is very much a university town and these were university students at the milk market event
Some of them had painted faces
All the local characters showed up including Donald Duck
This is what the milk market used to look like

the parade

The whole family came to watch the parade
Just to prove I was there
The kids were having a lot of fun
Different military groups were marching
The ambulance brigade
These are the water rescue people
Dive team
I think this was the Japan Ireland friendship group
Red Cross
The suicide prevention people are very organized in Ireland
I’m not sure what this group was but they were very colorful
The Indian Association
The Palestinians
The kids would come by and want to slap hands. It was definitely a thing with the kids
A Limerick music group
The swimming club
The Ukrainians were there as well
This group brought their own boat
Jong athlete support group
The Nepalese group
The Nepalese really had an interesting costume
A kids rugby group
It looks like some high school kids from Missouri showed up
The Philippine group
This was the karate kids
Here comes the characters from the university kids
Even Captain America showed up
Toy story and Spider-Man
I had this at the still house which is a nice rowdy local pub
Music at the still house
They played a rebel song to the tune of “Roddy McCorley “
Some people are just having fun dancing
Of course I had to go listen to a harp concert at King John’s Castle
A very crowded pub near King John’s Castle
Near the old city wall
The quiet man was a movie with John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara and Barry Fitzgerald. It was playing on the Hotel bar screen
Back at the bar listening to the music
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