Archive for the 'St Patrick's Festival' Category


Father and son in the square

Thursday, April 5th, 2007 by Donncha

A and his offspring walk about after the on St. Patrick’s Day in this year. Normally this is a busy junction but it was closed off for a few hours to make way for the festivities.

Patrick’s can be seen in the background with the statue of Fr. Mathew rising into the air.

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Girls on the street

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007 by Donncha

St. Patrick’s Day brought out a huge onto the streets and here’s a group of we bumped into on Patrick’s .

We were on our way to a cafe for refreshment when I spotted a bicycle chained to a pole, but it had fallen down. As is my way I crouched down to get a shot of the wheel and the pole receding into the and when I got up this group of were looking at me. One asked what I was doing and of course I had to take their photo since they were enjoying themselves so much!

PS. Thank you Meg for linking to my blog at Cute Overload. Your blog must do some savage amount of traffic if referrers from your site are anything to go by. I did as much traffic here yesterday as I’d normally do on ocaoimh.ie!
PPS. Greetings to Zefrank too. I agree, check out the show, although can there be anyone left who hasn’t seen Ze Frank at least once?

I like these. Claire went exploring an old house: part 1, part 2.

I like these too - Donal’s Stomp are particularly good especially as they were taken at a live performance and in a darkened theatre! Very good!

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Patrick’s Day in pictures

Sunday, March 18th, 2007 by Donncha

Revelers who were obviously having a great time at the St. Patrick’s Day in !

Patrick's Day in pictures

Big and crazy hats were the order of the day for many visitors and spectators

Patrick's Day in pictures

Safety officials had their hands full with the large at the St. Patrick’s Day in . I think they’re worried.

Patrick's Day in pictures

A carousel in Emmet’s Place attracted parents and kids and did a roaring business after the short St. Patrick’s Day in . Each time themachine came to a halt parents and children alike both rushed up to grab their places!

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Dancing in the street

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006 by Donncha

All by himself, but he was enjoying the band that were playing a few feet away!

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A Crowd Pleaser

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006 by Donncha

More mono cycle madness on St. Patrick ! This is near the end of his . The really enjoyed his show!
Shot during the St. Patrick’s Festival 2006 in .

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Buy a hot dog

Saturday, April 1st, 2006 by Donncha

I’d call them hot dogs simply because I’m ignorant of the German name used on the sign outside this stall. Whatever they’re called they were delicious!
Pictured during the St. Patrick’s Festival 2006.

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All good stuff

Thursday, March 30th, 2006 by Donncha

Is chocolate bad and contain calories if it’s all organic and good and pure and sold in a homely fashion? Go on, you know you want some!
Yummy looking chocolate brownies for sale at a stall during the St Patrick’s Festival 2006!

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Fun on a monocycle

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006 by Donncha

A performer climbs onto his during the St Patrick’s Festival 2006.
I love the second picture here. It shows just how crazy he was as he got the cheering and enthusing about his .

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Hangers on

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006 by Donncha

Clothes hang unnoticed amid the crowds and stalls down Academy during the St Patrick’s Festival on March 18th 2006!

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Joe, the Devil and an Angel

Monday, March 27th, 2006 by Donncha

Joe was a simple man. He is like most of us haunted by his own devils but also protected by an by his side.
In this drama Joe was continually by the , but then he found a small bird lying dead on the ground. What will he do? Leave it there for someone to walk on or a car to roll over or bury it with some dignity?
Thankfully Joe’s gained the upper hand and with some ceremony Joe buried the poor bird in a nearby bin.

drama as part of the St Patrick’s Festival 2006 in .

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