St. Patrick's Day

It was fun to be in a small village for St. Patrick's Day. Many of the locals gathered with their families at Ti Joe Watty's Pub. A big rugby match was on from 1-3pm and the parade was scheduled to start after the end of the match. The local school children made hats out of newspaper and decorated them with orange and green streamers. The parade consisted of the fire brigade, the school children, 3 musicians and 1 float. Despite the pouring rain and raging wind, the parade (all 15 minutes of it) walked through town. After the parade, the kids all came back to the pub for games and music. Two teenage boys provided the traditional music while the girls danced. It was really unique experience to celebrate with the locals. Craig and I along with one other couple were the only mainlanders in the place.