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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Gerry Adams
Playing full back in a challenge game between Old Crocks, of which I was one, and St. Johns senior team, when an 18 stone full forward came at me a...
March 10, 2010
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Hilary Beirne
I have so many St. Patrick's Day memories, however the one I will remember for the rest of my life was at the 2002 NYC St Patrick's parade. At midd...
March 10, 2010
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Kathleen Biggins
The parade! Always the parade. My favorite memory was being taken out of school by my father in the third grade, along with my friend Eileen, to wa...
March 10, 2010
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Seamus Boyle
Marching with my father in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in the 1950's shortly after arriving in the U. S. Have you ever marched in the New York Cit...
March 10, 2010
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Moya Brennan
Following the local marching bands up to church and back down the hill when I was a child in Gweedore, Donegal. Have you ever marched in the New Yo...
March 10, 2010
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Niall Burgess
My first year on the reviewing stand for the New York Parade as the first marchers approached at the head of a seemingly endless line stretching do...
March 10, 2010
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Chris Byrne
The first year I marched with NYPD Emerald Society Pipe Band, we made the turn onto 5th Avenue, the crowd roared, and I got that feeling that only ...
March 10, 2010
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Joe Byrne
My favorite memory is marching at the head of the Co. Carlow delegation in New York's St Patrick's Day Parade in 2000. Five essential Irish albums ...
March 10, 2010
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Sean Downes
Waking up on St. Patrick's morning when I was in grade school to the smell of my Nana's (from Cobh, County Cork) Irish soda bread. She would then l...
March 10, 2010
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: John Doyle
Playing in the Dublin parade, on a float many years ago, while the sleet blew sideways the whole morning and then having a big session of music and...
March 10, 2010
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: John Duddy
I was lucky enough to be invited to the Pogues concert in the Nokia Theatre the day after my fight in Madison Square Garden for St. Patrick's day. ...
March 10, 2010
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St. Patrick's Day Memories: Adrian Flannelly
Home alone, age eight with measles! My family went to parade and never came back: orphaned!Have you ever marched in the New York City St. Patrick's...
March 10, 2010
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