This article is from page 19 of the 2011-03-15 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 19 JPG
THERE will be a feast of St Patrick’s Day parades this Thursday, with the action in Clare starting at 11am with the Ennis Parade.
From there, both east, west and north there will be parades everywhere as Clare turns green for the day.
In east Clare the action starts in Killaloe at 2pm, before moving to Scariff for 3pm, while the Tulla Parade has a 4pm start.
In west Clare the Kilrush Parade has a 3pm start, but beforehand over 200 St Patricks will converge on the Town Square at 1pm in a bid to win a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
The Shannon Parade has a 2pm start, while events in Gort get underway with the traditional drowning of the Shamrock after 12.15pm mass.