Saint Patrick's Day long ago, rural Ireland 1959
Comments St. Patrick's Day in Ireland in 1959 was very different from the massive celebrations in the 21st century. It is March 17, 1959. A nine-year-old girl is waiting for the Saint Patrick’s Day parade. Many others are waiting at the same corner. An icy wind blows up from the river. Her three brothers and three sisters are with her. The littlest one is in a go-cart. They left the baby at home. The girl has her St. Patrick’s Day badge pinned onto her gabardine coat. She has a green bow in her short hair. They are all frozen in the cold. She pulls up her brothers’ knee socks....
Source: irishcentral.com