The Manchester Irish Festival
9th-18th
March 2001
The
St Patrick's Parade
Sunday 11th March
Photographs by Danny Claffey
of the Irish Post
This page contains
a large number of images
Part of the Kilkenny Association contingent
Some folks managed to travel in style in the parade.
This limo of VIP Limousines is owned by Palace Club owner Lawrence Hennigan
Pat Duff of the Meath Association with his vintage tractor in the parade
Transport for the fairy folk gets an update. Have you ever seen a leprechaun on a Honda
Part of the County Louth float
The Manchester based Lally School of Irish Dancing put on a fine display of Irish Dancing for the delighted onlookers outside the Town Hall
Dubliner Eamonn Porter was doing a roaring trade at the Irish market. He is pictured here with his biggest seller of the weekend, what else but punnets of shamrock!
Meathmen Jimmy McGuinness and Simon Duff enjoying the day.
A small band of members from the Michael Davitt Irish Democratic League Club in Haslingden, Lancashire, one of the oldest Irish Clubs in Britain, took part in the parade.
The Emerald Gaels highly successful ladies GAA Club proudly showing off their trophies.
A great favourite with the crowds of onlookers were the colourful and very musical Spanish pipers and drummers.
I always thought it was St George and the Dragon not St. Patrick and the dragon!
Part of the Irish Community Care float that was encouraging people to assert their Irishness in the forthcoming census.
Part of the Irish market in Albert Square outside the Town Hall
