Showing posts with label St Patricks Parade Montreal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St Patricks Parade Montreal. Show all posts

Monday, March 17, 2014

Happy St Paddy's Day from Montreal!!!

Fairplay to the Montrealers for braving the cold on March 16th 2014. It was a blistering cold day for a parade, so cold that it impacted the sound of the marching bands. The bagpipes made for Scottish weather, were not used to a shivering -20C and so they froze, leaving the bands marching through the streets instead. The crowds still came and gathered on the sunny side of the street, hoping to stay warm while the three hour parade passed by. Everyone wore green and was a little Irish on this 191st Paddy's day parade here in Montreal.

Monday, March 18, 2013

St Patricks Day Parade, Montreal, 2013


This is our collection of St Patrick's Day Parade, Montreal, 2013 by Farah Khan and Alison Slattery. It was a shivery -16 deg outside and we were bundled up in 4 layers, although I am not sure how the marching bands handled that wind that cut through me like a knife. The parade started at noon and lasted about 2 hours. I cant believe the crowds that came out on this cold day, but I am not surprised, nothing keeps Montrealers away from a good party, not even Baltic weather.

We would like to thank the United Irish Society for providing us with press passes.

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh.





























































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