Adventures across the Pond: St. Patty's Day Festivities

This year I celebrated St. Paddy’s day in two different cities! I first started the day in Dublin. The people who organized the 5K asked if we would like to walk in the St. Patrick’s Day parade and of course we said yes! So at 9:45 we met at Fredrick St North dressed to the nines in St. Paddy’s day attire. They gave us each blue badges ( it was like having a backstage pass) and directed us to a roped off area for us to sit and wait to line up. Everyone was laughing and having a great time waiting. There was a group from Italy, another from Spain; people for all over the world were here to walk in the people’s parade. An hour later it was time to line up. We each stood side by side holding a giant Mercyhurst University sign and started to walk down O’Connell St. Everyone was cheering and shouting in celebration J After we walked for a little while we headed to the bus station. We needed to get back to Dungarven. About four hours, and two buses later we arrived back in Dungarven. Half of our group stayed in Dungarven for the weekend and were walking in the parade in town. When we all came together again it was one giant celebration. I won’t go into too much detail of the after dark festivities J but it was a night like no other and I will never forget it!

P.S. I went to the bar in Dublin where P.S I love you was filmed!