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Leprechauns!

Saturday, March 12

Finnegan’s Wake goes to the Chicago Parade for the first time:

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Sunday, March 13

Painting the town (or at least the streets) GREEN:

Preparing the street
Painting
The finished product
Pup’s floor

Monday, March 14

Leprechauns change the town to New Dublin and visit local centers:

New Dublin again
At the New London Day Care Center      1       2
At Paula’s Playhouse
At the Washington Center

Thursday, March 17 - St. Patrick's Day

Family Program at the Washington Center:

The New Dubliners
Irish Man Pup Loughrin and Irish Rose Helen Fitzgerald
Irish Lad Alex Elliott and Irish Lassie Nesha Bucholtz
Storyteller Irene Madden
Patsy & Gil McNaughton and their Irish Dancers

St. Patrick’s Day at Midtown:

The New Dubliners again      1       2       3
Members and friends having fun      1       2       3       4

St. Patrick’s Day at Pup’s:

Time to relax for awhile         1       2
Irish Man of the Year Pup and Family      1       2
Our new friends from Manitou Island       1       2
Nina pours the Perfect Pint

Friday, March 18

 Irish Ceili at Crystal Falls:

Band Flip of the Coin and caller John Ahern
Learning the dances    1       2       3
Fun for ALL ages         1       2       3       4

Saturday, March 19

Irish Fest in the tent downtown New Dublin:

Sheamus Fitzpatrick and the McNally Boys
Bagpipers from the Parade     1       2
Seven Nations
Raffle Booth
A great crowd in spite of the weather
The New London Jaycees did a great job as always!      1       2       3       4       5

The Grand Parade – Pictures submitted by Rachel Gytana

Announcers Judy McDaniel and Melissa Mulroy
A few cold parade watchers
Finnegan’s Wake  1   2   3
Horses
A BIG soldier

A BIG thank you to Rachel and we WILL have more next year!