Today we look back at the 2010 Graiguecullen and Killeshin parades.
People lined the streets as the Graiguecullen parade made it’s way from the town park to the Parish Church for 11am mass.
There was great excitement as the parade got underway led by the world renowned Killeshin pipe band.
Oscar nominee and Killeshin native Kathleen O’Rourke was the Grand Marshall of the parade.
Kathleen was just back from the Oscar’s in Los Angeles where she was nominated in the best animated short film category for Granny O’Grimm.
The sun was shining as the local Special Olympics club lead the groups, followed by the Youth Choir and the Parish Childcare Centre.
Local primary school St Flacc’s carried a snake through the parade while one of the local playschools had their very own St Patrick to banish the snakes.
That year Killeshin celebrated it’s 26th St Patrick’s Day Parade.
Check out Alf Harvey’s pictures below:
Dayna Keating, Amy Murphy and Wiggy Mulholland at the Graiguecullen St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.Isobel Brooker at the Graiguecullen St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.Jessica Kearns, Shanice Hand, Wunmi Olajide and Michelle Kennedy at the Graiguecullen St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.MIchael Olude, Deborah Ogbonna, Devine Ogbonna and Deborah Olude at the Graiguecullen St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.Members of Graiguecullen GAA club at the Graiguecullen St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.The Killeshin Pipe band leading at the Graiguecullen St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.‘Granny O’Grimm’ Kathleen O’Rourke, Oscar nominee with Seamus O’Rourke (no relation) as St. Patrick in the Graiguecullen St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.Members of Graiguecullen Ladies choir in the Graiguecullen St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.Parading in the Graiguecullen St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.Taking part in the Graiguecullen St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.Mick Hennessy, Eamon Brennan and Brendan Fitzpatrick of the Holy Cross Soladity at the Killeshin St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.Julia Dempsey with dad JJ Dempsey at the Killeshin St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.Wearing the green..Margaret Davis, Cathy Dowling, Breda McDonald and Annette Dempsey at the Killeshin St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.Aoife Whelan, Kate Thompson, Aisling Heaton and Hannah Keogh at the Killeshin St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.Anna Somers at the Killeshin St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.Jenna Gordon and Ciara Pender at the Killeshin St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.The Killeshin Pipe Band lead out at the Killeshin St. Patrick’s Day parade. Picture: Alf Harvey.
