A St Patrick’s Day parade gets underway tomorrow (Sunday) in Rathmore. Rathmore’s tradition is to hold their St Patrick Day festivities the weekend before the 17th, to be the first town in Kerry to celebrate. The parade kicks off at 2pm including Rathmore GAA, Rathmore LGFA, Holy Family National The St. Patrick's day celebrations got off to a great start with the Rathmore Parade in Co. Kerry. Video by Dan Linehan It may be a week early, but this Sunday, Rathmore will have the honour of being the first St Patrick's Day parade in the country - and according to local organisers, yet another fantastic event is planned. Rathmore's St Patrick's Day parade will be the Sunday before the feast day St. Patrick’s Day Parade takes place in Gneeveguilla after 9.30am Mass on St. Patrick’s Day. Traffic Management will be in place. Please support your local Parade and our local Grand Marshall “Paddy O’Donoghue” Julie’s Barber Shop, Barraduff Open Tuesday – Saturday 10am –6pm Fridays 10am – 7pm Phone: 089 4269812 Walk in’s St Patrick’s day may be a week away yet for most people, but one corner of Kerry have already celebrated the national holiday with their St Patrick's day parade at the weekend. Rathmore has for NEW YORK (AP) — St. Patrick’s Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish, is being marked in cities across the country on Monday with boisterous parades and celebrations. New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade ☘️☘️We were absolutely thrilled to receive the prize of ‘Best Organisation/Float’ in the parade yesterday. Thanks so much to all the pupils who opted to walk with their school in the parade. Rathmore Panto Group took part in the Knocknagree St. Patrick’s Day Parade Newmarket Ladies Football Club members pictured at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Newmarket Mossie O’ Sullivan was Rathmore St.Patricks We look forward to seeing everyone this Sunday March 9th for Irelands First St.Patrick's Day Parade at 2PM, Refreshments after parade in Rathmore Community Centre Everyone The details for the upcoming St Patrick's Day parade in Rathmore which takes place on Sunday, March 10. Fergus Dennehy. Kerryman. Mon 4 Mar 2024 at 17:35. St.Patrick’s Day Rathmore New Beginnings was the theme of the Rathmore St. Patricks Day Parade and who better to lead Shrone National Schools float than the new Late Late host Patrick Kielty. The children of Shrone NS played The Star Of The County Down on tin whistle and accordion accompanied by music teacher Henry Cronin. Rathmore has for many years had the honour of hosting the first of Kerry's St Patrick's day parades and this year was no exception as the town pulled out all the stops for a wonderful parade on Shamrock 5K Race. Taking place immediately before the Baltimore St. Patrick Parade is the Shamrock 5k Race.The race begins at 1:00 p.m. at Charles & Mulberry Streets and finishes at Power Plant Live. Rathmore locals are planning to 'Return to Freedom' this coming March with plans for a big, colourful St Patrick's Day parade to make up for the two years lost to the pandemic. The 10th annual parade will take place in the village on Sunday, March 13 led by Grand Marshall, Diarmuid O'Keeffe, at 2pm. The next Baltimore St. Patrick Parade will take place on SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2025.For more details, see the event page. ‘New Beginnings' was the theme of the Rathmore St Patricks Day Parade and who better to lead Shrone National Schools float than the new Late Late host Patrick Kielty but there was much more to There was disappointment amongst members of the Killarney Municipal District at news that one of the county’s most-popular St Patrick’s Day parades, held annually in Rathmore, will not go Robyn, Ashling, Mia and April O'Shea at the St Patrick's Day parade in Glenbeigh on Sunday. Getting the hop on everyone – bar Rathmore who held their parade an entire week earlier – the St. Patrick’s Day Rathmore 2025. Our thanks to everyone who helped in any way towards our school participating in the parade. The glorious sunshine, the multi coloured costumes, the music from the pipe bands and the large crowd all added to the festive atmosphere in the village.
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