A Grand 2014 St. Patrick’s Parade for Greater Hartford, Connecticut
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Posted on March 16, 2014
Story & Photos by Jacqueline Bennett newsandviewsjb It was another grand St. Patrick’s Parade that drew an estimated 60,000 spectators to downtown Hartford, Connecticut Saturday, March 15 to watch five thousand marchers. This year’s Grand Marshal was Beverly Concannon, a longtime volunteer for the Irish American Home Society. Early morning clouds gave way to sunshine by the 11:00 a.m. onset of the parade. Irish folk music filled the air, as well as, the sounds of “Danny Boy” performed by various high school marching bands. As is tradition the Hartford Police Department led off the parade followed by the Hartford Fire Department Emerald Society. Of course, there were bagpipers in kilts and a sea of green revelers who…
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