The St Patrick’s Day Parade made a welcome return to the streets of Ballyleague and Lanesboro on Friday last. This gallery of photos, captured by Longford Leader photographer Syl Healy, gives you a taste of the wonderful atmosphere in Lanesboro and we hope you enjoy them and don't forget to tag and share with your friends. READ MORE BELOW PHOTO The early morning weather threatened to become a kill joy with heavy rain falling all morning. As we approached midday the rain relented and temperatures began to rise a little giving us cause for hope that we could escape the rain for the duration of the parade and afternoon. As we approached parade time, 2.30pm, the streets were dry, amazingly, and a huge crowd began to line the route from St. Faithleach’s GAA grounds to Lanesboro Community College. Almost 30 floats, of varying sizes took part and created a wonderful spectacle. There was a wonderful atmosphere and there is great credit due to the committee and the huge number of volunteers that kept everything flowing. Another St Patrick’s Day Parade ends with a wonderful afterglow of a wonderful parade and excitement in our community. We now look forward to the ‘Gathering’ of boats on May Bank Holiday where another exciting event will take place in Lanesboro and Ballyleague. A full programme of events will be made known for the weekend where we will welcome huge numbers back to our community for another celebration. A report from the Chairperson The Parade was, again, an outstanding success and Teresa Costello would like to thank all those that entered floats and a special thanks to Lanesboro Fire Brigade for its educational performance and also the ONE group who join us every year. To all the excellent stewards for their excellent work and for giving so freely of their time we are so grateful. Without this help there would be no parade. Thank you to Joe O’Brien (Longford Leader) and Tom Nohilly (Parish Newsletter) for all the publicity. Thank you to the Parish Choir,
PICTURES | Wonderful atmosphere as St Patrick's Day parade makes welcome return in Lanesboro and Ballyleague
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