Huge crowds gathered in Clara to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a memorable parade on Tuesday afternoon. Ireland's oldest man, 104-year-old Paddy Claffey was the parade's Grand Marshall and RTE camera crews were on hand to record the historic occasion. CLICK ON THE ARROWS ABOVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THE PICTURES Bertie McMahon, who is the main organiser of the annual St Patrick's Day parade in Clara also celebrated a momentous milestone marking 50 years of organising parades locally. READ NEXT: PICTURES: Roscrea's 46th St Patrick's Day Parade draws huge crowds Clara was one of several parades to be celebrated in Offaly on Tuesday as thousands of spectators thronged the streets in towns and villages across the Faithful county to commemorate St. Patrick's Day. Photos courtesy of Niall O'Mara.
PICTURES: Crowds gather as Clara celebrates St. Patrick's Day in style
