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Our favorite Irish Pub
was well represented!
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Future "Riverdance" Stars!
(And Our Favorite Little Dancers!)
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We're not sure who this was,
but it was nice of them to enter!
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And here comes
LIAM
the "Extra Large"
LEPRECHAUN
The Official Mascot of...
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Liam,
(and Lynch's Lair)
would like to give a very special
Thank You
to the Leprechaun's helpers...
The Family Kavanagh
from Carson City, MI...
Mom - Julie, children Callie and Cory,
their cousin Jack...(our mini-Liam!)
And Dad, David... (the driver!)
Also participating was Meagan's
little sister Maureen ("MO")!
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The Parade ended at Calder Plaza with a flag raising ceremony, the playing of both
the American and Irish Anthems, speeches from local dignitaries, the Spirit
of Ireland recipient, Seamus Duffy, the Grand Marshal, Mick Lane told a wonderful tale in St. Patrick's memory directly to the children and finished
up with some absolutely wonderful Irish Dancing by K.C. Cassily and Ciara
Lane!
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Pictured here is A.O.H. Webmaster
Lance Timmer.
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Here's a couple of pictures from A.O.H. Webmaster, LANCE
TIMMER.
In the first, we see Liam (the EXTRA LARGE)
Leprechaun with Lynch's Lair co-owner, (and Meagan's
Husband!,) Mike Hazen. Also pictured is Meagan's younger sister, Maureen
Kelly Lynch! (Affectionately known as "MO!")
Many of the parade goers ended up gathering at Quinn and
Tuite's after the parade. (A tradition of sorts!) Here you see Liam with a couple of new friends,
Lee Withey and his cousin Joan Withey, at the
end of the bar. Liam says he can't ever remember being anywhere so full of great Irish people with such
wonderful live Irish music. Quinn and Tuite's wins Liam's
vote as best Irish Pub in Grand Rapids!
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| Liam had a perpetual wink going on! |
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| Speaking of cute girls...Here's Maureen Kelly Lynch! |
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Here's a "Thistle and a Shamrock" for you!
Liam poses with this very cute Scottish lassie, "Heather!" She's the sister of Bagpiper, Jesse McIntosh who also appeared
in the parade.
Liam would like to thank Heather's friend,
Lori Kibbey
for these 5 pictures!
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| MORE CUTE GIRLS-Julie and Callie were a huge help! |
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| "It's a glandular problem, you see..." |
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Lance Timmer, that AOH webmaster guy, has put up a whole page of
"Irish in West Michigan" pictures...
You can get to it by clicking the picture below.
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| to see a another whole page of St. Pat's Pictures! |
| This is what she looked like.... |
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| before I drank all that green beer! |
| This is what HE looked like... |
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| when I sobered up!!!! |
Thank you Ed and Linda Karmann
for allowing me to poke a little fun
at your wonderful Wolf Hound
PATRICK!
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