GALLERY Readers’ St Patrick’s Day snaps

St Patrick’s Day gallery


Mayo News readers celebrated St Patrick’s Day in Mayo and around the world, from New York to Hong Kong. Below are the photos they sent in over the weekend.


Katie Conway (age 11) playing the accordian in the Castlebar St Patrick's day parade with her school, St Peter's NS, Snugboro, Castlebar.



Daughter and granddaughter of Paddy and Breege (O'Reilly) Gaffney from Louisbugh, Co Mayo. Granddaughter Callie is captain of the west side Irish-American club Pom Pom unit. Callie has marched with the club for the last 12 years. This picture was taken just before the start of the parade in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. 



Aoibhinn Conway-Gaughan (age 3) from castlebar won the Best Dressed award at the Castlebar Parade. She is pictured with her mammy, Amanda Conway, who is a (producer at CRCfm) and proud nannie, Christeen Conway, Achill. Her older sister, Katie Marie, dressed Aoibhinn in hat and scarf – the winning attire perhaps! Big smiles on St Patrick’s Day.



Aoife Conway and Olivia Costello watched the Westport parade from the front of Conway's Bar, Westport.



David O'Malley sent in this photograph of his daughter Siún in her St Patrick's outfit in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.



Maura Mulligan, author of 'Call of the Lark: A Memoir', sent in this photo of herself (left) alongside the American Irish Teachers' Association at the New York City parade. "It snowed (and snowed) right after the photo was taken," says Maura.



Westport's Matthew Conlon and Clifden's Mary Casey celebrating at Delaney's pub in Hong Kong.



Danny Solomon braved the rain to fly the flag for the Westport Bulls at the Westport parade.



Linda McNulty sent us these three pictures of the Claremorris St Patrick's Day parade







Pupils (and one teddy bear) from fifth class in Holy Family NS, Newport, dressed up patriotically before the bank holiday weekend.



CiarΡn Kelly sent in this photograph of Rupert dressed up for St Patrick's Day in Ontario.



Lisa Maloney sent us this picture of Sarah and Anna Maloney, "two very proud Mayo cousins who so want to be Miss Mayo Philadelphia in maybe 10-12 years!" The girls' Grandmother is Sarah Gibbons Maloney, from Feenone.



Rasa Chambers sent in this picture of the Grand Marshal of the 2013 Cleveland St Patrick's Day Parade, Kevin McGinty, who was born and raised on McHale Road, Castlebar.



Breda Butler Carney sent in this picture of this clever St Patrick's Day jack in the box.



John Cosgrove (2), Crossmolina, was very excited about St Patrick's Day. This picture was sent in by Eithne Cosgrove.



Famed for his appearances as St Patrick at GAA matches, John Durcan was once again loud and proud in Westport on March 17. Thanks to Jackie Solomon for the pic.



Aoife Esther Keady (seven months old) of Enfield, London and Kilmaine on her first St Patrick's day.



Marian Nugent (Murrisk) and SeΡnie Gavin (Castlebar) celebrating St Patrick's day in Mulligan's Irish pub in Manchester city centre.



Ann and Tom Burke visiting Seamus Burke in Nutley, New Jersey, for the 35th St Patrick's Day parade there. They are pictured with their granddaughter, Ryann Rose Burke, and her cousin, Myles Balchan.



Finnian Cataldo off to the Saint Patrick's Day Parade in Pearl River, New York.


Pawel Sadowsky sent in these four photos taken during the Westport parade. The first is of Taidgh McNally, who was on duty for WRFM Westport Radio on St Patrick's Day.









Maria Deasy sent in this snap taken during the St Patrick's Day celebrations in New York.



Roger McGill, whose parents were from Castlebar and Westport, sent in this picture of the St Patrick's Day parade at Raven Ave and Northwest Highway, Chicago, Illinois.



Castlebar Macra gang before the St Patrick's Day parade in Castlebar.



Ciara and Keith O'Malley enjoying the Westport parade.



The Senettos celebrating St Patrick's Day.



Joanne O'Malley took these three photos during the St Patrick's Day parade in Westport.







Adeline Gaudefroy sent in this snap of two of the Little People she spotted on St Patrick's Day.



Teresa Kennedy sent in this picture of a young St Patrick's Day reveller.



Terry McGinty, who was grand marshal at the Dover, Delaware, St Patrick's Day parade. Terry's great grandmother (Bridget Irene McDonnell) emigrated from Manulla to Canada, then the US, in the late 19th century.



Terry McGinty of Dover, Delaware, also sent in this photo of his grandson, Ian.



Charles Corrigan sent us this picture from the St Patrick's Day parade in Naperville, near Chicago, Illinois.



Gillian Cafferkey sent in this photograph of a young St Patrick's Day reveller.



Michea?l Quinn sent in these five pictures he took at the Westport St Patrick's Day parade.