St Patricks Day Parade in Derby 2005

This was the twelth St Patricks Day Parade in Derby. Guests were welcomed by the Mayor Councillor Ruth Skelton and mass was taken at St Marys Church. Later guests were entertained in the Derby Assembly Rooms and the day was completed with a party in the Derby Irish Centre. Special guests this year included John Neville from the Irish Embassy in London and David McCarthy deputy Mayor from Cork who flew over especially for the event.

Photograph's Courtesy of Douglas MacDonald. The Irish World

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