St. Patrick's Day Parade - a photo on Flickriver

            3/17/25 - St. Paul, MN.

St. Paul, Minnesota has a long Irish tradition. Minnesota’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in St. Paul in 1851. Nine out of 10 St. Paul mayors were Irish between 1932 and 1972, as were two modern-day mayors, Randy Kelly and Chris Coleman.

St. Paul’s long parade tradition was halted for half a century by a religious leader named (of all things) John Ireland, the Irish-born first archbishop of St. Paul. In the pre-Prohibition era, Ireland disapproved of what he reportedly termed at the time to be the “midnight orgies” fueled by the march and put a stop to the supposed debauchery — and the processionals — shortly before World War I. His hold would stick for 50 years.

Then, in 1966, Bob Gallivan, owner of downtown’s Gallivan’s bar, Pioneer Press sports columnist Don Riley, businessmen Charley O’Leary and Jim Shiely and a federal judge, Edward J. Devitt, figured it was better to ask their priest for forgiveness than permission and conspired to bring back the St. Paddy’s Day fun. The St. Patrick’s Association was born, and the parade was reborn.  It's been going strong ever since, with the exception of two years during the COVID pandemic.

Today, the parade weaves through historic downtown St. Paul and leads revelers to the “Ballpark Hooley presented by Guinness,” a post-parade party at CHS Field in the Lowertown neighborhood, where live music and Irish dancers will entertain audiences.

Taken on: March 17, 2025

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/2.8, 1/800 sec, 144mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Lens:	TAMRON SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2 A025
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	144mm
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	+2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
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Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7.1 (Windows)
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