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A festive afternoon of Irish dancing, pipe bands and emerald-green outfits and decorations is returning soon to Old Town.

The Ballyshaners‘ 43rd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is expected to draw thousands of spectators to celebrate alongside a lineup of performers and community organizers. Local dignitaries plan to kick off festivities at noon Saturday, March 7, with the parade stepping off at 12:30 p.m.


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Patrick T. Garrity, a longtime realtor and organizer of the Ballyshaner’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Old Town, died on Tuesday, Sept. 23.

Garrity was a longtime volunteer at the parade, a dedicated Ballyshaner (meaning “Old Towner” in Gaelic), and a multi-million-dollar award-winning realtor with Coldwell Banker Realty. He was 63 years old, and no cause of death was announced.