The resultant St Patrick’s Day parade may go down as the most famous ever. Ireland celebrate with the Six Nations and Triple Crown trophies after carrying out what may go down as the most famous Patrick’s Day parade. The pubs in and around the stadium were full of supporters, mostly Irish, who couldn’t get tickets, or wouldn’t pay the exorbitant prices being asked. “It was Ireland v England on St Patrick’s Day – you couldn’t go wrong”, explained Esme. The rowdier supporters in the bar included a group of young Mayo construction workers who had the shamrock well drowned even before kick-off.

Source: The Irish Times March 17, 2018 20:19 UTC