It’s a St. Patrick’s Day that none of us have ever experienced before and hopefully none of us will ever experience again.
With the majority of people confined to their homes, or at least their local areas, this St. Patrick’s Day, the Irish public have had to come up with other ways to mark our national holiday.
RTE has created the hashtag #RTEVirtualParade and some of the videos being shared would warm your heart, such as this one taken in Churchtown in Dublin…
Churchtown neighbours #RTEVirtualParade pic.twitter.com/Sx6OVV65bP
— Fiona Ní Aogáin (@fifiegan) March 17, 2020
There was Irish dancing complete with social distancing in Newbridge…
#RTEVirtualParade Happy St Patrick’s day from Liffey Drive in Newbridge 💚Irish dancing complete with social distancing pic.twitter.com/yKgMoXNeGN
— Kate Sherry (@KateSherry6) March 17, 2020
This one was taken of a pair keeping spirits high from their front window…
Lovely alternative #StPatricksDay celebration with trad music from a neighbour’s window #RTEVirtualParade ☘️#celebrate #InThisTogether pic.twitter.com/6WLkzMQHrl
— Aisling McCabe (@Aisling_McC) March 17, 2020
And in Cabinteely, there was a lovely rendition of Molly Malone…
#LáFhéilePádraig celebrations in #Cabinteely today ☘️❤️ Very different to our usual #StPatricksDay, but amazing to see everyone making the most of a difficult situation.. Bitter sweet 💜
Coinnigh an misneach a chairde 💚☘️ pic.twitter.com/ch7BwuwJXP
— Josepha Madigan ⚖️✨ (@josephamadigan) March 17, 2020
Just the kind of wholesome content we need on a day like today. It just goes to show, no matter how bad things look, you’ll never beat the spirit of the Irish.
