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The skirl of the bagpipes and the beat of the drums echoed through downtown Saturday as St. Patrick’s Day-themed floats traveled the streets of Ottawa.
Timothy Robinson and Joel De La Salle waved Irish flags proudly to show support for their Irish heritage.
For Robinson, an Uilleann Irish piper himself, the bagpipers made the parade.
“I think the 78th Fraser Highlanders went by, love their uniforms, they’re a really great pipe band!”
The parade veterans said the sunshine brought more people out than last year, when it “was really cold.”
The two-hour march, put on by the Irish Society of Ottawa, began at City Hall weaving along Laurier Avenue to Bank Street, where it headed south to end at Lansdowne Park.
Up the street, the Carey family, decked out in green shamrocks, said they plan on making the parade a tradition.
Nic Carey, 41, and wife Julie Cousineau, 40, with children Stella, 4 and Chad, 2.
“We started last year and we’ll never stop!” said Nic Carey with a laugh.
Julie Cousineau, Carey’s wife, completed a 10 km St. Patrick’s Day run before heading down to the parade.
She said she enjoys the increasingly rare opportunity to celebrate Irish heritage.
“It’s a nice party, we don’t see a lot of them. It’s less and less celebrated (and) each time I hear the bagpipes tears come to my eyes.
“For the kids, I think it’s the big trucks and the tractors. They felt lucky that St. Patrick waved to them!”
Francis McManus, co-leader of the nine-member McManus clan at the parade, said the free candy was the main attraction for most of the kids.
The combined McManus Clan decked out in St. Patrick’s Day finery.
Seven-year-old Calvin was especially fond of “the leprechaun who was inside the jail,” while two-year-old Lucy McManus chimed in: “I like the police because they catch bad guys!”
“This has probably been the fourth year (at the Ottawa parade) and then we’ve done it a couple times in Montreal,” Francis McManus said.
“(Attending the parade) is just more fun … it gets you more into the mood.”
The festivities continued at Lansdowne with an “after-party” put on by Beau’s Brewery and the Irish Society at the Aberdeen Pavilion.
A spud juggler juggles small potatoes while walking in the parade.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday March 19, 2016, making it’s way down along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
Éire Óg Ottawa Youth Hurling Club show off their skills along the parade route Saturday.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday March 19, 2016, making it’s way down along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday March 19, 2016, making it’s way down along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday, making its way along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday, making its way down along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday, making its way down along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
The skirl of the Uillean pipes echoed along Bank Street for the 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade on Saturday.
Sara Carew and 15-month-old Emma show off their Irish spirit along the St. Patricks parade route Saturday.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade winds down Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday, making its way down along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday, making it’s way down along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday, making its way down along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
A shrine clown along the parade route.
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Timothy Robinson and Joel De La Salle waved Irish flags proudly to show support for their Irish heritage.
For Robinson, an Uilleann Irish piper himself, the bagpipers made the parade.
“I think the 78th Fraser Highlanders went by, love their uniforms, they’re a really great pipe band!”
The parade veterans said the sunshine brought more people out than last year, when it “was really cold.”
The two-hour march, put on by the Irish Society of Ottawa, began at City Hall weaving along Laurier Avenue to Bank Street, where it headed south to end at Lansdowne Park.
Up the street, the Carey family, decked out in green shamrocks, said they plan on making the parade a tradition.
Nic Carey, 41, and wife Julie Cousineau, 40, with children Stella, 4 and Chad, 2.
“We started last year and we’ll never stop!” said Nic Carey with a laugh.
Julie Cousineau, Carey’s wife, completed a 10 km St. Patrick’s Day run before heading down to the parade.
She said she enjoys the increasingly rare opportunity to celebrate Irish heritage.
“It’s a nice party, we don’t see a lot of them. It’s less and less celebrated (and) each time I hear the bagpipes tears come to my eyes.
“For the kids, I think it’s the big trucks and the tractors. They felt lucky that St. Patrick waved to them!”
Francis McManus, co-leader of the nine-member McManus clan at the parade, said the free candy was the main attraction for most of the kids.
The combined McManus Clan decked out in St. Patrick’s Day finery.
Seven-year-old Calvin was especially fond of “the leprechaun who was inside the jail,” while two-year-old Lucy McManus chimed in: “I like the police because they catch bad guys!”
“This has probably been the fourth year (at the Ottawa parade) and then we’ve done it a couple times in Montreal,” Francis McManus said.
“(Attending the parade) is just more fun … it gets you more into the mood.”
The festivities continued at Lansdowne with an “after-party” put on by Beau’s Brewery and the Irish Society at the Aberdeen Pavilion.
A spud juggler juggles small potatoes while walking in the parade.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday March 19, 2016, making it’s way down along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
Éire Óg Ottawa Youth Hurling Club show off their skills along the parade route Saturday.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday March 19, 2016, making it’s way down along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday March 19, 2016, making it’s way down along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday, making its way along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday, making its way down along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday, making its way down along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
The skirl of the Uillean pipes echoed along Bank Street for the 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade on Saturday.
Sara Carew and 15-month-old Emma show off their Irish spirit along the St. Patricks parade route Saturday.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade winds down Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday, making its way down along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday, making it’s way down along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
The 34th annual St Patrick’s Parade took place Saturday, making its way down along Bank Street through the Glebe wrapping up at Lansdowne.
A shrine clown along the parade route.
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