Rain couldn't dampen spirits at Kingston's St. Patrick's Day parade, honoring Irish immigrants. Resilience and camaraderie shone despite the weather.
Rain couldn't dampen spirits at Kingston's St. Patrick's Day parade, honoring Irish immigrants. Resilience and camaraderie shone despite the weather.Despite the forecasted heavy winds and rain, Irish culture enthusiasts gathered eagerly in Skeleton Park on Saturday afternoon to kick off the St. Patrick’s Day festivities with the annual parade. This tradition has become synonymous with the celebration in Kingston.
The significance of Skeleton Park, the burial site of Irish immigrants who perished in Kingston during the construction of the Rideau Canal in the early 1800s, adds a sombre undertone to the parade’s commencement. O’Laughlin elaborated, “An estimated 10,000 were buried in this area. Mostly Irish and Scottish. In the 1890s, a lot of the headstones were knocked over and it was turned into a park.
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