James Doherty proudly kisses the shamrock at St Patrick's Day AOH parade in Kilrea in 2010.placeholder image
James Doherty proudly kisses the shamrock at St Patrick's Day AOH parade in Kilrea in 2010.

RETRO: Celebrating St Patrick's Day around Causeway Coast and Glens in the past

March 17th is St Patrick’s Day – a day of celebration all over the world, not just in Ireland.

Here we take a look back at some St Patrick’s Day celebrations from years gone by from the photo archives of the Coleraine and Ballymoney Times.

See if you can spot anyone you know...

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