In pictures: Thousands gather in Cookstown for Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade

Cookstown was filled with colour and spectacle when the Apprentice Boys’ of Derry’s annual Easter Monday parade was held in the town.

The event, the organisation’s first major outing of 2023, was hosted this year by the South Derry and East Tyrone Amalgamated Committee and attracted more than 40 bands and thousands of marchers and spectators.

45. Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade in Cookstown

Keeping in tune along the route. Photo: Stephen Davison / Pacemaker

46. Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade in Cookstown

Thousands of marchers took part in Monday's parade. Photo: Stephen Davison / Pacemaker

47. Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade in Cookstown

Stepping out on Easter Monday. Photo: Stephen Davison / Pacemaker

48. Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade in Cookstown

Thousands of marchers and over 40 bands took part in the parade. Photo: Stephen Davison / Pacemaker

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