Cork County St Patricks Day Parades

 

Cork County

Bandon: The Bandon parade starts at 2.30pm from the St. Patrick’s Church car park.

Carrigaline: The parade will start at 2pm on Main Street, Carrigaline.

Carriganima: Parade starts at 3pm on Main Street.

Crosshaven: The Crosshaven Parade takes places on Monday, March 18, it will commence at 2pm from the Crosshaven Boatyard.

Kinsale: The street parade starts at 3pm from the New Road car park by Smith’s Supervalu.

Macroom: The Macroom parade will start at 3.30pm, from St. Colman’s Park.

West Cork

Baltimore: The parade begins at 12noon with all floats/groups assembling at the car park near the Garda Station.

Ballydehob: The Ballydehob parade starts at the top of town on the Schull Road at 1pm.

Bantry: Festivities begin at 12.15pm with Irish dancing at Wolfe Tone Square. The parade starts 12.40pm from the St. Brendan’s Monument with Florrie O’Driscoll as Grand Marshall.

Castletownbere: The parade will start at 3pm, led by piper Etienne Baranger and will take the usual route to the West End and back to the square.

Clonakilty: The Clonakilty parade commences at 2pm from the Imperial Hotel.

Courtmacsherry: The sea parade starts at 4pm, followed directly by the land parade from the Courtmacsherry Hotel entrance.

Dunmanway: The Dunmanway parade kicks off at 1pm.

Kealkil:  The parade begins at 3pm, This year there is a €100 prize for the best entry and €50 for second place. Participants don’t have to enter a traditional float, as cars, bikes, tractors or walking are all welcome once its creative.

Schull: Parade starts at 2.30pm from the Schull Harbour Hotel.

Skibbereen: The Skibbereen parade begins at 3pm from the Children’s Playground on the Cork Road.

North Cork

Boherbue: The parade takes place after the 10.30am mass. Donal Curran will assume the role of St. Patrick and 4th class pupil Marc O’Connor will be Grand Marshal.

Buttevant: Parade starts at 10am at Barrack Gate and ends at the Kanturk road junction.

Charleville: The parade will start after Mass at 12.30pm and journey through Main street.

Churchtown: The annual Churchtown parade will start following 11am Mass

Kanturk: The Kanturk parade starts at 2.30pm from the new link road near Scoil Naomh Padraig School and proceed via the Mill Road on to Percival Street then through The Square, Main Street and on to Strand Street.

Mallow: The parade will take place at 2.30pm on Main Street, Mallow with Grand Marshals the Thomas Davis Pipe Band.

Millstreet: The Millstreet festivities start with live music at 4pm and the parade kicks off at 5pm. There will a number of prizes up for grabs for parade participants.

Newmarket: The parade will start at 12.30pm from New Street, proceeding past the viewing stand outside the former post office building.

East Cork

Carrigtwohill: The Carrigtwohill parade will start at 1.15pm and Robbie Sheehan has been announced as the Grand Marshal.

Cobh: The parade will start at 3pm with The Cobh Commodore Male Choir & Cobh Trad Band on stage from 2pm.

Fermoy: The Fermoy parade will start at 11am and proceed down through the town.

Glouthaune: The annual St. Patricks Day event will start at 10.30am and will include food stalls, coffee stalls, live music, Irish dancers performing, MC with music.

Lisgoold: The Lisgoold/Leamlara parade starts at 1pm from the GAA grounds to Lisgoold Hall.

Midleton: The parade in Midleton will start at 3pm and this year’s theme is ‘Love your community’.

Whitegate: The parade will start at 12.30pm from the New Road area then onto Main Street.

Youghal: The Youghal parade will commence at 3pm on the Brehon Road and this year’s theme is’“Youghal goes Green’.