One day a year, Digbeth is painted green and becomes a huge celebration of St. Patrick, with a parade only matched by Dublin and New York. Some swifty Flickr users have uploaded their photographs of the festivities showing the eclectic mix of revellers. This work from two Flickr users especially capture the atmosphere:
Birmingham St. Patrick’s Day 2009 by Tim Ellis
Birmingham St. Patrick’s Day 2009 by Tim Ellis
By Very Quiet
By Very Quiet
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[…] As you know, I pretty much missed out on the weekend, but thanks to the internet I get to see what happened all the same. I get to see pictures of pretty Irish dancers by Very Quiet via Created in Birmingham: […]
I’ve got some St Patrick’s Day Parade photos on my website if anyone is interested. Hope that you like them.