Spring`s events in County Carlow
Every months I will take a photos of the flowers which I will find during my sightseeing in County Carlow and around Carlow. Flowers of February was Snowdrops and Crocuses. Flowers who represents March are Daffodils, sometimes called jonquils or narcissus, are the birth flowers for March. Because they bloom in early spring, they symbolize […]
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This year the famous landmarks (St. Patrick’s Carlow College and VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art & The George Bernard Shaw Theatre) in Carlow Town turned green for St. Patrick’s Day. For the second successive year Covid-19 and its related restrictions ruling out parades, festivals and even the smallest of gatherings. But all over the world, […]
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Office of Public Works (OPW), in associciacion with Carlow Garden Trail and Carlow Tourism has announced Snowdrops Festival at the beautiful Altamont Gardens during the month of February. There is no better time of year to catch this fabulous display of snowdrops in these beautiful tranquil gardens. A wonderful opportunity to view unique collection of […]
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Today is Daffodil Day in Ireland! Unfortunately The Irish Cancer Society has taken the decision to cancel all Daffodil Day street collections and events that were scheduled for Friday, 27 March 2020 as a result of the coronavirus. What is Daffodil Day? `Daffodil Day is the Irish Cancer Society’s biggest fundraiser, taking place each year […]
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Today is Saint Patrick`s Day. Unfortunately St Patrick’s Day parades across the country have been cancelled. St. Patrick’s Day parades around world was not be taking place for 2020 amid public health concerns over coronavirus Covid-19. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Carlow has been cancelled on 9th March. Every year I participated in the parade in Carlow Town. So, […]
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The Parade commenced 17th of March at 4 o’clock, as planned, from the same starting point as in previous years, the Old Perry’s Cash & Carry premises near Carlow Post Office. Some of those took part are arriving from earlier parades around the county. The Parade traveled up Kennedy Avenue, turning left onto Potato Market, […]
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Great Parade this year in Carlow Town, also it was “the frostiest parade”. It was really cold, the temperature around 3 degrees Celsius, which is very low for March and Ireland. That same evening, it was snowing all over County Carlow. The parade began as planned, at 15.30 at Old Perry’s Cash and Carry on […]
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