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81st Annual Huntington 2015 St Patrick's Day Parade Irish Long Island New York |
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at Huntington Train Station in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York |
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March 8, 2015 |
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2:00 PM
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Huntington Train Station |
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New York Avenue |
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Huntington, NY 11743 |
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81st Annual Huntington 2015 St Patrick's Day Parade Irish Heritage Celebrations Event starting at the Huntington Train Station in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. 2015 Parade Grand Marshal Fr. Stephen Donnelly.
The parade will begin starting on New York Avenue just north of the Huntington train station eventually making its way onto Main Street. The parade will end at St. Patrick's Church. 80 years later, thanks to the Huntington Ancient Order of Hibernians, Huntington residents continue to come together to celebrate the unofficial start of spring on the second Sunday of March.
Over the past 80 years, the parade has grown to become the oldest and largest on Long Island. While there are only a few folks around who remember that first St. Patrick's day parade, they will tell you that it is the day Huntington puts her best face forward and everyone has a wee bit of Irish in them. Each year up to 50,000 current and former residents jam Huntington Village for this wonderful family and community event. More important than ever, the parade is also a tremendous catalyst to the local Huntington economy, with spectators packing the local restaurants, shops and pubs. With the current rough economic times "buying local" not only feels good it helps all of us.
The core of the Parade is of course the Bagpipe bands, and no parade on Long Island can match the Huntington's line-up with bands from all over the Island. This year the Parade will include over 25 marching bands. See the complete Line of March in the center section for a complete list. Although the Scots lay claim to the bagpipe, the bagpipe existed in Ireland long before Scotland. It was used during religious celebrations, funerals and to assemble villagers and town's people in time of emergencies and in time of war. So, when you hear the sounds of the pipes being played it will touch the hearts of all who listen and remind us of the Irish of centuries ago who fought for freedom in this country and in Ireland.
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Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 4 John F. Kennedy
Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity
The Ancient Order of Hibernians is a Catholic, Irish American Fraternal Organization founded in New York City 4 May,1836. The Order can trace its roots back to a parent organization, of the same name, which has existed in Ireland for over 300 years. However, while the organizations share a common thread, the North American A.O.H. is a separate and much larger organization. |
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631-673-0500 |
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