2016

SD8400 : Manchester Irish Festival Parade, Piccadilly Rats

taken 10 years ago, near to Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England

This is 1 of 11 images, with title starting with Manchester in this square
Manchester Irish Festival Parade, Piccadilly Rats
Manchester Irish Festival Parade, Piccadilly Rats
The Piccadilly Rats are street entertainers usually found entertaining shoppers in the Piccadilly area (LinkExternal link for more information). During the parade, they could be heard playing and singing on one of the floats.
Manchester Irish Festival Parade 2016 :: SJ8398

The Manchester Irish Festival is claimed to be LinkExternal link Europe's biggest Irish Festival outside of Ireland. The annual event was being held for the 21st time in 2016. The festival took place over 15 days between 4th and 19th March, featuring a programme of Irish culture, comedy, heritage, literature, music, sport and theatre, with more than 100,000 visitors expected to converge on the city centre for the St Patrick's Day Parade which was held on Sunday 13 March. The parade started from the Irish Heritage Centre at Queen's Road and finished in Albert Square.


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SD8400, 120 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 13 March, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 18 March, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 844 003 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:29.9822N 2:14.1803W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 844 003
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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