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Travel & Culture: Spring 2025. Boston: St. Patrick’s Day Roundup, Riverdance Returns; Massachusetts: Regional Treasures, Revolutionary Irish; Ireland: Get on Yer Bike!, Blooming Spring. Photo of Riverdance Dancer in green dress

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Settle Yourself at Lough Derg

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Abington Parade Celebrates 40 Years (March 2019)

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It began as a friendly $10 bet between Jack Bailey and one of his employees about whether Jack could organize a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Abington, Massachusetts, a town…

It began as a friendly $10 bet between Jack Bailey and one of his employees about whether Jack could organize a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Abington, Massachusetts, a town of 16,000 people located 20 miles southeast of Boston. Jack, who with his father Eddie ran Bailey’s Garage at the corner of Orange and Washington…

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