There were plenty of spectators “wearin’ the green” at the Dublin Ohio St. Patrick’s Day parade that took place on Saturday March 15, 2008. The founders of Dublin Ohio, the Sells brothers, would be proud of all the St. Patrick’s Day 2008 festivities. The Sells brothers in 1802 purchased the land which is now known as the historic Old Dublin Ohio. When the Sells brothers began to survey the land for the development of a new town they requested an Irish gentleman John Shields who was working with them to name the town. The beauty of the land reminded John Shields of his birthplace, Dublin, Ireland, thus the new town was called Dublin Ohio.
For the past 25 years there have been many St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Dublin Ohio.
The 2008 celebration was kicked off with a Lion’s Club Pancake Breakfast at Sells Middle School.
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade started at 11:00 a.m. at the Metro Center then proceeded down S.R. 161 and through Historic Old Dublin Ohio.
It was a foggy damp morning, thank goodness no rain or snow. A Dublin Washington Township fire truck led the parade and then followed a float with the Grand Leprechaun who was Lois Dixon, a long time Dublin Ohio resident whose late husband served on the Dublin City council for many years.
(Dublin Coffman Band, Dublin Jerome Band and Dublin Scioto Band,) was fabulous, the Aladdin Shrine Clowns were such a hoot, of course there were Irish step dancers and bagpipe music and if you look at the slide show below you will get a good idea of all the fun had by all. After the parade many Dublin area businesses offered fun events throughout the day. Life Time Fitness sponsored a 4-Mile Run, The Yankee Celtic Consort performed before and after the parade, the Sisters Sweet Shoppe offered chocolate cake snacks, and the Cap City Pipes and Drums performed at the Brazenhead.Please stop by my blog, I will have more to report about the internationally acclaimed Dublin Irish Festival which will be held August 1 thru 3, 2008; wonder who will win the reddest hair and greenest eyes contests? Mark you calendars; if you attend the Dublin Irish Festival you will enjoy good food, entertainment and more. Yes Dublin Ohio residents do love their fair city and so do visitors too.
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