What a great Halloween weekend it’s been. True, we got some fairly epic rainstorms but the fun times more than made up for the heavy showers.
It was a memorable weekend when the people took over the streets of Drogheda and got a taste of what it might be like if people got priority rather than cars.
Walking into town on Friday for the Spooks parade it was great to be able to walk in the middle of the road on Laurence Street and not have to worry about getting knocked down.
There were plenty of spooky ghouls, witches and monsters to worry about though as we waited for the parade to make its way across town. Lucy Walsh (6) and her big sister Sarah Anne (10) who live in Knightswood, tried their very best to scare us but they’re just too nice to be scary!
We could hear the parade long before we could see it and at first it sounded like a funeral with the death March playing out loud.
Next thing though the mood changed as leader of the band Kieran Gallagher upped the tempo and the street was rocking to the sound of “When the Saints go marching in”
“When the Saints go marching in
When the Saints go marching in
Lord, how I want to be in that number
When the Saints go marching in.”
Kieran and the band were giving it loads as they exited West Street and turned up Laurence Street and the excitement increased – among the younger members of the audience especially.
Little Emma Butterly is only two and she didn’t know quite what to make of all the goings on, she wasn’t scared though because she had a tight grip on her Mammy Rebecca’s coat.
And when the sun refuses to shine
When the sun refuses to shine
Lord, how I want to be in that number
When the Saints go marching in.
Six year old Lucy Walsh and her big sister Sarah Anne (10) had arrived early and had a great view of proceedings from the parklet outside the Highlanes Gallery and were dressed up in very scary costumes.
Oh, when the Saints go marching in
Oh, when the Saints go marching in
Oh, how I want to be there on that morning
When the Saints go marching in….
The next night, Saturday, we were all back on the town for the Festival of light which drew huge crowds back on to the streets for some amazing light shows projected on to the walls of The Old Abbey, St. Peter’s Church and Laurence’s Gate.
Congratulations to all involved both for their artistry, technical know-how and especially for once again teaching us that the town has so much potential for public events and entertainment
