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Viewpoints: Loving Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day — for its contradictions

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15.03.2026

Bonnie Lockwood, right, marches with her family and friends during the the annual “Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade” outside Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Lackawanna in 2025.

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