A Brass Band.

No Parade can be Successful without Bands. This is one of the many on this parade. The Drummers give a great beat too Manchester's Marching Irish Population.

Irish Elf ?

The Wee Man or Leprechaun looks out from the Truck and Keeps his Eye on the Crowds who are enjoying the Parade.

Irish Transport..

The Irish are renown for being in the Building Trade. So the more enterprising of them have moved into Heavy Plant. The Waggon is festooned with the Irish Tricolour Flag and Balloons. Also notice the Irish Harp between North and South printed on the Front of the Waggon, meaning they are now joined together as one.

Vintage Tractors

These two vintage Ferguson Tractors on the wagon in the St Pat's Parade. (Why? ) The Fergie's as they came to be call were made between 1946 to 1956. Harry Ferguson was the Designer and it was Taken on by Massey Ferguson. Very popular in Australia and New Zealand. Some 20,300 were made.

Tractors in St Patricks Parade

This Year St Pat's Parade was very Fragmented due to the Parade Route Crossing the Manchester Tram Lines. It meant that the Parade had to keep stopping to let the Trams through.

Tin Plate Workers

The Tin Plate Worker's Society with the usual Scales of Justice and the All Seeing Eye of God and a Union Jack. You Get the Message. (Don't mess with Us)

The Atomic Bomb.

This Painted Banner was made in the 1950's by an Amateur Painter. Nevertheless the message is very effective in putting the meaning across.