When Irish eyes are smiling … St Mary’s Prep students Alana O’Callaghan and Amelia Broderick were enjoying their first St Patrick’s Day ParadeNuala Black and her bodhrán … Nuala provided some traditional music at the St Mary’s Catholic Parish celebrations, including a rendition of “St Patrick’s Breastplate” in Gaelic
March 18, 2014
You weren’t imagining it … there have been a lot more South Burnett citizens wearing green – and funny hats – around the place in the past few days than you’d normally see in the area.
March 17, of course, is St Patrick’s Day, when everyone – no matter their cultural background – seems to be at least a little bit Irish.
Popular events were organised in Kingaroy and Kumbia over the past few days.
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At Kingaroy RSL
Kingaroy RSL Club marked St Patrick’s Day with a special night of “Leprechauns, Laughter and Music” in the Tobruk Room on Friday night. There was also green beer (and interestingly dressed staff members) at the Long Tan Bar.
The “fighting Irish” … Les Porter, Andrew O’Toole and Greg Brown at the Kingaroy RSL ClubRSL staff members Ayesha Nash (and yes, that’s a tam o’shanter), Matthew Sentance and Leesa Davies
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At St Mary’s Catholic College
St Mary’s Catholic College’s junior school students in Kingaroy enjoyed a special St Patrick’s Day parade on Monday morning in the Maryknoll Centre.
Each class showed off their St Paddy’s day hats and constumes, and then competed on stage to show off their best Irish dancing moves.
The winners of the St Mary’s Catholic College St Patrick’s Day Hat Parade
St Mary’s teachers Pam Radcliffe and Sean Erwin
Thomas Kelly and Caleb Eadie from Year 5/6
Year 3 students Sam Erwin, Euan Crane and Dane Andersson were wearing their best green hatsYear 2 pupils practise their “River Dance” routines on stage
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At St Mary’s Catholic Parish
Recently appointed parish priest Fr Nigel Sequeira led the St Patrick’s Day celebrations at the Kingaroy Catholic Parish.
After celebrating a special Mass on Monday evening, the community adjourned to the parish hall for a night of food, fun and music.
Larry Byrne, from Kingaroy, with St Mary’s parish priest Fr Nigel Sequeira and Catholic College principal Michael Nayler
Wendy Tully, John Armstrong and John Tully, from Kingaroy
Laurelle Ward, from Yarraman, and Barry Blunt, from Blackbutt
Robert Carroll and Mark Richard
Moira and Tom Reilly
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At Kumbia Memorial Hall
The Kumbia Catholic Ladies hosted an afternoon of Irish fun, raffles, live music and afternoon tea at the Kumbia Memorial Hall on Sunday.
Best Hat winners Eunice McKenzie and Richard Henderson (Photo: Yoko Henderson)
Eunice McKenzie of Kumbia came dressed for the occasion (Photo: Richard Henderson)
Jeanette Kummerow played the accordion (Photo: Nobuko Henderson)
Marni Zammataro, 10, sang several Irish songs (Photo: Nobuko Henderson)
Margaret Shepherdson from the South Burnett Chorale (Photo: Richard Henderson)
Yoko Henderson played several Irish flute tunes, including one from the Titanic movie (Photo: Richard Henderson)
