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Another plus of seeing these shots is another glimpse of the gradual transformation our main street has undergone in recent decades, from a
The magic and the mayhem… 17MAR89
here was a time when it was enough just to have a motorised vehicle 
and a pack of markers to join the Greystones St Patrick’s Day Parade.
here was a time when it was enough just to have a motorised vehicle 
and a pack of markers to join the Greystones St Patrick’s Day Parade.And it didn’t matter if that motorised vehicle needed to be pushed up Church Road too.
It also helped if you had a few balloons, of course, and, more importantly, a homemade costume that could brown, season and thicken the underpants of even the toughest Bisto kid.
It also helped if you had a few balloons, of course, and, more importantly, a homemade costume that could brown, season and thicken the underpants of even the toughest Bisto kid.If you don’t believe us, take a look at these fine pics taken by one Michael Fitzgerald at both our 1988 and our 1989 St Patrick’s Day Parades.
We’re a long way from John McGowan’s perfect portraits, baby, but, man, these are great…
Today, we’re just one Codling Wind Park sponsorship away from a 12-jet fly-by. Back then, it was all about the trucks.
And most of them were Noble Waste Disposal trucks at that.
Another plus of seeing these shots is another glimpse of the gradual transformation our main street has undergone in recent decades, from a 
mix of residential and retail to pretty much entirely retail today.
mix of residential and retail to pretty much entirely retail today.Big thanks to Carol Fitzgerald for rescuing these old shots from the back of a dusty drawer.
You can jump back to this year’s parade here, and through the last decade or so right over here.
