Through Irish Eyes: Chattanooga’s Celtic Connection
For those who left emerald shores its also time to reflect and think back to a different era.
Dennis Kennedy,"It’s changed dramatically when i left in 1966 it was a poor country nowdays it is affluent."
Alan Mangan,"People went far away as you can see all over the world, out of economic neccessity."
More than 90 million people across the globe including 70 million Americans now claim Irish descent.
Susan Mangan, "The parade this year was great thanks to our daughter Mary Lou who really did great organizing".
They weren’t the only ones showing green.
Chattanooga Zoo had many leprechaun visitors and even the animals got in on the celebration.
Darde Long, Chattanooga Zoo,"The jaguars will be recieving a bucket that will have chicken, that’s a special treat for jaguars, down here we have and this was all made in house by our staff and i don’t know how they find the time but there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow."
Beth Bradley,Chattanooga Zoo Visitor,"We come every week for story time with my three year old granddaughter and they were doing a special little thing we thought it would be fun to bring her out here and celebrate the green."
Over at WGOW talk radio Irish citizen Brian Joyce had the Al Hambra bagpipers in to give listeners an authentic Celtic experience.
Gary Youngberg, Bagpiper,"If you want to learn anything being passionate about it helps alot, you have to want to learn as Jim said its really not that hard if you are interested in it."
As St Patrick’s day gets in full swing, Clydes on main street practice pouring their guinness.
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