St. Patrick’s Day turns world Irish
Posted: March 18, 2010 at 3:52 a.m.
Joseph O'Keefe, left, puffs his cheeks as he blows a bagpipe as the Department of Sanitation of New York's Emerald Society Pipes and Drums marches during the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York, Wednesday, March 17, 2010.
All the world from the Sydney Opera House to the Empire State Building turned Irish, or at least Irish for the day, as revelers marked St. Patrick’s Day with bagpipes, dancing, emerald lights and green body paint in a flurry of celebration.
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