{"id":3254,"date":"2016-03-17T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonerfromafar.wordpress.com\/?p=3254"},"modified":"2020-05-24T15:54:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T14:54:38","slug":"happy-st-patricks-day-sona-la-st-padraig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/happy-st-patricks-day-sona-la-st-padraig\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy St Patrick&#8217;s Day! &#8211; Sona L\u00e1 st P\u00e1draig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wishing Irish people a great\u00a0<em>sona l\u00e1 st P\u00e1draig<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>In London, the celebrations started last week with the parade and festival in Trafalgar Square under a glorious sun.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, I didn&#8217;t take any pictures this year. So, to give you an idea of how it was, I&#8217;m posting here the video that I took in 2014 of the beautiful performance by the London representatives to the World Irish Dance Championships.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL9JX5oGMr0G4Sci2mIVP70Su_sVfSJJdv\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/st-patricks-day-in-london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">information<\/a> if you happen to be in London today and want to join in the celebrations. Sl\u00e1inte!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-622\" src=\"https:\/\/londonerfromafar.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/signature.png\" alt=\"signature\" width=\"216\" height=\"46\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wishing Irish people a great\u00a0sona l\u00e1 st P\u00e1draig! 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