St. Patrick’s Day in Shamrock

Rain didn’t cancel the annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at the Route 66 town of Shamrock, Texas. After all the recent wildfires in the Panhandle, it probably was welcomed.

You couldn’t get a green beer in Shamrock, though. The county is dry.

Here’s a story about the festival from AP.

UPDATE: I found some musings by Ace Jackalope on Shamrock and its imported blarney stone.

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