And it has been like that for decades with Irish bars laced through the town centre - and there is no place like them on St Patrick’s Day...

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2. St Patrick's Day memories
Peter Clempner, who was the new chef at The Plough, Staining, tries a pint of green lager | National World
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5. St Patrick's Day memories
St Patrick's Day advance celebrations at O'Neill's, Talbot Road, Blackpool. Pictured are bar staff Charlie Hardy (left) and Nicole Cann. | National World
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Vox pop on Irish connections and how people will celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Philip Little, who is planning to down a few pints of Guinness at Scruffy Murphy's. | National World
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