Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns in Downtown

Mike Merrick Division of Member Division nine. He’s also on the prey committee. He does a great job of channeling ST Patrick himself. Yeah, Saint Patrick top of the morning Sancho Carnegie Mellon found there’s the smart ones, the entourage in the, in the warm car. We now have the Carnegie Mellon pipe fan a celebration, the Celtic heritage of the university, founders Andrew Carnegie and Andrew mullen pipe bagpipe has been an integral part of the campus Late at Carnegie Mellon University since 1939 In 1990. And school music became the first institution in the world to offer an undergraduate degree and bagpipe performance in the first awful Masters. Let’s hear it for the Carnegie Mellon pipe band. What a beautiful sod. Always great to have you back with us. Mhm and a little tidbit of information. The band is widely regarded as one of the best pipe bands in the United States of America. Let’s hear it for Pittsburgh Zone Carnegie Mellon pipe band. Okay, so I am so very proud and honored to announce this year’s grand marshal for the Pittsburgh ST Patrick’s Day parade. Pete shovel on. Senior congratulations Pete! So Peter was born in Lisk um located outside of a dark county Donegal in Ireland in 1931. Caremark Irish Dance Hall in London while both were living and working there after marrying in 1956. They immigrated to the United States arriving in March 1957 together, they proudly raised their eight Children, Liz ralph Peter Jr Patsy, john Michael kevin and Sheila dedicated to bringing irish families together to share their beloved traditions of music, dance and fellowship. Peter was a charter member of the irish center of Pittsburgh. Peter provided the music at many of the early dances and served on the center’s board, President and president. In 1980 to 81, Peter and other members arranged for an irish dancing Commission certified instructors to teach Irish step dancing at the center. Beginning in 1970 irish dance lessons continue today through many irish dance schools in the area, including the shovel and Dance academy for irish dance. A true lover of music. Peter built his first fiddle in 1991 and has made 24 fiddles since then, gifting them to his Children and grandchildren and donating to notable causes. Peter provided for his family as a proud union Carpenter for the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and joiners local 4 32 Eastern atlantic states Regional Council of Carpenters, retired since the mid 90s. He’s a lifetime member and just received his 55 year pin. A devoted catholic mr shoveling is a member of the ST john fisher Church in Churchill In 1977, Peter returned to Ireland for the first time since he left with his wife and family. Since then, there have been many joyous visits, including a 2005 Shovel in family reunion That’s got to be a 76 Audi 76, I know my ah dorados and now following the grand marshall himself, Pete seven is the Shevlin Academy of irish Dance. You may remember they showed up in september this last year and forward Gallion came and did a great rendition. And I’m sure tickets here. Let’s listen to the music here from the shoveling academy of irish startups. Ladies and gentlemen, let’s hear Brother! Come on, let’s go, we gotta play.

Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns in Downtown

WTAE is your exclusive home for parade coverage.

Updated: 12:27 PM EST Mar 12, 2022

For the first time in three years, the Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day Parade returned to its traditional spot on the calendar in March and WTAE is your exclusive home for parade coverage. Watch the parade LIVE in the video player above starting at 10 a.m. The parade started around 10 a.m. Saturday, featuring the traditional marching bands, dance troupes and floats making their way through the streets of downtown.Pittsburgh Public Safety said they expected to see larger-than-usual crowds downtown. A late-winter storm brought 3 to 6 inches of snow on Pittsburgh’s parade day. The festivities have weathered heavy snowfall in the past, including a blizzard in 1993.

PITTSBURGH —

For the first time in three years, the Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day Parade returned to its traditional spot on the calendar in March and WTAE is your exclusive home for parade coverage.

Watch the parade LIVE in the video player above starting at 10 a.m.

The parade started around 10 a.m. Saturday, featuring the traditional marching bands, dance troupes and floats making their way through the streets of downtown.

Pittsburgh Public Safety said they expected to see larger-than-usual crowds downtown.

A late-winter storm brought 3 to 6 inches of snow on Pittsburgh’s parade day. The festivities have weathered heavy snowfall in the past, including a blizzard in 1993.