Large crowds enjoy the sunshine and the marching bands at the start of Civic Week in Limerick.

Thousands of people lined the streets of Limerick to mark the beginning of Civic Week with the International Band Competition.

Eight hundred musicians from twenty one bands along with dancers and cheerleaders took part in a parade down O'Connell Street. The bands came from all over Ireland, England, Holland and the United States.

Limerick City Parade (1975)
Children at the Limerick City Parade (1975)
Limerick City Parade (1975)
Thousands line the streets for the Limerick City Parade (1975)

The parade was reviewed by Alderman Patrick Kennedy, Mayor of Limerick, Minister for the Gaeltacht Tom O'Donnell TD, and a host of other dignitaries.

An RTÉ News report broadcast on 16 March 1975.

Keywords:
MARCHING BANDS
PARADES