A queen, camels, vintage cars, pipe bands and fancy dress,all part of a Wexford Mardi Gras festival.
The people of Taghmon in County Wexford enjoy the village Mardi Gras festival.
The festival opens with a parade through Taghmon featuring fancy dress, camels, vintage cars and pipe bands from Campile and New Ross.
Eileen Doyle of Ballybeg was crowned the Maid of Mardi Gras.
Instead of a Festival Queen, they had a Maid of Mardi Gras.
In addition to the pipe bands, members of the Piercetown School Band also took part in the parade, providing their own kind of music.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 14 August 1975. The reporter is Dermot Mullane.
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