And it has been like that for decades with Irish bars laced through Preston town centre - and there is no place like them on St Patrick’s Day...
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Chris and Shane Donnelly with Sean Hirst at the Unicorn in Preston, celebrating St Patrick's Day in 2010 Photo: Neil Cross
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From left, Greta Frazer, Deborah Day, Amanda Cocker and Gillian Day celebrate St Patrick's Day in the Railway, Preston Photo: Lindsey North
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Tammy Leighton celebrates St Patrick's Day in the Railway, Preston Photo: Lindsey North
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Sisters Jenny, 13, and Kate Delaney, 11, with shamrock during the Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Preston branch St Patrick's Day celebration at St Teresa's Parish Centre in Penwortham 2005 Photo: Ian Robinson
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