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An Irish flag flies in the wind during the Murphysboro St. Patricks Day Celebration on Saturday, March 20, 2021 in Murphysboro. This year, the events were scaled down compared to previous years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce still put on events that could be enjoyed safely.

The history of St. Patrick’s Day in Catholicism

By James Allen, Staff Photographer
March 21, 2021
Joe Gray takes a pan of cooked vegetables to add into his stew during the Irish Stew Cook-Off at the Murphysboro St. Patricks Day Celebration on Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Murphysboro, Ill. This is Grays third time competing in the cook-off. We tied for first place our first year, Gray said. You never know what will happen, it all depends on the judges.

Murphysboro St. Patrick’s festival represents ‘small town America at its best’

By Nick Galindo, Managing Editor
March 20, 2021
Fourteen-year-old David Penrod, of Murphysboro, rides a mini bike near the end of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Murphysboro. Although Penrod has taken part in the parade in the past, this was his first year doing so while riding a mini bike. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Video: Murphysboro St. Patrick’s Day celebration

By Andy Phillippe
March 18, 2017
Daily Egyptian file photo

Gallery: Murphysboro St. Patrick’s Day celebration

By Jacob Wiegand
March 18, 2017
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