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Images from past events:

Irish Ambassador to Australia, Declan Kelly, Mrs Anne Kelly, the Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers and Gael mor, August 2007. Image courtesy of Peter Tecles.	Shamrock participants gathered for a short service at the grave of Fr John Kennedy, a former prisoner of war, who is buried in Galong cemetery.	Participants gathered for the dedication of a plaque, in recognition of the hospitality of the Ryans family and the Redemptorists, August 2004.	Irish dancing was introduced for the first time at the 2006 gathering. The Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers return in 2007 to lead the first Shamrock Ceili.
Brad Manera appeared in the uniform of the NSW Corps when he gave a talk at the Royal Hotel, Galong in 2004.	Margaret and Bill Winnett, leaders of the Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers at St Clement's, August 2006.	Singer, musician, poet and 'living legend' is regular Shamrock participant John Dengate who has a song or verse for every occasion.	Fiddler Jennifer Gall of Strings Attached, playing at the 1859 St Patrick's Day Dinner recreated at the Black Swan, Binalong in 2004.
The Lourdes Gate spans the path taken by the annual Marion Procession. The grotto is seen on the hill rising from the banks of Spring Creek.	The grotto has been the focus of the annual Marion Procession since its construction in the 1940s. Image courtesy of St Clement's.	St Clement's Monastery viewed from the Grotto. Image courtesy of Linda Emery.	The view towards St Clement's from Rosary Hill, August 2005. Image courtesy of Linda Emery.

All images by Cheryl Mongan unless otherwise stated.

This page last updated 11 June 2013