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St. Patrick's Day Parade + Irish Dancer + Festive Pooch: MD Photos Of The Week

This week's top pictures show a St. Patrick's Day parade, an Irish dancer and a festive pooch. Here are Maryland's best holiday photos.

This shot of a St. Patrick's Day parade in Annapolis was one of the top Maryland photos of the week. Email your best pictures to maryland@patch.com for a chance to be featured in our weekly photo round-up.
This shot of a St. Patrick's Day parade in Annapolis was one of the top Maryland photos of the week. Email your best pictures to maryland@patch.com for a chance to be featured in our weekly photo round-up. (Courtesy of Michelle O’Brien)

MARYLAND — Happy St. Patrick's Day! Patch asked Marylanders to share pictures of how they celebrate the holiday. Here are some of our favorites.

Colley Johnson Ward sent the first photo of a competitive Irish Dancer from Ellicott City. Coco Ward, pictured below, is a 12-year-old who dances for the Kavanagh Porter Academy. That school has locations in Maryland, Georgia and Ireland.

Coco Ward will compete in the 2022 World Irish Dancing Championships this April in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She also danced recently at the pre-show performance of "Celtic Woman: Postcards from Ireland" at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre.

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Courtesy of Colley Johnson Ward

Sandi Fleischer submitted the next photo of a dog sporting a festive hat.

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Courtesy of Sandi Fleischer

Amanda Cook snapped this shot of her son, Wyatt Daugherty, dressed in a holiday outfit.

Courtesy of Amanda Cook

Joe Brooks took this picture of Disney stuffed animals celebrating St. Patrick's Day.

Courtesy of Joe Brooks

Michelle O’Brien photographed Rams Head Tavern in downtown Annapolis during a St. Patrick's Day parade on March 6.

Courtesy of Michelle O’Brien

That's all for this week's round-up. Keep an eye out for next week's gallery.

To participate, email your best picture to maryland@patch.com with the subject line "Photo Of The Week." Participants must also include this statement in their email:

"I, [insert name], took this picture, and I give Patch permission to publish it."

Don't forget to mention where you snapped the photo and tell us what's in the picture.

Please only submit photos that you took personally. Horizontal pictures are preferred.

Photos are due every Thursday at noon. We will post a story with a few of our favorites each Monday morning. The next photo round-up will go out on Monday, March 28.

Good luck!


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