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Raising the flag of Ireland in the Plaza De La Constitución to celebrate St. Patrick´s Day
safety of pedestrians.
three points of light will also be installed on Paseo del acantilado in the cabo cervera urbanisation, to provide lighting for a section with a pedestrian crossing and an emergency exit.
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Finally, public lighting is to be provided in calle alborán, located between the residencia de las hermanas carmelitas and the colegio La Purísima, which currently has no lighting along the entire municipal route.
the Mayor of torrevieja, eduardo dolon, and the councillor for international residents, Gitte Lund, have attended the raising of the irish flag in the Plaza of the constitution, on the occasion of the celebration of its patron saint, st. Patrick. the ceremony was attended by the parish priest of the immaculate conception, Manuel Martinez rocamora, as well as many irish residents in torrevieja. the flag raising was carried out by the retired county Mayo councillor for 40 years, Frank durcan.
after the raising of the flag the irish anthem was sung and a group of women performed a typical irish dance, ending the ceremony with the delivery of the typical shamrock to both the mayor of torrevieja and the mayor of international residents.
Saint Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland st. Patrick’s day or st. Patrick’s day is a christian holiday celebrated annually on 17 March to commemorate the death of st. Patrick of ireland, patron saint of the entire irish island. it is a bank holiday in the republic of ireland and is celebrated in conjunction with the republic’s national foundation day. the green three-leaf clover is also one of the symbols of ireland, with magical and legendary connotations in the celtic tradition. in irish culture, according to legend, the green shamrock was used by st. Patrick to illustrate the trinity during the christianisation of the island in the 5th century. From the 18th century onwards it was adopted as a symbol of irish nationalism and has been a distinctive element of the irish people ever since.
