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St. Patrick's in the South

Virginia Schreiber

By JFP Staff

Jackson Free Press | March 15, 2012

The Mal's St. Paddy's Parade is one of the most popular and successful public events in Mississippi, and one of the largest St. Patrick's Day parades in the United States.

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