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My wee dad on his favourite day of the year, St. Patrick's day. This is the last photo ever taken of him, it's 2020, just a couple of weeks later lockdown began and on the 5th of April, he died of COVID. St. Patrick's day will forever be bittersweet for me now, but when I think of my dad, this image is what springs to mind and I smile. I have many memories of seeing him stagger down the street towards his front door wearing a hat similar to this as he had attempted to drink the pub dry of Guinness 🤣 never forgetting his Irish roots of which he felt great pride. He would usually give up alcohol for lent but always said St. Patrick's day was exempt which I thought was Hughie making his own rules only to learn from an Irish work friend that this is infact is an Irish rule, tonight I will raise a glass and remember my dad on his favourite day of the year, "Sláinte" 🤣🤣 💚💛💚

ℍ𝐚𝓵ｌ נ𝐀 𝔳คĻǤẸ

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