With the sun barely up over Cabot Tower Sunday morning, there were already lineups at Irish bars in downtown St. John's. St. Patrick's Day always draws thousands of people looking to pay homage to the Irish saint by donning green, dancing a few jigs and sipping a few sociables. "On St. Patrick's Day we will employ over 100 people. "Two months before St. Patrick's Day, we were sold out," she said. These folks travelled from Miramichi, N.B., to be at O'Reilly's for St. Patrick's Day.

Source: CBC News March 17, 2019 19:18 UTC