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Mountbellew Carnival Fancy Dress Parade 1953

"Small towns all around Ireland held yearly carnivals which consisted of Dancing nightly in a large Tent and the day for the children was a Fancy Dress Parade on the Sunday. The photograph was taken in 1953 following the end of the Second World War and depicting the 3 leaders of Victorious Countries. From left Kevin Tiernan (Chirchill, England) Billy Kitt (Stalin, Russia) Liam Lally (Truman, USA) "

Submitted by: Liam Lally