Photos: St. Patrick's Day Parade in Atlanta

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Photos: St. Patrick's Day Parade in Atlanta

Karl Drake (center) leads his dancers down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Megan DeSilva (center) screams as she helps carry the world's largest Irish flag down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Volunteers carry the world's largest Irish flag down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Ashton Keith (center) blows his trumpet as he waits for the start of the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Bailey McDuff (right) pulls a wagon as she waits for the start of the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Peter Brusa (left) talks with Richard Morgan as they wait for the start of the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Nora MacLeod (left) sits on her grandmother Marilyn Adams' lap as they talk with Bell the Clown as they wait for the start of the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Don Bogue (center) leads the Atholl Highlanders Pipes & Drums down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Janice Summers (left) plays the bagpipes as she marches down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Daniel Bollinger plays the bagpipes as he marches down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Imani Brown (left) rides in a horse drawn stage coach down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Enda Kenny, Ireland's Prime Minister, waves to the crowd during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Shatoya Teague (center) marches down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Kathryn Steele (left) dances down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Katherine Fisher (left), Courtney Docherly and Claudia Decredico dance down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Fulton County Chairman John Eaves (right) waves to the crowd as he rides down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Anne Anderson, Irish Ambassador to the United States, waves to the crowd during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Ryder White (left) tries to keep Pearl, a golden retriever, from getting into his snack during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Hannah Ellers (left) and her sister Sadie lead their llama Diego down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

A llama named Tonka follows his owner Astrid Lyons down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Alison Recknagel (center) twirls her drum sticks as she marches down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Madeline Dierauf plays a fiddle as she rides on a float during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Isabel Salehbhai (left) plays the fiddle as she rides down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Tom Frizzi (right) marches down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Simon Butterworth (center) plays his snare drum as he marches down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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Karl Drake (center) leads his dancers down Peachtree Street during the 2015 Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Thousands of people attend the parade which dates back to 1858. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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