Short is beautiful for village parade

With a school, a pub, a shop, and a GAA club, it is a typical Irish village.

But this year Oram in Co Monaghan is aiming to make international headlines after claiming the shortest route for its St Patrick’s Day parade — at a mere 55m.

“We are the homestead of Big Tom, the king of country and western music and now we are also home to the shortest St Patrick’s Day parade in the world,” said parade organiser Pierce Fox.