Flatley hops to it as Grand Marshal of Cork parade

Flatley reigned and then it poured — or was it the other way around?

Truth be told, the king of Irish stepdancers didn’t really reign, but he was a grand Grand Marshal of the Cork parade.

Neither did it pour, although there was a sprinkling now and then as a misty rain fell softly on the dozens of hawkers, thousands of gawkers, and hundreds of marchers and performers as the two-hour parade sneaked its way from Grand Parade through St Patrick’s Street.